Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

The spinal cord injury lawyers at Riley & Jackson have an unblemished track record of success representing victims of these life-changing injuries, including a $15,000,000 settlement for a young mother who suffered a spinal cord injury in a trucking accident victim, a $3,500,000 jury verdict for a young man who suffered a spinal cord injury from a missed diagnosis of an epidural abscess, a $2,000,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case involving an epidural hematoma, and numerous verdicts and settlements for disc herniations that compress the spinal cord, causing pain and numbness.

The spinal cord acts as a conveyor belt of nerve signals from the brain to the rest of the body. Any injury to the spinal cord can impact your ability to move and can disrupt the balance of your nervous system. Victims are often left struggling to return to their normal activities, all because someone else was negligent.

If you have suffered damage to your spinal cord due to another person’s negligence, a Birmingham spinal cord injury lawyer from Riley & Jackson, P.C. is ready to listen to your circumstances. We will build the most robust case possible and hold those to blame accountable for their actions. Contact us now to speak with a seasoned personal injury lawyer and learn more.

Why Choose Riley & Jackson as Your Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys in Birmingham?

A debilitating spinal cord injury can jeopardize your ability to enjoy your life, maintain a social life, and/or keep your job. We not only manage your personal injury lawsuit or insurance claim, we connect you with our network of medical experts, accident reconstruction specialists, financial planners, and others who can help you adjust to your new situation.

At Riley & Jackson, our attorneys are dedicated to outworking the competition, tirelessly investigating every detail of your case so we can bring wrongdoers to justice. We communicate with you constantly, keeping you updated so you always know where your claim stands. You can focus on getting better, supported by our commitment to your physical, emotional, and financial recovery.

Best of all, if we do not win, you do not pay us. We offer free case reviews and a contingency fee structure where we only take a percentage of your settlement if we are successful in your claim. You can obtain the aggressive legal representation you need without adding to your monetary concerns when you trust a Birmingham spinal cord injury attorney with our firm.

What Is a Spinal Cord Injury?

Your spinal cord is a bundle of nerves running down the length of your spine. It carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body, and damage can severely impact your mobility and organ function.

Physicians categorize spinal cord injuries as follows:

Cervical area: Located just inside and below your skull, a cervical area injury will cut off signals to every part of the body below the neck and shoulders. This is the most severe spinal cord injury.
Thoracic area: A thoracic injury occurs in the shoulders, upper chest, abdomen, and middle back. Spinal cord injuries here can impact your ability to use your legs and breathe or may affect internal organ functions.
Lumbar area: In the lower back, nerves radiate from the spinal cord into your legs and pelvis, so an injury here could affect your mobility. You may require a wheelchair all or part of the time or may only need braces or a cane.
Sacral area: Spinal cord damage in the tailbone and hip area could limit sensation and mobility or affect your bladder and reproductive organs. A sacral injury carries the greatest chance of full or near-full recovery.

Because every person’s body and causes of injury are different from one case to another, determining your recovery potential requires extensive assessment and care from medical specialists.

Your Birmingham spinal cord injury lawyer can help you locate appropriate resources to ensure your injuries are fully diagnosed and to obtain a projection for your lifetime treatment needs and costs. We can then add these costs to our other damages calculations to define the full monetary value of your claim.

Causes and Symptoms of Spinal Cord Injuries

There is a range of potential causes for spinal cord injuries. Some may be due to natural diseases, but many happen when someone has made a negligent choice that affects your health. For example, you may have experienced one of the following:

Car, truck, motorcycle, or other vehicle accident
Assault or domestic violence
Job-related injury
Slip and fall
Medical malpractice during surgery or other treatment

If you are injured and suspect a spinal injury, it is vital that you receive immediate medical treatment to prevent further harm. However, it is possible to experience minor but potentially chronic spinal damage without realizing it, especially if the damage is in the lower back. If you are not sure, get a full medical assessment as soon as you can, during which your doctor will look for symptoms such as:

You have lost mobility or sensation in one or more of your limbs.
You are experiencing numbness in any part of your body.
You have difficulty controlling your bladder or bowel functions.
You have problems with sexual performance.
You have trouble breathing.
You have chronic pain where you were hurt.

A spinal cord injury can be complete or incomplete, meaning the spinal cord is not fully severed. The severity affects your symptoms and your ability to recover. It is crucial to receive full treatment immediately to prevent further injury or secondary illnesses.

Your Riley & Jackson Personal Injury Attorney Will Thoroughly Investigate Your Case

Once we have determined you have a potentially valid case, we will perform a complete investigation into what happened and who is at fault. No matter what it takes, your spinal cord injury attorney will take the following actions to maximize your compensation:

Interview witnesses.
Locate surveillance footage for car accident cases.
Speak with investigating officers for car accident cases.
Gather all medical records.
Collect photos, videos, and other material from all relevant resources.
Obtain police and other reports.
Engage medical and other experts to testify on your behalf.
Negotiate with insurance companies and opposing counsel.
Prepare your case for court.
Litigate fiercely on your behalf.
Fight to secure every penny you need to cover the full range of your damages.

When you have a spinal cord injury, there is no guarantee of full recovery, and you could be left with tremendous debt while unable to work. Your personal injury attorney can work to support your claim for both economic and non-economic losses.

Potential Losses You Can Claim After a Spinal Cord Injury

Your economic losses are those with a specific monetary value, such as:

Medical costs, both past and future
Lost wages and earning ability
Nursing home or private nursing care costs
Future surgeries and treatment
Mobility aids
Durable medical equipment you may need in the future
Home modifications in cases of full or partial paralysis

Your non-economic losses encompass the value of your pain and suffering due to another person’s actions. They include items such as:

Mental anguish
Shock, grief, and fear
Loss of intimacy
Loss of companionship, support, and guidance for your children
PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mood imbalances
Loss of enjoyment of life
Permanent disfigurement, scarring, or lost mobility

You should act quickly to hire a lawyer because Alabama law only gives you a limited amount of time to file a lawsuit for compensation. You could lose your chance to bring the liable parties to justice if you wait too long.

Our expertise spans a wide range of personal injury cases, including:

Get Started With Riley & Jackson, P.C., Today

Get the top-notch legal representation you deserve with a qualified and compassionate Birmingham spinal cord injury lawyer at Riley & Jackson, P.C. Our record of verdicts and settlements demonstrates our commitment to helping the vulnerable obtain the financial relief they need to move forward after a devastating injury.

Remember, you pay nothing unless we secure a settlement for you, so contact us online or call us at 205-879-5000 to arrange your free consultation today.