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Columbus Spinal Cord Injuries

A spinal cord injury is damage to any part of the spine or the nerves at the end of the spinal canal (cauda equina). These serious injuries often result in permanent changes in strength, sensation, and other body functions below the site of the injury.

If you or a loved one are dealing with a spinal injury because someone was negligent, it may feel like your entire life has been upended. But you do have legal options and the right to recover what you need. Our Columbus spinal cord injury lawyers can help you recover maximum compensation for your current and long-term needs.

Kisling, Nestico & Redick has experience helping clients who have suffered minor to severe spinal cord injuries in and around Franklin County. Call (614) 487-8669 or use our online form to schedule your free consultation.

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What is a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)?

The spinal cord allows impulses to travel from our brain to the body. And when an injury happens, it disrupts the information between the body and the brain.

Unfortunately, spinal cord injuries happen frequently and can often lead to permanent disabilities. This includes paralysis and significant challenges. Because of this potentially life-changing trauma, it is a good idea to speak with an attorney experienced in spinal cord injury cases to help ease the burden on you and your family.

Columbus Spinal Injuries: Common Causes

The main causes of Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) are:

  • Motor Vehicle Accidents – According to the Mayo Clinic, car accidents are the leading cause of spinal cord injuries and account for about half of all spinal cord injuries. In Columbus, Ohio, the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Morse Road is well-known for having a record number of car accidents, many resulting in serious injuries.
  • Falls – The 2nd largest cause of spinal cord injury is falls, with workplace falls being especially common.
  • Acts of Violence -, Most often occurring from gunshot or knife wounds, acts of violence are responsible for about 12% of spinal injuries. The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Clinic at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center (Columbus VA ACC) offers detailed assessment and rehab for Veterans.
  • Diving incidents – Ohio State University recently upgraded Mirror Lake to discourage students from doing the Mirror Lake Dive after a student suffered fatal neck and spinal injuries.

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

Following an injury, the ability to control your limbs can vary greatly. The most important components are the location and severity of the damage. The closer it is to a victim’s head, the more function a victim can lose.

Classifications of spinal injuries:

  • Complete: The spinal cord is completely severed, eliminating function in the nerves. This means loss of all feeling, sensory ability, and motor function below the injury site.
  • Incomplete: The spinal cord is only partially severed or damaged, eliminating some motor or sensory function below the affected area means your injury is incomplete.

When paralysis occurs, it is often referred to as:

  • Quadriplegia: Paralysis of all four limbs (also known as tetraplegia).
  • Paraplegia: This paralysis affects all the lower parts of the body- trunk, legs, and pelvic organs. The upper limbs are still functional.

Spinal Cord Injury: Treatment & Care

spinal cord injuries devastate tens of thousands of people each year and have a much greater impact on individuals and families because of their life-changing aspect. Excluding fatal cases, about 17,000 people suffer Spinal Cord Injuries annually in the U.S.

However, it happened, you probably need a great deal of medical treatment with ongoing support. Our Columbus spinal cord lawyers know how to help families and individuals deal with these claims, so you can concentrate on rehabilitation.

Rehab is critical for regaining lost skills and learning alternative behaviors to compensate for what you cannot reverse. For example, the Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Program at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center helps patients achieve the highest level of independence and quality of life possible.

There are also programs like The Spinal Injury Program at Ohio Health Rehabilitation Hospital. This facility works with individuals with spinal cord injuries and helps address their complex needs.

With considerable experience helping local injury victims, our Columbus lawyers will guide and assist you with documenting the medical care and costs associated with spinal trauma. We have strong relationships with many of the excellent hospitals and trauma centers in Columbus, including:

Who’s Liable for Your Columbus Spinal Injury?

Depending on the severity and other factors involved, you may be able to recover compensation for the economic and non-economic damages associated with your spinal injury. This requires identifying the negligent party and establishing legal liability for the harm you endured. This is usually accomplished through an insurance claim or lawsuit.
To prove negligence, establish liability, and ultimately have a successful claim, you must show:

  • The other party had a duty of care toward you
  • This duty was breached by a failure to act reasonably
  • The breach of this duty caused your spinal injury
  • You suffered harm that you can be compensated for

For instance, if you suffered a spinal injury in a car crash, you and your lawyer will usually file a claim against the appropriate liable car insurance company and argue that the other driver had a duty to follow the traffic laws. They subsequently breached this duty by speeding, and the collision caused your spinal injury. Finally, you’ll have to demonstrate that you suffered financial and other losses. This could be your medical bills, inability to work, or pain and suffering.

If you or a loved one suffered spinal cord damage because someone was negligent, you deserve to hold the liable party accountable. KNR can guide you, help you get treatment, negotiate with the insurance company, and fight for everything you deserve.

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Whether it involved complete paralysis or a cracked vertebra, if you suffered a spinal injury in Franklin County because someone was negligent, you deserve to hold the liable party accountable. KNR can guide you through the legal process, help you get medical care, negotiate with the insurance company, and fight for everything you deserve.

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What Are Spinal Cord Injury Victims Entitled To?

A spinal injury lawsuit can help you recover:

  • Medical expenses
  • Lost wages
  • Pain and suffering
  • Emotional distress and mental anguish
  • Loss of consortium

KNR has helped numerous spinal injury victims recover compensation. For example, KNR reached a $100,000 settlement for the policy limits for a Greyhound bus passenger when the bus was struck from behind, causing a severe spinal injury.

In addition, if your spinal injury happened on the job, in a car crash, or because someone was negligent, it’s important to pursue compensation right away. Ohio’s statute of limitations expires after two years. If you wait too long, your claim could be dismissed.

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Our Columbus Spinal Injury Lawyers Can Help

The legal team at Kisling, Nestico & Redick can assist with every aspect of spinal injury case and aggressively advance your long-term best interests. This means maximizing what you lost and what you will miss out on because of your injury.

For instance, any settlement or compensation you receive for a spinal injury should consider the long-term care and compensation you’ll need. Likewise, if you suffer spinal cord damage because a negligent driver hit you while they were making a delivery, their employer may share liability. In addition, spine injuries are major health events and usually require significant medical insight and economic knowledge. Therefore, working with an attorney experienced in these complicated injuries is crucial.

A skilled lawyer can illustrate what you endured and how a spinal injury impacted your life, making the harm apparent to a judge or jury. Your attorney will work with your physicians and medical experts to delve into the consequences of this injury on your life, including the effects on your functioning and ability to live independently, work, and interact with others.

At KNR, we ask, ‘what can we do?’ so you move on with more.

KNR’s Spinal Injury Attorneys Will:

  • Answer your questions and concerns
  • Keep you updated during all stages of the process
  • Obtain medical records about the extent of your injury
  • Identify the responsible party
  • Determine the fair and full value of your damages
  • Negotiate for maximum compensation
  • Fight for everything you deserve in court if necessary