Spinal Cord Injury Liability Law Specialists

When a spinal cord injury is the result of another person’s actions, an injured person may bring a personal injury claim. Personal injury refers to the bodily or emotional harm caused by another person. Most spinal cord injuries are the result of carelessness on the part of a person or organization. Tort law calls this negligence. Negligence is the failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would in similar circumstances.

In an automobile accident, fault can be established by reviewing the police accident report, establishing that the other person violated a traffic law, or by showing that the type of accident, such as a rear-end collision or a left-turn accident, automatically establishes fault. If it can be established that one person was careless or was more careless than the other person was, then the negligent person is responsible for paying a portion of the injured party’s damages.

The majority of spinal cord injuries that involve negligence are the result of automobile accidents. The Center for Disease Control attributes car accidents as the leading cause of spinal cord injuries in people under the age of 65. Many spinal injury claims, however, do not go to trial. Instead, negotiation usually takes place with the liable party’s car insurance company. In such a situation, it is necessary to determine who was at fault in the accident even though it is unnecessary to produce the kind of evidence required by a court trial.

It is necessary to seek recovery for a spinal cord injury before the statute of limitations prevents a claim. If you or your loved ones have suffered a spinal cord injury, you may be interested in seeking legal counsel. Mueller Hillin specializes in Spinal Cord Injury cases in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston and Austin.