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Do You Have a Spinal Cord Injury?
Spinal cord injuries can result from car accidents, semi-truck accidents or commercial truck accidents, drunk driving accidents and motorcycle accidents. Catastrophic injury to the spinal cord also can occur in construction site accidents, birth injuries or cases of medical malpractice.
Accidents that cause spinal cord damage often lead to debilitating conditions such as herniated discs, bulging discs, pinched nerves, numbness and pain. Worse, those accidents can leave victims paralyzed with quadriplegia or paraplegia.
If you were in an accident that caused a serious spinal cord injury, you can trust an experienced spinal cord injury lawyer at The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya to help you. We take a team approach to handling severe spinal injury cases. We have an extensive network of experts and specialists – neurologists, neurosurgeons, life care planners, vocational rehabilitation experts and more – who work with us to build your case.
Victims of spinal cord injuries often require a lifetime of expensive care – rehabilitation therapy, assistance with routine activities of daily living such as getting out of bed, grooming, cooking, and other normal tasks. When a spinal injury is caused by the negligence or misconduct of someone else, you may be able to obtain compensation for lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, medical expenses and more. If the accident was the result of criminal behavior such as drunk driving, you may be able to recover punitive damages as well.
Spinal cord injuries are emotionally devastating. At The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya we’ve seen how they disrupt lives and shatter families. Our compassionate spinal cord injury attorneys are dedicated to helping relieve the uncertainty and anxiety you face after a spinal cord injury. Our team works to help you regain your function and your dignity – and to find who was at fault and hold them accountable.
If you or someone you love has suffered a spinal cord injury, call (303) 758-4777 to talk with a spinal cord injury attorney at Dianne Sawaya’s law office. Or you can email us for a free evaluation of your spinal cord injury case.
There’s no obligation, and if we work together we won’t charge you a fee unless we get you a settlement or jury award.
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A new law takes effect in Colorado on August 11, 2010 – a law that has a big impact on personal injury cases and settlement amounts. The law affects three areas:
Collateral source rule. This says that the fact or amount of any collateral source payment (such as from a plaintiff’s medical insurance) shall not be admitted as evidence in an action against a third-party tortfeasor. Discussion of the amount of medical bills must be based on the amount billed, not the amount paid.
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There’s no special definition of “serious personal injury,” and everyone likely considers their injury to be serious. But when evaluating a case in terms of negotiating with an insurance company or preparing for trial, there are certain hallmarks of a serious injury.
Generally, serious injuries have long term or permanent consequences. They involve physical, psychological or economic disability or a significant impact on a person’s life. Broken bones, herniated discs, significant burns and injuries that req Read more >>
You never know when you’ll be in a car accident. But when you are, having a few resources close at hand can be useful.
That’s why we’ve developed the DLS Law SmartKit.
After many years of working with clients who’ve had car accidents, we’ve realized there are a number of things that would be handy to have at the scene of an accident. So we’ve put together a kit of resources that you can keep in your vehicle’s glove box.
The DLS Law SmartKit contains first aid supplie Read more >>