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Spinal cord injuries resulting from accidents are life-changing events for most victims and their families. Serious spinal cord injuries require a lifetime of therapy, medical treatment, and rehabilitation. Unfortunately, many people never fully recover from spinal cord injuries, particularly where the injury results in paralysis or quadriplegia. Because of the extensive medical care required for victims of spinal cord injuries, astronomical medical costs accompany most every spinal cord injury case. Securing the necessary financial resources to insure appropriate care is an important legal step for victims of spinal cord accidents.
Our San Francisco, California spinal cord injury lawyers are experienced and skilled in representing victims of spinal cord injuries and have been successful in obtaining compensation for victims’ injuries and in obtaining reimbursement for the losses they have sustained and are likely to sustain in the future. If you are facing a lifetime of expensive medical care for a spinal cord injury, it is extremely important that you are represented by an attorney who is experienced in assessing and articulating the damages and losses that are common in these cases. Calculating current, future, and potential damages, losses, and expenses in catastrophic cases is a complex process. We work with disability planners and certified life care specialists to make certain that in any claim the cost of ongoing attendant care, medication, supplies, rehabilitation, home modification and transportation are included.
A serious spinal cord injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident, a fall, as the result of an assault, due to medical malpractice, or from an accident with a defective product may require a lifetime of rehabilitation and medical treatment. Make sure you have the resources to meet your needs.
High School Sports Injury – $4,500,000 Settlement
Our San Francisco spinal cord injury attorneys obtained a combination cash and annuity settlement on behalf of a Central Valley 13-year-old who suffered permanent paralysis as a result of unsupervised horseplay before football practice for his sophomore football team. In the course of roughhousing, one team member jumped on our injured client, severing his spine. The School District claimed that the fault for the incident rested with the child and his schoolmates. The settlement included a cash payment of $2,750,000, with the balance directed to multiple annuities providing for increased levels of support and assistance throughout the child’s life as his needs increased. Our attorneys demonstrated that the conduct of school officials in failing to properly supervise the children, during a school-sponsored activity, violated the California Education Code.
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