If you suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident, you should immediately start working with professionals who will take your losses seriously. Spinal cord injuries can lead to long or short-term paralysis, chronic pain, and other lifelong conditions if not addressed quickly after an accident.
Fortunately, you can recover physically and financially from a spinal injury if another party’s negligence caused or contributed to your accident. Our Charlotte spinal cord injury lawyers can guide you through the process of filing an insurance claim or pursuing a personal injury claim against a negligent party.
We bring decades of combined legal experience to your pursuit of spinal injury damages. Starting today, we can work together to hold the right people responsible for your recent injuries.
Take Your Injuries Seriously
Spinal injuries pose a serious risk to your long-term mobility and comfort. You need to take these injuries seriously. If an emergency responder at the scene of your accident tells you that you need to go to the emergency room, do not wait.
Our Charlotte personal injury lawyers understand that many accident victims don’t want to go to the hospital out of fear of the cost. Fortunately, there are methods our team can use to help you get the compensation you need to pay your bills. You should focus on getting the care you need. We can outline your road to recovery later.
In fact, working with medical professionals can make your financial recovery simpler. Medical professionals create records going into detail about the nature of your injuries, how you got them, and what treatments might best help you recover. If you want to hold someone financially responsible for your recovery, these documents make strong evidence to assert their liability.
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Contact an Experienced Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
Once you are safe and receiving treatment for a spinal cord injury, it’s time to consider calling an experienced Charlotte spinal cord injury lawyer. Our team knows that you have questions, and we can help you outline:
- Whether or not you want to file an insurance claim
- Whether or not you qualify for workers’ compensation
Your first case consultation with our team comes free of charge and doesn’t lock you into any kind of legal action. It’s entirely up to you to decide whether or not you want to move a case forward after a spinal injury.
Investigate Your Accident Scene and Gather Evidence of Negligence
No matter what path you choose to take toward your recovery, you need evidence to prove that someone else was responsible for your accident. Fortunately, our team can start gathering that evidence the moment you agree to work with an experienced attorney.
We encourage you to pursue the medical treatments you need while we revisit the scene of your accident. We can pull physical debris, photos, security footage, and any applicable dashcam footage needed to make your case. We can then supplement those findings with statements from bystanders and input from expert witnesses.
Highlight Your Right to File an Insurance Claim
If the person or party responsible for your accident has insurance, you may have the right to file for spinal injury damages through a relevant provider. It’s in your best interest to file your claim as soon as you can after your accident. However, our team also recommends that you wait to finalize your claim until after you’ve had an attorney review your paperwork.
Unfortunately, insurance companies want to make it as difficult as possible for people in your position to financially recover from an accident.
Insurance claims adjusters can give you the runaround when processing your paperwork. Some insurance companies may argue that the damages you want aren’t available under a client’s coverage or that you’re asking for unreasonable support. Working with an attorney allows you to stay ahead of these bad-faith attempts to curb your recovery.
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Outline Your Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal injury claims allow you to make the losses you sustained during an accident known to a civil judge. The claim you file should highlight:
- What negligence led to your accident
- Who owed you a duty of care at the time of your collision
- What losses you sustained as a result of that negligence
- What losses you want compensation for
So long as you submit your claim before North Carolina’s personal injury statute of limitations (N.C. Stat. § 1-52(5)) expires, you should retain the legal right to summon the party responsible for your accident. You can then work with an attorney to determine how you want to proceed with your case.
You Can Pursue Damages In and Out of Court
When asking yourself what you should do after suffering a spinal injury in an accident, ask yourself: how expensive has my recovery been? You can combine all of your post-accident expenses to determine the value of the settlement you want to demand from a liable party. The losses you integrate into your claim may include:
- Emergency medical care, including ambulance fees
- Surgeries and other treatments, including physical therapy
- Pain management
- Mobility aids and/or at-home assistance
- Lost wages
- Emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Reduced quality of life
Filing a spinal injury claim does not force you to argue for accident compensation in front of a judge. Once your attorney files your claim, they can discuss the settlement you deserve with the liable party’s insurance carrier. Many cases are resolved during the negotiation process, ensuring that all parties can avoid the time commitment of a traditional trial.
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It’s Time to Get Justice for Your Spinal Cord Injury
Our personal injury attorneys want to make it as easy as possible for you to figure out what you should do after suffering a spinal injury in an accident. That’s why we make our personal injury case consultations available free of charge. You can book an appointment with our staff today to learn more about the legal services that may help you get back on your feet.
Going to a case consultation after a serious accident doesn’t lock you into legal action. You can work with our team to file an insurance claim or even forgo your right to pursue damages. DeMayo Law Offices is here to give you options and offer you the representation you need to manage your physical and financial recovery.
Let’s work together today to hold the right people accountable for your spinal cord injury.
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