Did you suffer a life-altering injury to your spine? Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan will help you understand your legal rights.
An estimated 294,000 or more individuals who have spinal cord injuries (SCIs) reside in the U.S., and at least 17,000 patients receive similar diagnoses each year in our country, all according to a 2022 Spine Journal study published by the National Library of Medicine.
Given how Philadelphia is centrally located within the Tri-State area, it’s likely that many SCI patients end up being treated in our local trauma centers. If you have the misfortune of being one of them, we urge you to reach out to a Philadelphia spinal cord injury lawyer in our office.
During an initial consultation with us at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan, we’ll discuss the incident that led to the onset of your injuries, the next steps you should take to recover compensation to pay for your medical costs and other expenses you’ve already incurred and may do so in the future. Meeting with a compassionate SCI attorney in Philadelphia to better understand your rights is free. Contact us now.
As someone who has suffered spinal cord damage yourself, you’ve probably already begun conversing with your doctors, nurses, and other SCI patients about the onset of injuries like these. You’ve probably come to find that, while you got hurt in one way, there are a multitude of injury incidents that may cause someone to damage their spinal cord, such as:
SCIs are also, unfortunately, a common risk associated with playing contact sports like football, as well.
Whether your spinal cord injury occurred under one of the circumstances described above or a different one, let’s talk. Over our more than 40 decades in operation, we’ve helped clients who suffered spinal injuries in Philadelphia in many different ways. It’s likely that we can help you do this. So, call or email us. We want to help you.
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As someone who suffered an SCI recently, you’re likely starting to gain a better understanding of what your future health may look like.
Your medical team has likely informed you that they won’t fully know how lasting your current limitations are until the swelling of your spinal cord subsides. Even then, they may have explained to you that our bodies have amazing healing properties. Your own body may continue to self-heal over the next few weeks and months, which may mean that your outlook significantly improves from where it’s at right now.
That all being said, as hinted at above, the severity of an incident largely dictates how severe injuries are, and thus, how catastrophic impairments they cause may be and how much it may cost to receive medical treatment moving forward.
There are certain expenses anyone who just suffered a spinal cord injury will likely have, which include ones for:
SCIs are often spoken about singularly as if there’s only one type of damage to a person’s spinal cord that can occur. That’s not the case. There are actually two primary types of injuries, each of which impacts a patient’s long-term prognosis differently, as follows:
If your life has been turned upside down by a spinal cord injury, you deserve help. At Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan, we help people just like you recover the compensation they need.
According to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the severity of an SCI and the onset of when it occurs can greatly impact the lifetime costs a patient incurs.
For example, while a 25-year-old who suffers an incomplete spinal cord injury may have just over $1.5 million in expenses, a similarly aged individual with high tetraplegia (a C1-C4 injury) may have $4.7 in lifetime costs. A 50-year-old who suffers an incomplete SCI may require just over $1.1 million in care for the rest of their life, whereas a tetraplegic person may incur just over $2.5 million in condition-related medical bills during the remainder of their life.
In our experience, aside from coping with sudden onset functional deficits, another difficulty spinal cord injury patients struggle with is the cost of care. While we, unfortunately, cannot reverse fate and make your injury go away, we can help you recover compensation for your existing and future losses.
Call or email us to schedule a free case consultation with a Philadelphia spinal cord injury lawyer. During that meeting, an experienced attorney will help you determine if you have a viable claim and, if so, aid you in calculating how much you’re likely to need to pay for expenses you’ve already incurred and what you will in the future, so we can demand that amount from the responsible party.
You can file an insurance claim or lawsuit on your own without the assistance of an attorney, but we discourage it. Why?
Aside from the complexities associated with establishing the elements of negligence to prove liability as outlined above, there are other reasons you should have legal counsel assist you with your case, including because an attorney:
When you entrust your case to us at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan, we take care of all aspects of your case, from start to finish. This can be of relief to you when you’re coping with the onset of a life-altering spinal cord injury.
So, if you’re ready to discuss the incident that left you injured, one of our attorneys is ready to speak with you about your rights and legal options for pursuing compensation. Fill out our easy online contact form to connect with a Philadelphia spinal cord injury lawyer now for a complimentary, no-risk, no-obligation consultation.
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