The painful and debilitating nature of back and spine injuries can prevent you from working, engaging in physical activities you once enjoyed, and even limit your ability to accomplish simple tasks. Even your ability to care for your personal needs can change after suffering an injury to your back.
Depending on how you were injured, you might have the foundation of a personal injury claim. By holding the at-fault party responsible for your back and spinal cord injuries, you might be able to receive financial compensation.
Consider hiring a St. Charles Parish back and spinal cord injury lawyer to help you determine what caused your injuries and how to get the medical care you will need for them. After proving the at-fault party in your injury case is responsible for the financial aftermath you are facing, your lawyer might be able to help you build an effective case for recovery. Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers today by calling
How Back and Spinal Cord Injuries Happen
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic list the following as commonly reported causes of back and spinal cord injuries:
- Car accidents
- Slip, trip, and falls
- Violent assaults
- Sports injuries
- Overuse of alcohol
- Illness and disease
In most cases, like in a fall or sports injury, you might know exactly what led to your injury. However, that does not always mean you can identify the at-fault party or know how to compel compensation from them.
When our team goes to work on your compensation claim, we get to the bottom of the cause of your injury. Once we establish how your injury occurred, we identify the right party or entity to pursue for compensation and start proving the total cost of your injuries and the value of your claim.
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Prove The Value of Our Personal Injury Claim
Medical care for back and spinal cord injuries are not only expensive, but they can be long-term and, in some cases, lifelong. Mayo Clinic research cites these short and long-term treatment plans your injuries might require:
- Emergency care
- Breathing assistance
- Shock prevention
- Neck immobility
- Intravenous medication
- Physical rehabilitation
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Chiropractic care
- Emotional support therapy
Back pain can cause ongoing discomfort and disability. If serious enough, spinal cord pain can lead to paralysis and permanent disability. You might qualify to be compensated for these changes to your physical ability and to your social, personal, and professional life.
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Your Injuries Might Qualify For Additional Compensation
In addition to ensuring the value we assign to your compensation claim covers your current and future needs, we also make sure you obtain all the recoverable damages you qualify for. A limited number of personal injury claims might enable injured parties to receive additional compensation called punitive damages.
Punitive damages are rare and usually only awarded when the at-fault party’s actions were proven to be intentional or malicious. Your lawyer might request the details of your injury to determine whether or not punitive damages might increase your financial award.
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Get Our Team Involved from the Start
Suing the person or entity who is responsible for your back and spine injuries may depend on proof, evidence, negligence, and liability. It may also depend on the timing of your lawsuit. When you file your personal injury lawsuit, it must comply with Louisiana’s statute of limitations.
According to Louisiana Civil Code (CC) § 3492, you generally have one year from the date of the accident that caused your injuries to file a personal injury lawsuit. If more than a year passes and your lawsuit has not been filed, you may not be allowed to file it. Not doing so could mean the responsible party is no longer bound by any legal obligation to compensate you. It will then be up to you to pay off all your accident-related expenses.
Do not let time run out on your ability to get the compensation you deserve. If your injuries prevent you from filing a lawsuit on your own, our team may be able to help. Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers by calling
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You Personal Injury Case Might Never Go to Trial
A personal injury case that goes to trial might involve interrogatories, depositions, and multiple court dates. If you prefer to settle your compensation claim with an insurance settlement, we might be able to negotiate a financial settlement with the at-fault party’s insurance company.
A financial settlement is beneficial for both parties and can allow you to resolve your claim and start rebuilding your life. If we are unable to reach a favorable financial settlement, we will go to court and fight for the full monetary award your injuries entitle you to receive.
Get Help Getting Financial Compensation for Your Injuries
A St. Charles Parish back and spinal cord injury lawyer will help you fight for the compensation you need if your injuries are the result of someone else’s negligence. While you learn to cope with the changes and challenges of a back or spine injury, a lawyer can start building a compensation claim that may help ease the financial burden you face now and in the future. Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers by calling
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