If you have become paralyzed due to an injury, you sustained in a traumatic accident, you unfortunately know better than anyone that money alone cannot make up for the immense harm you have sustained. That said, if you can prove that someone else’s negligent or wrongful act was the direct cause of your injury, you may be able to hold them financially accountable for any specific losses it will cause you, which could be key to maximizing your long-term quality of life.
In a situation like this, you deserve to be confident about your legal rights and how best to enforce them, and guidance from a knowledgeable catastrophic injury attorney can be crucial. From beginning to end of the legal process, your Avondale paralysis injury lawyer from Phillips Law Group can provide diligent guidance and support tailored to your unique needs and designed to get you the best possible case result.
Financial Recovery for Different Types of Paralysis Injuries
A paralyzing injury can occur in a wide range of incidents including car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks, pedestrian and bike accidents, medical malpractice, sports injuries, workplace accidents, and more.
Part of what makes civil claims built around paralysis injuries especially complicated is how different injuries of this nature can be from each other. For example, trauma to the spinal cord resulting in paraplegia of the lower body or quadriplegia of all four limbs and the torso may leave an injured person unable to work or participate in preferred hobbies for the rest of their natural life. However, more localized paralysis caused by brain or nerve damage — for instance, monoplegia of just one limb — may not have quite as dramatic effects.
Regardless of the nature of the injury in question, anyone whose misconduct causes another person to become paralyzed may be liable to pay for all economic and non-economic consequences of that injury, including both past and future forms of harm like:
- Medical expenses, including costs of rehabilitative and therapeutic care
- Physical discomfort and pain
- Lost work income, benefits, and/or earning capacity
- Emotional anguish and psychological suffering
- Disability-related costs for wheelchairs, home/vehicle modifications, and so on
- Lost enjoyment of life, potentially including lost consortium
Assistance from an Avondale paralysis injury attorney is vital to identifying and assigning a fair value to all “compensable damages.”
How Fault Works in Paralysis Accident Claims
As mentioned above, liability for a paralysis injury typically revolves around a specific “negligent” act committed by the named defendant. More specifically, someone is “negligent” if they breach a “duty of care” they had to act responsibly under specific circumstances, and that breach is the main and direct cause of an otherwise unavoidable accident which, in turn, was the main and direct cause of the plaintiff’s injury.
Importantly, injured people can be found “negligent” themselves if their own misconduct contributes to causing their accident, in which case Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-2505 would allow a court to reduce their final damage award in proportion to their assigned share of “comparative fault.” This is one of many potential roadblocks to recovery that a qualified paralysis injury lawyer in Avondale can help navigate during the legal process.
Let an Avondale Paralysis Injury Attorney Help
Paralysis injuries can be devastating to deal with in both the short term and the long term, especially if your injury prevents you from holding onto your old job —or any job whatsoever. Fortunately, demanding fair financial recovery from the person responsible for injuring you can do a lot to lessen the negative impacts of that injury both now and well into the future.
In addition to seeking necessary medical care, contacting an Avondale paralysis injury lawyer from Phillips Law Group should be your top priority after sustaining an injury this severe due to another person’s misconduct.
Call today for a free, no-obligation consultation with a trusted member of our team. You can rest assured that we will focus our efforts on getting you the best possible outcome even if that means fighting on your behalf in court. Please contact us today to learn more!
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