Wilmington Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Spinal cord injuries are often catastrophic injuries that are truly life-altering in their consequences. Once the spinal cord has been damaged, there is no way to undo the harm, frequently leaving victims with permanently disabling conditions. If you have suffered a spinal injury, it’s crucial that you work with a legal team prepared to do everything they can to recover the money you need to pay for your care, offset your lost income, and live your life to its fullest.

Contact Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, to set up a free consultation with a skilled and caring spinal cord injury lawyer in Wilmington, North Carolina. During your initial consultation, we’ll review your case and help you understand your legal options for seeking the maximum compensation you need.

Why You Need Our Wilmington Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys

Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, has been helping Wilmington accident victims for more than 40 years and has earned a reputation for our outstanding client service and relentless advocacy. But don’t just take our word for it. See what our satisfied clients have to say about working with our team. For example:

“Mr. Fred Poisson is a wonderful attorney, person, and genuinely caring individual. His staff is caring and shows support for all his clients. Very blessed to have him.” – H.M.

Over the years, our lawyers have recovered millions of dollars for injured people in Wilmington and throughout North Carolina. Moreover, we don’t charge a fee unless we secure compensation for you. We appreciate how difficult life is after a spinal cord injury, and we don’t think you should have to pay for its consequences if someone else is to blame.

Let us investigate what happened, determine who is liable, calculate what fair compensation entails, and demand it for you, all at no upfront cost.

Types and Severity of Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries fall into two categories, depending on their severity:

• Complete spinal cord injury – These are the most severe injuries and involve the spinal cord being severed completely. Victims of complete spinal cord injuries experience a total loss of feeling and function below the injury site.
• Incomplete spinal cord injury – These injuries do not involve the spinal cord being severed entirely, but still result in permanent disability. A partial spinal cord injury can cause varying degrees of loss of motor function and sensation below where the spinal cord injury occurred.

Because spine injuries affect everything below the injury point, the higher up on the spinal cord the injury occurs, the more of the body is affected. That can result in various conditions, including:

• Tetraplegia (also known as quadriplegia)
• Paraplegia
• Anterior cord syndrome
• Central cord syndrome
• Brown-Séquard syndrome

Regardless of the type of spinal cord injury, victims often require extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, assistance, and medical devices, often for life. That makes it essential to work with an experienced spinal cord lawyer who can accurately assess your future expenses to help you seek the maximum compensation you’ll need long-term.

Common Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries in Wilmington

A wide variety of accidents can cause spinal cord injuries. Some of the most common causes include:

• Motor vehicle accidents – Passenger vehicle occupants in collisions with commercial trucks, pedestrians struck while crossing the road, and motorcycle riders thrown off their bikes are among the individuals especially at risk of suffering severe spinal cord injuries, even in relatively low-speed collisions.
• Slips and falls – Not every incident resulting in a spinal cord injury involves vehicles or heavy machinery. Even a simple slip and fall could be enough to damage the spinal cord, depending on how you fall and land.
• Workplace accidents – Spinal cord injuries can occur in various ways on the job, including when workers lift heavy objects or if an object falls on them, for example.
• Construction accidents —The heavy machinery used on construction sites poses significant risks to workers, including the risk of spinal cord injuries. For example, construction workers can be crushed by falling objects, struck by vehicles, or fall from heights, all of which can result in spinal damage.
• Defective products – In some cases, product defects can damage the spinal cord, such as a defective safety harness that doesn’t distribute weight across the body when protecting an individual from a fall.
• Physical assaults – Spinal cord injuries can also occur due to intentional criminal acts, including domestic violence, gun violence, and other physical assaults.

Other potential causes of spinal cord injuries include medical malpractice and sports and recreation accidents.

Compensation Available for Spinal Cord Injury Victims in Wilmington, NC

A spinal cord injury attorney can help you seek compensation for your various losses, such as:

• Past and future medical expenses related to your injury
• Lost wages and loss of future earning capacity caused by your injury
• Long-term care and other disability accommodations
• Physical pain and emotional suffering caused by your injury
• Emotional distress experienced as a result of your injury
• Diminished quality of life due to your injury’s impact on your ability to engage in hobbies and recreation

Calculating the value of these losses, particularly the value of future losses, can be challenging without the help of an experienced lawyer.

The Legal Process for Spinal Cord Injury Claims

The first step in the legal process is contacting our experienced personal injury attorneys in your area. Next, our lawyers will investigate the cause of your spinal cord injury and recover evidence to determine everyone who’s to blame for it. At the same time, our lawyers will review the financial and personal costs of your injury to understand what fair compensation entails.

Once our lawyers have concluded the investigation, we can send a demand letter to the at-fault parties and their insurance providers. Their insurance companies will either pay you the amount you’ve demanded, negotiate with our lawyers for a mutually acceptable alternative figure, or deny liability. If the insurance company will not agree to a fair settlement amount, the next step is to file a complaint with the relevant court to formally begin your lawsuit.

At that point, the case enters the discovery phase, during which both parties share evidence, file motions, and conduct depositions. After discovery, the parties may enter another round of settlement negotiations.

If the insurance company still refuses to offer a fair settlement, your case will proceed to trial, where our attorneys will present your arguments to the court. The court will then issue a verdict finding in one side’s favor, which can be appealed to a higher court for review. A settlement can still be reached even during trial or on appeal.

How Our Wilmington Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Can Help You

Our Wilmington spinal cord injuries lawyers are prepared to handle every aspect of your case. That includes investigating the incident that caused your injury to identify the at-fault parties and collect evidence to hold them liable, calculating fair compensation, pursuing your insurance claims or personal injury lawsuits, negotiating with insurance companies, and representing you at trial. All you have to do is focus on your recovery and rest assured that your legal case is in good hands with an experienced personal injury lawyer at our firm.

Contact Our Wilmington Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers

If you suffered a spinal cord injury in Wilmington, NC, contact Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, for a free consultation with one of our experienced and compassionate spinal injury lawyers. We’ll review your spinal cord injury case, explain your options for seeking financial compensation, and answer your questions about the legal process.