What starts as a normal day can turn into months or years of dealing with a painful spinal cord injury, all because of someone else’s negligent act. It may not be clear how to recover your damages, but that is where an experienced spinal cord injury lawyer in Greenville comes in. Help from a legal professional can mean the difference between prolonged suffering and real recovery.
A Greenville personal injury lawyer from Shelly Leeke Law Firm knows how wide-reaching the effects of a spinal cord injury can be. Disability, being unable to work and earn an income, and the pain and suffering can all add up to a lot that needs fair compensation. We have secured $6+ million for clients who needed legal aid after their injuries, and we want to fight for yours, too.
What Help from a Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer in Greenville Looks Like
A spinal cord injury can take you out of doing even routine daily tasks, meaning filing a lawsuit can be an even more difficult task than it normally would be. Getting help from a legal professional can be your ticket to real financial recovery from your accident, leading to good medical care that gets you the needed physical recovery. Let us do the complex legal work so you can focus on what matters now.
Since spinal cord injuries can happen because of events like car accidents, botched surgery, slip and falls, falling objects, sports injury, or many other kinds of accidents, you need a lawyer with diverse legal experience who understands the practical and intangible impacts of your injury. Shelly Leeke Law Firm can take on any case that includes a spinal cord injury.
Holding the right party accountable may need a unique approach compared to other spinal cord injury cases. We have experience handling premises liability, medical malpractice, and general personal injury for clients who all had some form of spinal cord injury. Finding relief for yourself only requires the same call these other clients made to us.
Effects of Spinal Cord Injuries
With a spinal cord injury, we can see life-altering changes that often cause partial or complete paralysis or other disabilities, depending on the nature and location of the injury. These could be things like quadriplegia or paraplegia, both different kinds of mobility disabilities. Effects of spinal cord injuries can profoundly affect the victim’s life in several ways that range from emotional and mental to physical:
- Depression and anxiety due to lifestyle changes
- Difficulty adjusting to new mobility limitations
- Chronic pain and frustration
- Social isolation and financial strain
- Respiratory issues
- Loss of bladder and bowel control
- Pressure sores and infections
- Difficulty with daily tasks like eating or dressing
The long-term care and support needed for these can become enormous financial burdens that should not fall to you to pay out-of-pocket when the injury was not your fault to begin with. The economic damages, like medical bills, or non-economic damages outlined in South Carolina Code of Laws § 15-032 can all be recovered by making these effects clear to the court.
When Spinal Cord Injuries Arise from Medical Malpractice
To prove a spinal cord injury was caused by medical malpractice, you have to show that the healthcare provider breached the legal standard of care. This means we have to demonstrate that their actions, like surgical errors or misdiagnosis, directly caused the injury. Expert testimony is key to establishing the standard of care and how it was violated, especially in complex spinal injury cases.
Testimony from a qualified professional can be essential to give context to any documents or other evidence we have, as affirmed by cases like Palmetto Health Alliance, Inc. v. Salters (2007). This kind of testimony helps separate a simple accident in routine medical care from actual malpractice by a certified professional.
Even with good testimony, we build upon good material evidence like documents and captured media. Your spinal cord injury attorney in Greenville can dedicate time and energy to getting all this together and arranging good arguments tied to testimony, all to support our arguments. Our experience can help expedite what can otherwise be a long and tedious process.
How Long You Have to File a Spinal Cord Injury Claim
Your window of time to file a claim can vary depending on what type of claim you are looking to file. Since a spinal cord injury can happen because of a vehicular accident or slip and fall, medical malpractice, or while on someone’s property, we will have different things to consider when looking at timing. In any case, it is important to hire a Greenville spinal cord injury attorney as soon as possible.
In most claims, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, or premises liability claims, you have three years to file according to South Carolina Code of Laws § 15-3-530. This starts from the date of the accident. Each kind of case will need its own approach to evidence and case construction that you can leave to your attorney to handle.
There are different timing factors in place if you have a medical malpractice claim. Your Greenville spinal cord injury lawyer can guide you through figuring out if any tolling applies to your case, or delays or extensions to your statute of limitations. These arise from whether you were a minor during the incident or did not know of the injury until much later.
Contact the Shelly Leeke Law Firm Today
Being able to afford proper medical care for a spinal cord injury confidently should not be out of reach due to financial concerns.
Talk with an experienced spinal cord injury lawyer with Shelly Leeke Law Firm today to get the legal process of damage recovery started. You do not have to pay us anything until we win your case and reach a settlement that returns you to recovery.
