Call Us Today (732) 249-0444 A spinal cord injury can cause horrific injuries. It is an essential party of your body, and when it is damaged, the consequences can be incredibly harmful. Spinal cord injuries can result in debilitating injuries that may be temporary or permanent. Catastrophic accidents that result in spinal cord injuries may be compensable if the defendant’s negligent conduct was the cause.
After a spinal cord injury, an experienced New Brunswick spinal cord injury lawyer can help you determine your potential rights to financial compensation. schedule a consultation today.
The spinal cord is an important bundle of nerves that runs through the human spinal column. Protected by the individual bones in the spinal column, called vertebrae, these nerves conduct electrical impulses necessary to coordinate the body’s movement, feeling, and other reflexes in the body. It also sends signals necessary in aiding digestion, breathing, and other important bodily functions.
The bones in the spinal column are meant to protect these vulnerable nerve bundles, but they can be damaged in an accident. Sufficient trauma or force can lead to serious injuries to these important bodily structures. Damage can be permanent in severe cases, and could even result in a plaintiff’s death.
The severity and type of the injury to the spinal cord often impacts the consequences to the plaintiff. Spinal cord injuries vary greatly, but often include:
These injuries can result in mild or severe symptoms that can greatly impact a person’s life. A skilled spinal cord injury attorney in New Brunswick can help fight for compensation.
The symptoms associated with a spinal cord injury are often directly tied to the type of injury and its severity. Symptoms might include, but are not limited to:
These symptoms and more typically require substantial changes to a plaintiff’s lifestyle following an accident. These changes, medical treatment, and pain and suffering are all compensable in a successful personal injury lawsuit.
A statute of limitations sets a limited time in which a case must be filed, or it will be dismissed without consideration in court. In New Jersey, NJS 2A:14-2 requires that most personal injury lawsuits be filed within two years of the date the injury occurred. If the case is not filed inside of the two year time limit, their case will almost certainly be dismissed.
Some exceptions exist to this rule that may “toll” the statute of limitations, or pause it. These include an exception for minors and a specific exception for those injured at birth. Birth injuries are required to be commenced prior to the child’s thirteenth birthday.
Spinal cord injuries can be devastating. The impact on your life and the lives of your family can be very negative, and may deserve compensation through a personal injury lawsuit.
An experienced New Brunswick spinal cord injury lawyer will help you discover your potential remedies and fight for any compensation you deserve. Contact us today for help. It is important to have legal counsel before you speak with any insurance company.