Spinal Injury Lawyer - SCI Compensation Claims
Our spinal injury lawyers deal with compensation claim settlements ranging from damages for minor vertebral damage through to paraplegia & quadriplegia caused by complete spinal cord injury. The most common causes of SCI relate to car accidents, criminal assault including gunshot wounds, sporting injuries and falls from height whilst at work. Injury can either be incomplete were there is sensation below the site of injury or complete where there is no sensation below the site of the injury. Our spinal injury lawyers have extensive experience in dealing with these matters having been involved in numerous multi million dollar settlements. We offer unrivaled experience on a risk free basis with no upfront cost.
Negligence
Compensation obtained by a spinal injury lawyer is intended to put the injured party back into the position that they would have been in had the accident not occurred. Clearly this is not possible in the case of catastrophic injury involving brain damage or spinal injury resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia however an award of damages can make life a little easier for the victims of SCI. Whilst Canada does have a workers compensation scheme and a no fault accident scheme for injuries caused as a result of motor vehicle accidents the sums that are awarded are capped or limited to an unrealistically low level for SCI. Spinal injury lawyers acting for the victims of all but the most minor SCI must take proceedings for negligence against the person responsible for causing the accident if they are to be adequately compensated :-
“Negligence is the omission to do something
which a reasonable man, guided upon those
considerations which ordinarily regulate the
conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing
something which a prudent and reasonable man
would not do.”
Compensation Awards
Compensation that is awarded following legal action in a court of law by spinal injury lawyers is divided into two main categories which involve those sums that can be exactly established and those that need to be assessed by a judge. In most cases there will be a finding of full liability however there are cases where damages are reduced by a proportion to reflect any contributory negligence by the injured person in cases where both parties are partly to blame for causing the accident :-
General Damages
Compensation in this section represents damages that require assessment by a judge, based on previous cases and experience, that cannot be calculated mathematically including awards for pain and suffering for physical injury or mental trauma together with compensation for loss of amenity including a change in lifestyle, loss of congenial employment etc.
Special Damages
Compensation in this category represents for items that can be exactly calculated with no assessment being necessary including :-
- loss of past wages or earning capacity in the future
- damage to personal property including cars & vehicles
- insurance deductibles and increased policy charges
- car or other vehicle hire or rental
- cost of adapted transport or vehicles
- cost of adapted accommodation
- cost of healthcare aids & equipment
- cost of domestic care & family care expenses
- expenses incurred by family & friends
- general expenses and losses
Legal Charges
Our spinal injury lawyers do not charge any up-front fees – our legal costs are payable only when you receive your award of compensation. We don’t get paid until you get paid. We make accident claims risk free, leaving you to concentrate on your recovery, while we get you the injury compensation that you rightfully deserve.