Live Oak Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are expensive and life-changing. If you or someone you love suffered an SCI in an accident caused by negligence, you deserve compensation to pay for your medical treatment and additional damages. You and your family should not have to shoulder the financial burden of someone else’s mistakes.

A Live Oak spinal cord injury lawyer with Meldon Law can fight for a settlement or verdict that provides you with the resources you need to care for yourself and your family, even if you cannot work. Our legal team is a force to be reckoned with, inside and outside the courtroom. Fill out our online contact form or call today for a free consultation.

Spinal Cord Injuries Are Severe and Catastrophic

Spinal cord injuries involve damage to any part of the spinal cord, including the bundle of nerves at the base of the spine called the cauda equina. When the spine sustains damage, the result is often permanent changes to feeling, movement, and strength below the injury site.

According to the Mayo Clinic, SCIs can cause total or partial paralysis that can affect the arms, hands, trunk, legs, and pelvic organs. SCIs can also cause mental, emotional, and social side effects and severe and life-altering complications, including:

• Loss of bowel and bladder control
• Circulatory problems
• Respiratory problems
• Sexual health problems
• Infertility

Because SCIs are severe, often disabling, and require extensive and ongoing medical treatment, compensation for this type of injury can be significant. Our Live Oak catastrophic injury lawyers know how to build strong severe injury claims. We will prove a negligent party caused your injury and show that they should pay for your medical care and other damages.

Our Live Oak Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Will Fight for the Money You Need

Our legal team wants to ensure you recover every cent possible for your spinal cord injury. Our personal injury lawyers serving Live Oak, FL, can work with medical experts, economists, and life care planners to identify and pursue all of your current and future losses.

The facts of your case will influence the types of damages we can seek and the amount of compensation we can secure. In general, we can recover the following if another party’s negligent actions caused your SCI:

• Medical expenses – including hospital and doctor fees, surgeries, mobility aids, medical equipment, rehabilitation, physical therapy, long-term nursing, and help with activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Lost wages – including lost income, employment benefits, and loss of your earning capacity
• Household services – including the cost of assistance with cleaning, home maintenance, transportation, meals, and child care
• Pain and suffering – including monetary compensation for depression, anxiety, loss of enjoyment, and reduced quality of life

If your loved one suffered a fatal injury, we can seek wrongful death damages for medical bills, lost income, funeral and burial expenses, loss of services, support, and companionship, and pain and suffering.

Meldon Law CARES

When you have a catastrophic injury, not just any law firm will do. Our Live Oak spinal cord injury lawyers take your case as seriously as if it were their own. We are dedicated to our clients and have the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to secure full and fair compensation. Our team CARES:

• We have Compassion.
• We value Accountability.
• We value Reliability.
• We strive for Excellence.
• We are Success Driven.

These cornerstones have led to substantial case results, including a recent $250,000 car accident settlement for a victim who suffered a cervical spine injury after being rear-ended by a negligent driver.

To learn more about how we can advocate for you, call Meldon Law today for a free consultation.

Common Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries

According to the Cleveland Clinic, the most common causes of spinal cord injuries include:

• Motor vehicle accidents. Motor vehicle collisions cause nearly 40 percent of all SCIs. Our attorneys represent clients injured in car accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, and bicycle and pedestrian collisions.
• Falls. Almost one-third of spinal cord injuries result from falls. We handle slip-and-fall accident cases, falls from heights, and work-related fall injuries.
• Violence-related injuries. Violence causes about 15 percent of SCIs.

Spinal cord injuries can also result from medical malpractice, boating accidents, and other accidents.

Our Live Oak Personal Injury Lawyers Will Prove a Negligent Party Is Liable

If the underlying reason your accident occurred was negligence, we will prove another party is liable. We will show that:

1. The person who injured you owed you a duty of care. This duty is the responsibility all individuals have to act safely, obey the law, and avoid harming others.
2. An at-fault party breached that duty. An individual breaches their duty of care when they break the law or behave in a manner most others in their situation would not find reasonable.
3. The breach of duty caused your injury. Causation shows that a liable party’s actions led to the accident that resulted in your injury.
4. Because of your injury, you suffered damages, including financial losses and pain and suffering.

Our Live Oak spinal cord injury attorneys will support your case with evidence. We will collect and analyze police reports, medical records, eyewitness statements, expert testimony, surveillance video, and more.

How Long Do You Have to Pursue a Spinal Cord Injury Lawsuit in Florida?

Florida Statutes § 95.11 allows two years to file a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit. This deadline is essential, even if you believe your case will settle with an insurance claim. If it expires and you have not secured compensation, you will likely be unable to pursue your losses through legal action, which will remove any leverage you have over the insurance company.

Our attorneys can help you file claims immediately and negotiate for the maximum compensation possible. If we cannot achieve a satisfactory settlement, we will not hesitate to represent you at trial if necessary.

Contact Meldon Law About Your Spinal Cord Injury Case

Meldon Law has protected the rights of clients in Florida since 1971. We know how to aggressively seek compensation for injury victims, and we won’t back down.

To learn more about how our Live Oak spinal cord injury lawyers can serve you, call 24/7 for a free consultation. We take cases on contingency.