The Costs of a Spinal Cord Injury
When you file a lawsuit or claim for a spinal cord injury, understanding how much your case is worth is critical. More than almost any other injury, this condition will mean steep lifetime costs.
While the average cost of a spinal cord injury exceeds $1 million, these statistics do not tell you much. What matters is how much you would lose or need to spend over the course of a lifetime because of this injury. Your accident settlement depends on your own suffering.
Spinal Cord Injury Expenses Can Be Prohibitive
The worse your spinal cord injury, the more your costs. For example, the costs of high tetraplegia can average four times the cost of a lesser spinal cord injury. Here is what you may need to pay for over time:
- Home health care
- Surgical procedures
- Rehabilitation and physical therapy
- The cost to fit your home for a disabled person
- Medical equipment
- Medications
In addition, another major cost of a spinal cord injury is your inability to work. Lost wages are a large component of an injury claim, and losing your ability to move may cost your career or greatly reduce your earning capacity. You can be paid for the wages that you could have made for the rest of your life.
As you can see, spinal cord injury settlement checks will be far larger than most personal injury claims. You get one chance to recover compensation for your injuries. If you do not receive enough, you may be without money later in life when you need it. This is why you need an attorney to help value your claim.
Contact Beverly Hills Catastrophic Injury Attorneys
If you or a loved one have suffered a spinal cord injury, Jalilvand Law can help. Call us at 310.478.5500 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation to learn about our Beverly Hills catastrophic injury lawyers.
