Suffered Spine Injuries in an Accident in New Jersey? We can Help
Injury accidents can cause immediate and long-term damages that affect a person’s well-being and capacity to provide for themselves and their family. Severe accidents involving damage to the spinal cord can have devastating effects on a person’s life. If you have been injured in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to recover financial damages for your myriad losses.
Contact a member of our personal injury team today at (732) 303-7857 to discuss the next steps and how we can help you get on the road to recovery. We serve injured clients with trauma and damage to the spine in Asbury Park, Hazlet, Long Branch, Middletown, Howell, Brick, Monmouth County, Ocean County, and the greater New Jersey area.
Spinal Cord Injuries Labeled as Catastrophic
A catastrophic injury is any injury that occurs without warning and impacts a victim in a severe, life-changing way, with long-term consequences. As such, spinal cord injuries are considered to be catastrophic in nature. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, there are about 18,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries each year. The number of people living with a spinal cord injury is nearly 300,000.
Common Types of Injuries Affecting the Spinal Cord
There are many different types of spinal cord injuries, all of which involve damage to the essential yet fragile spinal cord, which is responsible for delivering motor commands from the central nervous system to the body and sensory information from the peripheral body back to the brain. Types of spinal cord injury include herniated disks, damage to the lumbar/sacral/thoracic/cervical section of the spine, and paralysis. Paralysis includes paraplegia, which is the inability to move the lower limbs of the body; quadriplegia, the inability to move all four limbs; or injuries to the spine that make the movement of one or more limbs or sides of the body difficult.
Top Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center states that the primary cause of spinal cord injuries is vehicular accidents. This is followed by falls, violence, sports, and medical malpractice.
How Do Spinal Cord Injuries Affect Victims?
A spinal cord injury can adversely impact your ability to move or operate independently. Spinal cord injuries can cause limited mobility in limbs and other body parts, decreased sensitivity, or loss of use of certain senses. They can also cause loss of control of certain organs, including decreased sexual function, fertility or loss of control of bowels and urinary tract. In severe cases and depending on which part of the spinal cord has been damaged, victims lose the capacity to move part or all of the body.
Determining Responsibility for Spine Injuries due to Negligence
When you have been injured in an accident, you have the right to recover damages, including economic and non-economic damages, from the party whose negligence caused the accident. This could include the person who caused an auto accident, a property owner whose failure to maintain their common areas led to a debilitating slip and fall, one whose violence led to spinal cord injury or a medical practitioner whose malpractice resulted in life-changing injury.
Getting Compensation for Your Spinal Cord Injuries in New Jersey
After you have been in a spinal cord accident, the first step is to attain immediate medical attention. When your immediate needs have been met, contact a member of our personal injury team to receive a free consultation regarding your accident, and we will help you file a claim with the responsible party’s insurance or pursue full damages in litigation. When you have been severely injured, your focus must remain on your recovery. We communicate with the responsible party on your behalf and gather the necessary evidence to make sure you are fully compensated for immediate and estimated long-term medical expenses, out-of-pocket costs, lost income and earning capacity, long-term disability benefits, and non-economic damages such as pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life caused by your injury.
Speak to Our Monmouth County Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Today
In order to receive compensation for a spinal cord injury caused by someone else’s negligence, you need the confidence, legal background, and unique insight of a skilled personal injury lawyer who knows what you are up against. Our attorneys have what it takes to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding your accident, using police reports, witness testimonies, and expert witnesses to gather evidence determining the cause and responsible party. If you have been injured severely in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence in Jackson, Eatontown, Toms River, Point Pleasant, Lavallette, Ocean Township, Sea Bright, or another community in Ocean and Monmouth County, contact our office today at (732) 303-7857 to speak with an attorney who can assist you.
