Richmond has its share of sights—from the Poe Museum, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and various breweries to the Science Museum of Virginia, Henricus Historical Park, and Kings Dominion. While Richmond is a fun place to play, learn, and spend time with family and friends, that doesn’t make it immune to accident and injury. And unfortunately, catastrophic injuries like spinal cord injuries are all too common.
If you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury in Richmond, we want to help you recover fair compensation to pay for your new expenses and losses. Get help from a Richmond personal injury lawyer from the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC today. We offer a FREE claim review.
We Can Help You Recover the Losses Associated with a Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal injuries can be astronomically expensive. If you suffer a low tetraplegia injury at age 25, you can expect to pay at least $4.4 million just for your medical care, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). If you sustain your spinal cord injury at 50, you can expect to pay $2.7 million in medical expenses. That doesn’t include your:
- Lost wages
- Lost earning capacity if your SCI required you to get a lower-paying job or took away your ability to work entirely
- Expenses for childcare and help around the house
And those are just your economic losses. A spinal cord injury can also cost you relationships and your quality of life.
All of these damages are compensable, and you should receive what you deserve for them. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Spinal cord injury claims can cost insurers hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars just for economic damages. When you add on “pain and suffering” and inconvenience and loss of enjoyment of life, you can expect them to fight tooth and nail against your claim. This can seem impossible to overcome, especially when you are adapting to your spinal injury or helping to care for a loved one with an SCI.
Fortunately, you aren’t alone. And you have a heavy hitter in your corner.
Jim Parrish Will Use His Experience to Your Advantage
Our founder, Jim Parrish, knows how insurers operate. This is because he used to represent them in injury claims. Now, he uses the knowledge he gained to help injured Virginia residents every day. He knows what tactics insurers use. More importantly, he knows how to defend against them.
He’ll use this knowledge to your advantage, protecting your case and fighting for every dollar you deserve.
We Handle Spinal Cord Injury Claims With No Upfront Fees
You don’t need another expense right now. That’s why we handle spinal cord injury cases with no upfront fees. You don’t pay us a retainer or any hourly fees. In fact, you don’t pay us unless and until we win your case.
You face no financial risk when you work with our Richmond spinal cord injury attorneys.
You Have a Limited Time to File a Lawsuit for a Spinal Cord Injury
You deserve compensation for your injuries. However, you need to act quickly to protect that right. Per Va. Code § 8.01-243, you have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. If you fail to file within that time, you could lose your leverage and end up being forced to accept whatever the insurer offers. This is true regardless of what the offer is.
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How Can Spinal Cord Injuries Happen?
Any type of negligence can lead to a spinal cord injury, such as:
- Failing to clean up a spill in a grocery store
- Driving while fatigued, distracted, or intoxicated
- Failing to fix a broken handrail or crumbling steps
- Failing to ice a sidewalk
- Forcing a driver to violate safety regulations
- Failing to maintain a car or truck
- Failing to keep an aisle clear of debris
- Failing to obey a traffic sign or signal
- Failing to check blind spots
- Failing to yield the right-of-way to a motorcycle rider, pedestrian, or bicyclist
We handle all types of spinal cord injuries caused by negligence, including:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Slips and falls
Who Can I Hold Liable for My Spinal Injury?
The party(s) liable for your spinal cord injury depend on the specifics of your accident. Potentially liable parties include:
- A negligent truck or car driver
- The negligent driver’s employer
- A property owner
- A property manager
- A manufacturer
- A maintenance company
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What to Do After a Spinal Cord Injury
There are a few things you can do to protect yourself and your claim.
Continue With Your Medical Care
You need to attend all your doctor’s appointments or you risk giving the insurance company an excuse to deny your claim.
Keep Receipts
Be sure you keep a record of all your expenses associated with the accident. This will allow us to determine a value for your claim and prove what you are owed.
Avoid Giving a Recorded Statement
The insurance adjuster will likely call you after the accident to discuss how it occurred. This can be a trap. While the adjuster may seem friendly, they aren’t on your side. They’re hoping that you will say something during this call to jeopardize your claim. That is why it is important to refuse a recorded statement and direct any questions they may have to us.
Do Not Accept the First Offer
The first offer can be thousands of dollars (or more) less than you deserve. Never accept an offer without running it by us first. We will be able to tell you whether it covers your losses. If it doesn’t, we’ll negotiate for a settlement that does.
Remember That You Don’t Need to Handle This Alone
You don’t need to manage your case on your own. Our spinal cord injury attorneys in Richmond are here for you every step of the way.
Get Help from Our Richmond Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers Today
You’ll need a substantial award or settlement to cover the costs and losses associated with your spinal cord injury. We want to help you get it. Call the Parrish Law Firm, PLLC today to get started with your FREE claim review. We’ll review your claim and determine how we can help you get what you deserve.
Remember that you don’t pay us unless you recover compensation.
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