Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers
Spinal cord injuries are surrounded by emotions unfathomable to those not impaired. Pain and suffering, emotional distress, embarrassment and humiliation, depression, and the loss of enjoyment for life are significant elements of damage in spinal cord injury cases that need to be considered when expressing the plaintiff’s damages.
Spinal cord injury victims are trapped in a body that does not work, losing the ability to perform the most simplistic tasks. And while feeling to certain parts of the body may have been lost, pain may nonetheless be experienced elsewhere. For example, bed sores which have developed in an area with sensory awareness will be as painful to the spinal cord injury victim as anyone else.
Rehabilitation should commence immediately, to help avoid a spinal cord injury victim falling into extreme depression, frustration, and at times, a lack of a will to live. In this case, expert testimony should be used to validate depression and the emotional well being of the spinal cord injury victim. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and neuropsychologists should be utilized to discuss the diagnosis of depression, the impact of medication and the prognosis of the plaintiff’s emotional condition.
Lay witnesses, including family members, close friends, relatives, etc. should be used to establish the plaintiff’s damages as well.
Physical disabilities in a spinal cord injury case can be disheartening. However, The true invisible injury, the general damages, is no less disheartening.
Counsel must spend extensive time explaining the extent of the general damages to the jury.
If you or someone you love has suffered a spinal injury through no fault of your own, you may be entitled to compensation. Call the Strom Law Firm today for a free consultation with one of our personal injury attorneys. 803.252.4800 while you focus on improving, we will concentrate on your rights.
Columbia, South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers
Our South Carolina personal injury attorneys help victims who are hurt, disabled, or even killed through no fault of their own.
We will secure the compensation you deserve. We fight for compensation for medical bills and treatment, lost wages, and money for pain and suffering.
While you focus on getting better, we will focus on securing your compensation.
