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Paralysis injuries are among the most devastating any family could face. When a loved one loses the ability to use one or more of their limbs, everything changes.
If someone’s negligence caused an accident that left you paralyzed, compensation could be available. An Anaheim paralysis injury lawyer could help your family secure monetary damages and hold the responsible party accountable.
Some forms of paralysis are the result of medical conditions like stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or birth injuries. In some cases, medical malpractice could contribute to the patient’s paralysis.
Most paralysis in young people is the result of spinal cord injury or head injury. Motor vehicle accidents are among the leading causes of these injuries. Other common mishaps that could lead to paralytic injury are drownings and near-drownings, falls, and sports injuries.
Negligence is often at the root of accidents that cause injuries. Injury attorneys conduct accident investigations to determine whether negligence played a role in the incident and to identify potentially liable parties.
Paralytic injuries are life-changing. Damages for those injuries must compensate the injured person for all the losses they experience as a result of being paralyzed.
Economic damages provide reimbursement for quantifiable losses like medical care. A plaintiff could present receipts or other documentation to verify their medical expenses to date. A savvy injury attorney could employ experts to calculate the expected cost of the plaintiff’s medical care for the rest of their life. These future costs could be included in a damages award.
Economic damages also cover lost earnings and income potential. People who suffer paralytic injuries might not be able to return to their jobs and might be deprived of earnings opportunities that they would otherwise have enjoyed. Economic damages cover these losses, as well.
The emotional toll of a paralytic injury could be as devastating as the physical toll. Non-economic damages provide awards of money to compensate for the intangible losses that people with paralytic injuries might experience. California allows awards of non-economic damages for pain and suffering, loss of consortium, mental anguish, loss of companionship, and lost enjoyment of life, among others.
There could be multiple factors that contribute to a particular accident. In some cases, the injured person’s actions might have played a role in the incident or its aftermath.
If a plaintiff seeks damages from a defendant, the court would allocate responsibility between them. In many states, a plaintiff who bears most of the responsibility for the accident that injured them cannot get damages from other, less negligent parties.
California Civil Code §1714 establishes the doctrine of pure comparative negligence. This law makes everyone responsible for the results of their actions. In the context of a personal injury case, it means that even a plaintiff who is 90 percent at fault for their injuries could receive 10 percent of their damages from another negligent party.
Paralytic injuries require extensive ongoing care, and it is crucial that an injured person’s damages reflect that reality. A strong advocate could fight for you until you have the compensation you need and deserve.
Contact an Anaheim paralysis injury lawyer to handle your case. You have limited time to bring an action for damages, so schedule a consultation today.
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