7 Mistakes That Ruin Personal Injury Cases
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7 Mistakes That Ruin Personal Injury Cases
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us as soon as you can to get the much-needed help you deserve. Our Boise spinal cord injury attorneys will fight for your rights to get the full and fair compensation your damages have left you entitled to. We guide our clients every step of the way so they are informed along the road to getting the justice they deserve. Please set up your free initial consultation today!
J. Charles Hepworth
Personal Injury Attorney
Kurt D. Holzer
Personal Injury Attorney
John J. Janis
Personal Injury Attorney
Boise Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
We help victims of spinal cord injury throughout the state of Idaho get compensation
Were you involved in a serious accident caused by someone else that left you with a spinal cord injury? We are terribly sorry you have had to go through this. It is awful to feel like your life has drastically changed because of an injury that could have been avoided had the negligent person acted differently. To get the justice you deserve, please call our Boise spinal cord injury attorneys as soon as possible.
Spinal Cord Injuries
When there are accidents that leave people with head, neck or back injuries, it’s very important that doctors check for spinal cord injuries. Some spinal cord injuries where the victim survives can leave them in permanent pain and suffering.
Your spinal cord is in your body to send messages from the brain into your nerves throughout the body. It is a fairly protected area in your body, so anyone who suffers from spinal cord injuries must have been in a pretty traumatic event.
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Often, when there is a spinal cord injury, there will also be broken vertebrae or dislocated discs in the spine. This type of damage can be irreparable.
Spinal cord injury victims may have to deal with the following symptoms:
- Paralysis
- Tingling or numbness in their limbs
- Persistent and constant pain
- The loss of bodily functions
- Being permanently disabled
If you have been seriously hurt and have spinal cord damage, it is so important to call and set up a free consultation with our Boise spinal cord injury attorneys. We can help you get the help you need and start building a strong case for you right away to get you full results.
Our Boise spinal cord injury attorneys have handled numerous cases just like yours and we strive to help injured victims in our community. You get to sit down and go over the details of your case during a free initial consultation with a personal injury attorney who has given other victims justice. If the insurance company of the liable party does not come to us with a fair result, we will keep fighting until you get it. If that means we go to trial to get justice, we will do that for you. Most cases come to a settlement before they go to trial, but we prepare your case with the belief that we need to be ready to go, if it comes to that.
Types of Spinal Cord Injuries
There are two types of spinal cord injuries: incomplete and complete. If the spinal cord completely severs, it results in loss of both mobility and sensation in all areas below the injury. With incomplete injuries, the spinal cord partially severs.
Incomplete spinal cord injuries are broken down into further categories:
- Anterior Cord Syndrome: Cuts off the primary blood supply to the spinal cord, leading to a loss of sensation and mobility.
- Central Cord Syndrome: Results in lost sensation and mobility in the hands and arms.
- Brown-Sèquard Syndrome: Occurs when either the right or left side of the spinal cord suffers trauma. It usually results in loss of sensation and mobility on the injured side and an inability to feel temperature changes and pain on the uninjured side.
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The Importance of Seeking Medical Attention
Your health is the most important thing. You should not hesitate to get yourself in front of a doctor. Odds are your accident left you in immense pain, if you suffered a spinal cord injury. This is likely not something you can ignore and by no means should you try.
Going to the emergency room or even an urgent care facility is a good first move.
From there, you need to follow the advice of your doctors. If they set you up with physical therapy, want you to get certain treatments, avoid certain activities, etc., you need to be prudent and follow their advice.
If, for instance, you did not get medical attention right away and wait a few weeks somehow, the insurance company is going to look at that behavior and claim you lied about your injuries or where you got them from, which means your case might get thrown out. They don’t care that you pushed through the pain to be there for your family or couldn’t get the time off work. You need to prioritize your health.
If you don’t follow your doctor’s advice, you risk ruining your wellbeing and your case. If the doctor tells you not to lift anything more than 15 pounds but you’re lugging around your kid’s hockey bag, that is not going to help you heal. Also, the insurance companies may be looking to hire private investigators to see if plaintiffs are disobeying orders like that from their doctor because it gives the insurance company a reason to try to throw away your case.
How Boise Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys Can Help You
Odds are you’ve never had a serious spinal cord injury that was a result of a liable party causing an accident. That means you may have never had to go through a personal injury case. We understand how difficult life becomes for spinal cord victims. Having to try to get the justice you need without the help of an expert who has gone through these cases before seems unnecessary. Spinal cord injury cases are complicated and having Boise spinal cord injury attorneys to take on your case and handle all the tricky legal things can be a big relief. It allows you to focus on getting better.
Call Our Boise Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys Today
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us as soon as you can to get the much-needed help you deserve. Our Boise spinal cord injury attorneys will fight for your rights to get the full and fair compensation your damages have left you entitled to. We guide our clients every step of the way so they are informed along the road to getting the justice they deserve. Please set up your free initial consultation today!
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