Charlottesville is known for its attractions—wineries, breweries, hiking spots, museums, shopping, music venues, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive, and more. It’s a great place to take a vacation or build your family. However, these attractions also include the potential for accidents and injuries, such as spinal cord injuries.
If you suffered a spinal injury in an accident, our lawyers will fight for the compensation you deserve. See what the Charlottesville personal injury lawyers at the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC can do for you. We offer FREE claim reviews.
Damages We Can Help You Recover in a Spinal Cord Injury Claim
A spinal cord injury (SCI) can cost you almost $1.4 million in the first year alone, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Depending on the severity of the injury, you could face $6 million in lifetime costs.
It’s important to note that these costs are only for medical care.
You may also be unable to work or even care for yourself. We can help you recover any costs related to your spinal cord injury. That could include:
- Both current and future medical bills, such as x-rays, emergency treatment, in-home nursing care, prescription medications, co-pays, physical therapy, and hospitalizations
- Lost wages
- Lost earning capacity
- Hiring help around the house for tasks you regularly performed before your injury (e.g., childcare, yard work, housekeeping)
- “Pain and suffering” and inconvenience
If you lost your loved one to a spinal cord injury, please accept our sincere condolences. We can help you seek justice for your loved one and compensation for your new expenses through a wrongful death claim.
Types of Spinal Cord Injury Cases We Handle in Charlottesville
We want to help you, regardless of how you suffered your spinal injury. Common injury cases we handle include:
- Car accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Truck wrecks
- Motorcycle crashes
- Slips and falls
Charlottesville Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Near Me 571-229-1800
Why You Want the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC On Your Team
Spinal cord injury claims are not something you want to handle on your own or with a team who doesn’t know what to expect. When you work with the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC, you get a team with decades of experience handling injury cases. However, you get something more, too. Jim Parrish, our founder, used to work for insurance companies. This experience allows him to predict the insurer’s next moves and build defenses against them.
He knows the best ways to protect you and your claim and fight for what you deserve. He and his team also handle every aspect of your case, which might involve:
- Gathering evidence: By handling this process, our team ensures you are able to focus on your recovery while we build the strongest possible case for you to get the money you need to cover your expenses and losses.
- Communicating with the insurance company: It’s easy to say something that jeopardizes your case. That’s why we handle communication with the insurance company and other involved parties. Jim knows how to handle these interactions and how to protect your case.
- Negotiating for a fair settlement: Jim knows that the insurer’s first offer is typically much less than an injured party deserves. Injured parties who aren’t represented by attorneys often accept this first offer. Depending on the severity of a spinal cord injury, this could mean that you would be on the hook for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Jim won’t let this happen to you. He’ll negotiate for what you deserve so you can get the care you need while still making ends meet.
To learn more about what the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC will do for you and your case, call us today for a FREE claim review.
Who Is Liable for My Spinal Cord Injury?
Who our personal injury lawyers can hold liable depends on the specifics of your case and type of accident.
- Car accident: The party liable for an SCI from a car accident could include another driver, a manufacturer, or a municipality in charge of road maintenance.
- Truck accident: If you suffered a spinal injury in a truck wreck, the liable party could include the truck driver, the truck driver’s employer, the company in charge of maintaining the truck, cargo loaders, or a manufacturer.
- Slip and fall: If your SCI occurred due to a slip and fall, you could hold a property owner or manager liable.
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How Long do I Have to File a Spinal Cord Injury Lawsuit?
Each state has a time limit for injury cases called a statute of limitations. Virginia’s statute of limitations for personal injury lawsuits is two years. This same time limit applies to wrongful death lawsuits.
If you do not file a lawsuit within this time limit, the court will reject your case. You will lose your leverage in negotiations with the insurance company and will likely need to accept what you can get.
This is one reason it is so important to call our team as soon as possible. Other reasons include preserving evidence and giving us enough time to build a robust case.
Can I Afford to Hire a Spinal Cord Injury Attorney?
Injured people often attempt to handle their injury cases on their own because they think they’ll need to put down several thousand dollars just to get started with a lawyer. With our firm, that’s not the case.
Our spinal cord injury lawyers accept cases on a contingency-fee basis. We don’t take retainers or charge hourly fees. You only pay us if and when we win your case.
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You deserve compensation for your spinal cord injury. Our team wants to help you get it. We will handle every aspect of your case while you get the medical care you need and adapt to your new normal.
Learn more about what our Charlottesville spinal cord injury attorneys can do for you during a FREE claim review.
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