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Toledo Spinal Cord Injuries

Few injuries are as serious as those involving the spine. Your injuries can make it impossible to live normally and the damage can be permanent.

Do not hesitate to contact our Toledo injury lawyers. A Toledo spinal cord injury lawyer can help you seek compensation from the party who caused you harm, and our local team works with the firm’s Ohio spinal cord injury lawyers on these cases across the state. Victims often cannot return to work after spinal trauma and the medical bills are usually very high.

Kisling, Nestico & Redick has helped many clients and their families after accidents that changed their lives. We strongly advise you to contact our legal team to discuss your options for recovery after suffering a spinal cord injury.

Contact our office in Toledo at (419) 324-8205 to schedule your free consultation.

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Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

Your spinal cord relays messages between your brain and your body. Running from the base of your brain and down your back, it is protected by the spinal column which consists of 33 vertebrae bones. Unfortunately, an injury can result in devastating and permanent damage.

Unlike other body parts, the spine does not heal easily after an injury. Every spinal cord injury is unique, but medical professionals categorize spinal damage as:

  • Cervical nerve injury – This happens at the top of your spinal cord that is closest to your brain. These are the most serious types of spine damage, and they can result in full-body paralysis and issues with certain organs such as your lungs.
  • Thoracic nerve injury – Located under the cervical nerves and in the middle of your back, this tissue can still cause significant damage in the event of an injury. Harm to thoracic nerves can result in difficulty using your legs or hips.
  • Lumbar and sacral nerve injury – Spinal damage at the lowest part of your back can cause issues that require special equipment to help the function of your bowels and bladder.

Complete vs. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries

Doctors also classify a spinal cord injury as complete or incomplete. With a complete injury, the cord can no longer carry signals past the point of damage, so there is no feeling or voluntary movement below it. With an incomplete injury, some signals still get through, and the person keeps some sensation or movement. How high on the spine the damage occurs decides how much of the body is affected.

Paraplegia

Paraplegia affects the legs and lower body and usually follows an injury to the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral spine. Many people with paraplegia keep full use of their arms but need a wheelchair and help with bladder and bowel function. These are lifelong injuries, and a paralysis lawyer needs to plan for decades of care.

Quadriplegia

Quadriplegia, also called tetraplegia, affects the arms and hands as well as the legs and trunk. It follows an injury to the cervical spine in the neck. The higher the injury, the greater the need for help with daily life, and the highest injuries can affect breathing.

Incomplete Injuries and Recovery

Incomplete injuries are more common than complete ones, and the outlook varies widely. Some people regain a great deal of function with therapy over months or years, while others see little change. Because no one can predict recovery at the start, a claim should not be settled until doctors have a clear picture of the long-term outlook.

Common Effects of Spinal Cord Damage

The most common consequences of an accident that damages your spinal cord are:

  • Loss of sensation – Accidents that do not fully sever your spinal cord can still impair the ability of your brain to communicate with the rest of your body. This can result in numbness and tingling throughout your body.
  • Foot drop – Many accident victims with an injured spinal cord suffer from the inability to raise the front part of their foot. This issue generally requires mobility equipment to help those affected.

Common Causes in the Toledo Area

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, about 18,000 people in the United States suffer a new spinal cord injury each year. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause, followed by falls. Our Toledo spinal cord injury lawyers have represented many clients with severe spinal damage from:

  • Crashes on I-75 and I-475: high speeds, heavy commuter traffic, and constant merging make these highways the scene of many serious car accidents, and rear-end and rollover crashes can fracture vertebrae.
  • Truck crashes: Toledo sits at the crossroads of I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90), and the region carries heavy freight traffic. A semi’s weight multiplies the force of a crash, and our Toledo truck accident lawyers handle these cases.
  • Falls: from ladders, roofs, and stairs, and slip and falls on ice, wet floors, and broken walkways.
  • Work injuries at plants and the port: falls from height, crush injuries, and accidents with heavy equipment at manufacturing plants, warehouses, and the Port of Toledo. Workers’ compensation covers many of these injuries, and a third party may also be responsible.
  • Boat accidents: collisions on the Maumee River and Lake Erie, and swimmers struck by boats or thrown from them.
  • Medical malpractice: surgical errors and delayed diagnosis of spinal problems.
  • Defective products: vehicles, tools, and machines that are poorly built or designed.
  • Sports and recreation: diving into shallow water, falls, and hard impacts.

Spinal Injury Care in Toledo

Spinal cord injuries need specialized care from the first hour. In Toledo, ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center are the region’s major trauma centers. We help clients document their medical care and its costs from the emergency room through rehabilitation, because those records are the foundation of the claim.

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Spinal Injury Compensation

An accident that damages your spine will have a long-lasting impact. You will likely need to see many medical professionals, and it can be difficult or impossible to return to work.

The cost of a spinal cord injury is immense. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, first-year costs for a person with high tetraplegia average about $1.37 million, with roughly $238,000 more every year after that, before counting lost income.

For these reasons, you must seek a skilled and experienced spinal cord injury law firm. The other parties and their insurance providers will work hard to pay you as little as possible. Your spinal injury attorney must understand how to investigate your accident and work closely with your doctors to fully document what you deserve.

What Are Spinal Cord Injury Victims Entitled To?

As Toledo spinal cord injury attorneys with years of experience, we understand how your entire family can be affected after your accident. Compensation that you recover after a spine injury can help you with the following:

  • Expenses for current and future doctors’ visits and surgeries
  • Physical and emotional therapy needs going forward
  • Lost wages and lost future earning capacity
  • Temporary or permanent disability
  • Necessary modifications to your home, vehicle, or workplace
  • Pain and emotional distress
  • Punitive damages, in rare cases where the responsible party acted with actual malice, such as a conscious disregard for the safety of others

If you suffered a spinal injury in Lucas County because someone was negligent, you deserve to hold the liable party accountable. KNR can guide you through the legal process, help you get treatment, negotiate with the insurance company, and fight for everything you deserve.

We have helped numerous spinal injury victims recover what they need. 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.

Life Care Plans and Future Costs

The bills that arrive in the first few months are only the start of a spinal cord injury claim. Most of the cost comes later, sometimes over a lifetime, and a settlement has to cover it because a case cannot be reopened once it settles. To put a number on the future, we work with life care planners who list every service, treatment, and piece of equipment a person will need and what each will cost over time:

  • Surgery and follow-up care, including spinal fusion surgery after a car accident and any later procedures.
  • Rehabilitation, from inpatient rehab to years of outpatient therapy.
  • In-home care, from a few hours of help a week to full-time attendants.
  • Equipment, such as wheelchairs, lifts, and medical supplies, which wear out and must be replaced.
  • Changes to a home and vehicle, such as ramps, wider doorways, an accessible bathroom, and hand controls.
  • Lost earning capacity over the rest of a working life.

Insurers often push for a settlement before these future medical costs are known. We make sure they are counted first.

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Our Toledo Spinal Injury Lawyers Can Help

The legal team at Kisling, Nestico & Redick can assist with every part of a spinal injury case and protect your long-term 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 account for the long-term care and support you will 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.

KNR’s Spinal Injury Attorneys Will

  • Responder a tus preguntas y dudas
  • Te mantendremos informado durante todas las fases del proceso
  • Consigue la documentación médica que refleje la gravedad de tu lesión
  • Identificar a la parte responsable
  • Calcula el valor justo y total de los daños y perjuicios que has sufrido
  • Negocia para conseguir la máxima indemnización
  • Lucha por todo lo que te mereces ante los tribunales si es necesario

How We Build a Spinal Cord Injury Case

A strong spinal cord injury case rests on two things: proof of how the injury happened and proof of what it will cost. To build that proof, we:

  • Investigate the accident quickly, collecting crash reports, photos, video, and witness statements before they disappear, and reconstructing the crash when fault is disputed.
  • Gather the medical evidence, including MRI and CT imaging and the records from every doctor, surgeon, and therapist.
  • Work with your treating doctors so they can explain the injury, your treatment, and your prognosis in clear terms.
  • Bring in life care planners and economists to show what your future care will cost and what income you will lose.
  • Find every source of coverage, such as the at-fault driver’s policy, an employer’s commercial policy, and your own underinsured motorists coverage.

When the evidence is in place, we negotiate from strength and are ready to take the case to trial in Lucas County if the insurer will not pay what is fair. Call 1-800-HURT-NOW for a free consultation.

Toledo Spinal Cord Injury FAQs

What is a spinal cord injury case worth?

Every case is different. Value depends on how severe the injury is, whether it is complete or incomplete, your age and work, the cost of future care, and the insurance available. Serious spinal cord injury cases often involve large future medical costs, which is why a life care plan matters. A lawyer can give you a realistic range once the medical picture is clear.

Can I sue if my spinal injury happened at work?

In Ohio, workers’ compensation usually covers on-the-job injuries, and you generally cannot sue your employer directly. But if someone other than your employer caused the injury, such as a driver, an equipment maker, or a contractor on the site, you may have a separate injury claim against that party in addition to workers’ compensation.

How long do I have to file in Ohio?

Most personal injury claims in Ohio must be filed within two years of the injury. Some claims have different deadlines, such as medical malpractice claims and claims involving a work injury, so it is best to talk to a lawyer soon after the injury.

What is a life care plan?

A life care plan is a detailed report, prepared by a specialist, that lists the medical care, therapy, equipment, home changes, and personal help someone will need for the rest of their life, along with what each will cost. It is one of the most important pieces of evidence in a spinal cord injury case.

Do I need a lawyer for a spinal cord injury?

For a serious spinal cord injury, yes. These claims involve large future costs that insurers work hard to reduce, and proving them takes medical experts, life care planners, and economists. A Toledo spinal cord injury lawyer can handle that work while you focus on recovery, and you pay nothing unless we recover compensation. Call 1-800-HURT-NOW to get started.