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Spinal cord injuries are one of the most serious injuries that a person can experience. They often lead to permanent disability that requires a lifetime of treatment and therapy. If you or a loved one suffers a spinal cord injury in the Garden State because of someone else’s negligence, contact a dedicated New Jersey spinal cord injury lawyer at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP.

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Types Of Spinal Cord Injuries

Every year, 250,000 to 500,000 people around the world suffer spinal cord injuries. People with spinal cord injuries are two to five times more likely to die prematurely.

Though any damage to your spinal cord is serious, they vary in severity. The most severe type of spinal cord injury is termed complete. Complete injuries occur when you lose all feeling, sensation and motor function below your injury, often rendering you almost completely paralyzed. Incomplete spinal cord injuries are when you still retain some sensation and motor function below the injury.

The victim of a spinal cord injury can also suffer two types of paralysis. The first type is tetraplegia or quadriplegia. Tetraplegia is when an injury affects your arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs. The second type, paraplegia, occurs when all or some of your trunk, legs and pelvic organs are paralyzed.

If you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury and believe negligence was involved, speak with a knowledgable New Jersey spinal cord injury lawyer as soon as possible to learn your available legal options.

Common Causes Of Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Motor vehicles accidents, the leading cause, are responsible for almost half of all spinal cord injuries in the United States every year.
  • Slip and falls cause many spinal cord injuries, especially for people over the age of 65, accounting for more than 15% of all such injuries.
  • Gunshot wounds and other acts of violence can also seriously damage a spinal cord. Violent acts cause approximately 12% of all spinal cord injuries.
  • Sports and other recreational activities cause around 10% of spinal cord injuries. High-impact sports are especially dangerous.
  • Impaired judgment can contribute to many injuries. About one in every four spinal cord injuries involves alcohol use.
  • Diseases such as cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammation can also increase the risk of suffering a spinal cord injury.

Liability For Spinal Cord Injuries In New Jersey

To win a spinal cord injury case, you and your New Jersey personal injury attorney need to prove to the court that the defendant was negligent. Negligence involves the defendant failing to uphold a duty he or she owes you, and his or her failure directly causing your injury. If you can prove that both factors are true, the court is likely to determine that the defendant is liable and rule that he or she owes you compensation for your injury.

Compensation For New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Victims

The damages that courts award for spinal cord injuries are often more than for other personal injury cases. Because spinal cord injuries often cause permanent and debilitating injuries, compensation will include the cost for therapy, modifications needed to your home or vehicle because of your injury, and any other medical care that you did need and will need in the future. The court could also award you damages for pain and suffering and any wages that you lost from missing days of work or losing the capability to earn a salary as high as you did before.

New Jersey courts follow the modified comparative negligence rule. The rule means that courts will adjust the compensation according to how much each party was at fault. For example, if the court determines that you are 20% responsible for the incident, it will reduce your compensation by 20%. Unless you are more than 50% at fault, the court can award you some amount in damages. For additional information regarding potential damages, consult a skilled spinal cord injury lawyer in New Jersey.

Get Legal Help From A New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Spinal cord injuries are life-changing events. If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury because of another person’s negligence, you deserve compensation. Contact our attorneys at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, for help.

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