Yes, you may have the ability to recover compensation in Texas for a spinal cord injury. For most people, the way to seek compensation is by filing a personal injury lawsuit against the people or business responsible for your accident. Potential compensation could include:
- Both past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Rehabilitation and therapy costs
- Necessary home or vehicle modifications
- Payment for any reduced future earning capacity
- Emotional distress, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life
- Pain and suffering
The compensation you could receive depends on many factors, such as the extent of your spinal cord injury, your actual medical expenses, the amount of lost wages, and the amount of potential future lost wages.
Why Should You Ask for Future Medical Expenses for a Spinal Cord Injury?
Spinal cord injuries often are among the most expensive personal injuries because they can affect your movement, sensation, breathing, bladder and bowel function, and your ability to live and work independently. The costs can continue for decades to come.
Future medical expenses that you or a loved one with a spinal cord injury could face include:
- Ongoing medical treatment
- Physical therapy and occupational therapy
- Medications
- Mobility equipment
- Adaptive technology and vehicle modifications
- Home modifications such as wheelchair ramps and accessible bathrooms
- In-home caregivers or nursing services
- Respite care for family members
These expenses add up quickly. Without taking into account future medical expenses in your request for compensation, you could be facing substantial bills in the future. We recommend talking to an attorney for a realistic assessment of future expenses.
Why Should You Seek Legal Help in a Spinal Cord Injury Case?
Having legal representation can protect your rights and ensure you receive adequate compensation in a spinal cord injury case. Insurance companies are looking for reasons to deny potentially high-dollar claims, such as those relating to spinal cord injuries. Because spinal cord injuries can range in severity from minor nerve issues to paralysis and even death, a typical insurance company may try to argue that your injury is less serious or won’t lead to significant future medical expenses. They may even offer a lowball settlement in the hopes that you don’t realize what your claim is worth.
In our experience at Allen & Nunnally, it may be necessary to obtain additional medical opinions and imaging and to secure extensive documentation to prove the severity of your injury. Accepting a lowball offer without making the argument that you deserve more may cost you a lot of money in the long run. Our results speak for themselves: we have secured millions of dollars in compensation for clients, including $3,500,000 in an oilfield injury case and $6,000,000 in a wrongful death action.
Frequently Asked Questions
My family member has trouble communicating due to their spinal cord injury. How can we pursue their legal case in Texas?
It sounds like your family member needs a trustworthy attorney who can accommodate their communication needs while pursuing their personal injury case. In Texas, communications between a lawyer and their client remain privileged if another person participates in the conversation to “facilitate the rendition of professional legal services to the client”. In other words, you can help your injured family member communicate with us during our legal representation.
I didn’t realize how bad my spinal cord injury was until a while after the accident. Do I have a case?
Contact us for a free consultation to learn more about your case! Often, you can pursue a personal injury lawsuit up to two years after the date of your accident. If your injuries worsened after the accident, we’ll fight for your right to obtain compensation now. Don’t sign any insurance company paperwork until you speak with a lawyer.
We’re First to Fight for Texas Spinal Injury Victims
Were you seriously hurt in a Texas accident and have a spinal cord injury? It’s time to seek legal representation so you can pursue compensation. At Allen & Nunnally, we work tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients’ cases. Injured Texans trust us to fight for the compensation they deserve because we have a steadfast commitment to client service that you can depend on. To schedule a consultation with one of our Houston-based attorneys, call (713) 955-2217, use our convenient Contact Form, or email us at info@allen-nunnally.com.