Seattle Catastrophic Injury Attorney
Our Law Firm Represents Clients With Spinal Cord Injuries and Catastrophic Injuries
If you or your loved one have suffered a spinal cord (SCI) injury, you already understand that these injuries are catastrophic in nature and can have long-term and severe effects. on a victim. An SCI includes damage to any part of the spine or to the cauda equina, which are spinal cord nerves. The purpose of the spinal cord is to connect the brain to most other parts of the body. The spinal cord transmits signals from the brain, which facilitate movement and sensation, as well as organ functions. If any part of the spine is damaged, the signals could be interrupted, which could impair movement, sensation, and organ function in the body below the point of injury.
Not having the usual sensation or ability to move in parts of your body can completely change your life. An SCI is often disabling, resulting in permanent paralysis. No question that an SCI often changes the lives of victims forever - physically, emotionally, and financially. While no amount of money can make up for debilitating injuries, recovering compensation, we can make the struggles ahead easier to manage. In addition, if another party caused your injury, we can help you obtain justice, in the form of monetary relief, for what has happened to you or your loved one.
Your Legal Rights
At the law office of attorney Jay Krulewitch, we have seen the extraordinary impact a spinal cord injury has had on our clients. We know you or your loved one have enough to worry about with your injuries, rehabilitation, and healing. We will do our best to protect your legal rights including your right to receive just compensation for all appropriate damages that can be asserted on behalf of you or your loved one.
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Catastrophic Injuries Can Arise from Many Different Situations
As with Spinal Cord Injuries, Catastrophic injuries, including gunshot wounds to the limbs, legs, or feet of a person, can occur from many different situations and scenarios. A catastrophic injury is an injury that is life-changing, life-altering, and permanent in duration. Catastrophic injuries are caused by many different incidents (see below), and may involve various kinds of serious injuries, such as:
- Spinal cord damage resulting in paralysis
- Amputation or Loss of a limb
- Hearing Loss
- Vision Loss
- Facial injury including facial deformity or disfiguration
- Brain Injuries
- Nerve Injuries and Neurological Damage
- Kidney Damage and/or Severe Organ Damage
- Severe Burn Injuries
In many cases, these events often occur because another party or entity was negligent or acted in a wrongful fashion. Some examples of negligent entities and parties who may be liable for a spinal cord injury or catastrophic injury claim include:
- Vehicle Drivers, including Transit Operators, who violate the law or otherwise operate their vehicles carelessly and negligently causing a severe injury to another person
- Businesses that have allowed hazardous conditions to exist on the premises of their business
- Daycare Businesses who have failed to supervise day care workers who, negligently, have failed to take steps to protect the infants or children under their management, control, and protection, including the negligent dropping or injuring of an infant or child
- Apartment Complexes who fail to inspect and/or repair dangerous hazards on their property including walkways and sidewalks including the proper removal of snow and ice
- Police departments and agencies who have failed to train their police officers in how to apply reasonable force in a given situation, failed to train their officers in the use of deadly force and “less than lethal” uses of force, and or failed to implement policies in how to guide their officers to properly respond to a particular situation in the field
- Jails and Prisons which have failed to take proper precautions to protect inmates, especially vulnerable inmates, from being violently attacked by other inmates and/or correctional officers, or failed to provide proper medical and/or psychiatric care to inmates under their control, management, and protection
- Schools, Athletic Associations, and Sports Organizations who failed to ensure that all athletic participants were using proper safety equipment designed to prevent or minimize dangerous injuries during a school or district sanctioned sports game or event
The above list is only illustrative. There are many situations where a party could be held liable for the devastating consequences resulting from a spinal cord or catastrophic injury. Our law firm can evaluate your case and identify parties that may have responsibility for causing your injuries as well as marshalling all appropriate damages you have incurred so you have the best chance at obtaining just compensation for your injuries.
While we cannot promise any particular result, we will work hard to help you obtain proper compensation, to help restore some certainty to your life, to help you continue with dignity and the financial support you need to fully treat your injuries. We will shoulder the burden of managing the legal claim freeing you up to focus on your rehabilitation and recovery.
