Brain and spinal cord injuries can result in devastating and life-changes injuries, both physical and emotional. These parts of your body control basic and essential body functions that often result in permanent disability.
Brain and spinal cord injuries can also have catastrophic financial impact on a family’s finances. If these injuries occur as the result of negligence or another individual’s wrongdoing, then victims have the right to file a claim demanding fair and just financial compensation for all of the types of damages suffered. You do not need to handle this alone. Contact the team at Dansker & Aspromonte Associates to see how a Staten Island brain and spinal cord injury lawyer can help you at (212) 732-2929.
Symptoms of Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
A brain injury can result from a wide variety of accidents though most of the time it occurs after a blow to the head such as one that occurs during a car accident. A brain injury however can result from injuries that do not involve a blow to the head. Symptoms can include:
- Loss of Consciousness
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Irregularity sleeping (sleeping more often than usual or finding difficulty falling asleep)
- Sensitivity to light and sound
- Feelings of anxiety or depression
Spinal cord injuries refer to injuries to injuries to the spine or nerves. You may experience one or more of the following symptoms after a spinal cord injury:
- A decreased ability to move your limbs
- Feeling decreased or no sensation to cold, heat, or touch
- An inability to control your bowel or bladder
- Exaggerated spasms or reflex activities
- An intense stinging sensation or pain
- Difficulty coughing or breathing
Potential Causes of Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
Some causes of brain and spinal cord injuries in the:
- Motor vehicle or other traffic accidents
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Falling objects on construction sites
- Physical assault and battery
- Sports or recreational accidents
- Medical or surgical malpractice
Effects of Brain or Spinal Cord Injuries
After a brain or spinal cord injury, some victims live with complete or incomplete paraplegia, a condition that causes victims to lose functionality in their limbs. Paraplegia involves the lower portion of the victim’s body. Not all injuries involve only a loss of movement and feeling. Other effects may include:
- Requiring breathing assistance using a ventilator
- Impaired blood pressure
- Difficulties regulating body temperature
- Inability to perform activities of daily living
Under some circumstances, brain and spinal cord injury victims may also require long term hospitalization at an assisted living facility.
How a Staten Island Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Can Help Your Case
In order to obtain financial compensation for your brain or spinal cord injuries, you must prove that your injuries were the result of the fault of another. When you retain us to help you, we will use our decades of experience fighting for injury victims like you to ensure that you obtain the fair and just financial compensation for each and every aspect of your damages that you deserve. While we investigate and build your case, you can concentrate on your recovery. We are ready to work for you. After we are retained, our investigation will include:
- Obtaining all police, accident and incident reports
- Interviewing all witnesses
- Conducting a site visit and secure all photographs or video footage
- Requesting all EMS, hospital, medical and rehabilitation records
- Consulting an expert in accident reconstruction
- Obtaining sworn statements from the at-fault parties
- Retaining an economist to evaluate the economic impact of the injuries
- Securing medical reports and evaluations regarding your physical and emotional injuries
- Preparing your case for trial before a jury if necessary
Our team of personal injury attorneys are available to fight for you. Once we have built a strong case on your behalf, we will demand the largest amount of financial compensation that you deserve. Give us a call today at (212) 732-2929 to get started.
Time Limits for Filing Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Actions
Your time to file a claim for compensation is limited. If you fail to bring your claim within that deadline, you may be forever barred from receiving the compensation you deserve. Call us today. Our consultation is free. If you decide to retain us, you will not be required to pay any money up front. We only receive a legal fee if you receive compensation.
Compensation You Can Recover for Your Brain or Spinal Cord Injury
Victims of brain or spinal cord injuries often experience painful or disabling injuries that result in ongoing suffering and overwhelming medical bills. If your injuries are proven to be the result of someone else’s fault, you may be entitled to substantial compensation for each and every aspect of your damages including:
- Pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, both past and future
- Mental anguish
- Past and future lost wages
- Past and future medical expenses for all care and rehabilitation
- Other out of pocket expenses depending on the facts of the case
The Staten Island brain and spinal cord injury lawyers at Dansker & Aspromonte will fight for the maximum financial compensation that your injuries demand. We have recovered the following settlements and verdicts on behalf of other New Yorkers who suffered brain and spinal cord injuries as the result of someone else’s negligence:
- $50 million for a child who suffered brain damage in a medical procedure
- $31 million for a police officer who suffered traumatic brain damage after the vehicle she was riding in was hit in an intersection
- $10.3 million for a woman who suffered traumatic epilepsy as a result of being struck by an improperly secured flatbed gate
A Staten Island Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Can Help You Fight for Compensation
If you or a loved one suffered from brain or spinal cord injuries, Dansker & Aspromonte Associates is ready to help. Let us protect your rights by handling your case and pursuing the compensation you deserve. Contact our team now at (212) 732-2929, so we can review your case for free.