The Lasting Impact of Spinal Cord Injuries
Damage to the spinal cord can cause paraplegia, quadriplegia, loss of sensation, chronic pain, and loss of bladder, bowel, and other functions. These injuries commonly result from high-impact crashes, falls from height, and pedestrian and motorcycle collisions. Many spinal cord injuries are permanent, requiring ongoing treatment, assistive equipment, home modifications, and personal care.
Building a Spinal Cord Injury Claim
Because the consequences are lifelong, spinal cord injury claims require careful documentation of both the injury and its future cost. Medical experts establish the diagnosis and prognosis, while life-care planners and economists project the cost of decades of care, equipment, and lost earning capacity. This thorough approach is essential to a recovery that actually meets the victim's needs.
Adapting Life After Paralysis
Compensation in a spinal cord case often must account for wheelchair-accessible vehicles and housing, in-home nursing or attendant care, rehabilitation, adaptive technology, and the emotional toll of a dramatically changed life. Underestimating any of these can leave a victim and their family without the resources they will need for years to come.
Pursuing Full and Fair Compensation
Spinal cord injury victims may recover current and future medical expenses, lost income and earning capacity, the cost of life-long care, and substantial damages for pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. Under Nevada's modified comparative negligence rule under NRS 41.141, which lets you recover as long as you are not more than 50 percent at fault, partial fault does not bar recovery. These high-stakes cases call for attorneys experienced in catastrophic injury.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lifetime medical care, attendant care, accessible housing and vehicles, lost earning capacity, and substantial pain and suffering damages, among others.
They project the decades-long cost of care, equipment, and support so the claim reflects the true lifetime impact, not just current bills.
Generally two years from the date of injury under NRS 11.190(4)(e).
This page is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your specific situation, consult a licensed Nevada attorney.