Vehicular Accidents and Spinal Cord Injuries
The spinal cord serves as the central conduit for the body’s muscular system, transmitting signals between the brain and the rest of the body, like a super highway for the body. Injuries to this critical structure can result in profound consequences. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries, responsible for over 40 percent of cases. High-impact collisions may fracture, dislocate, crush, or compress one or more vertebrae, and bone fragments can lacerate spinal tissue, resulting in...Read More
PAIN and SUFFERING from a LEGAL STANDPOINT
“Pain and suffering” is a key component in many personal injury cases. There are two types: physical pain and suffering, and mental pain and suffering. Physical pain and suffering covers not only the ill physical effects that a claimant has suffered to date, but also what they are likely to endure in the future as a result of someone negligence. Mental pain and suffering is a result of the claimant’s physical injuries and the trauma of an accident. It can...Read More