No matter how or where it happens, any physical trauma that leaves you unable to control any part of your body is life-altering to a degree no one should ever have to experience. Unfortunately, injuries of this nature nevertheless happen every day around the state of Arizona — and in many cases, they can be traced directly back to the actions of someone other than the person who actually became paralyzed.
If you have been harmed this severely through an accident you did not cause, you have help available from a qualified Gilbert paralysis injury lawyer in holding the person who did cause your accident financially liable for its consequences.
Money alone cannot always erase every form of harm a paralyzing injury may cause, but a compassionate catastrophic injury attorney from Phillips Law Group can work with you to demand restitution for specific injury-related losses in order to maximize your overall quality of life.
Under the legal theory of negligence, someone who acts irresponsibly in violation of a “duty of care” and directly causes another person to get hurt as a result is financially liable for any and all “damages” stemming from that injury. Accordingly, holding someone else liable for a paralyzing injury typically requires proving they were legally “negligent” around these lines — for instance, by showing that they caused a traffic wreck resulting in spinal cord damage by breaking a specific traffic law just before the wreck occurred. Common accidents that result in paralyzing injuries include:
Someone found liable for a paralyzing injury based on negligence can be made to pay not just for “economic” damages with objective financial values like medical bills and lost work income but also subjective “non-economic” damages like physical pain and psychological distress.
Importantly, a Gilbert paralysis injury attorney from our firm can help identify, estimate a fair value for, and demand compensation in advance for expected future losses that will not fully manifest until after a civil claim concludes. This might include the loss of future working capacity and lost overall quality of life.
Technically, it is possible to sue a healthcare provider for failing to do enough to prevent someone from becoming paralyzed or, in the event of something like a mistake during spinal surgery, directly causing a paralyzing injury themselves. However, suing over “medical malpractice” works differently from suing over traditional negligence in several ways.
Most notably, doctors are subject to a “standard of care” based on the actions of other equally qualified physicians rather than a “duty of care” based on what an average person would be expected to do. There are also additional procedural requirements attached to filing and pursuing this sort of claim. Put simply, having representation from a seasoned paralysis injury lawyer in Gilbert goes from “highly recommended” to “all but essential” in situations like this.
It is more than understandable to be both devastated and infuriated after sustaining a permanent and debilitating injury due solely to someone else’s negligence. However, it is important to remember that you have a right to seek civil restitution even in a situation as fundamentally life-changing as yours, and the fact that your injury is life-changing makes it even more crucial to understand and enforce that right to the fullest extent possible.
A Gilbert paralysis injury lawyer will be your ally from start to finish of your legal proceedings and work tirelessly to get you the best case result possible. Call Phillips Law Group today to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a member of our team.
Our firm has been serving the local area for over three decades and are confident we can put our knowledge and skills to use for you.
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