Belleville Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

If you or a loved one have suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident that was caused by another party’s negligence, you need a Belleville spinal cord injury lawyer who will fight to get you the compensation you need after your life-altering injuries.

Choose the Belleville personal injury lawyer that has collected more than $1 billion for our clients: Morelli Law Firm. We’ll get you the money you deserve to cover your extensive medical bills, reduced earning potential, and more.

Why Hire a Belleville Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer?

Spinal cord injuries are among the most life-changing injuries you can receive. Aside from expensive medical bills, spinal cord injuries that result in partial or complete paralysis can permanently affect your quality of life. 

Insurance companies want to pay you the minimum amount of money they can, so you need a Belleville spinal cord injury attorney to get you the full compensation you deserve for your catastrophic injuries.

We know the tactics insurance companies use to minimize or deny claims, and we know how to combat them.

How Much Compensation Could You Get for a Spinal Cord Injury?

If your injury has left you permanently disabled and unable to work, you should be able to get enough money to make up for your lost future earning potential in addition to past and future medical expenses related to your injury. 

If your spinal injury has impacted your life to a lesser degree than that, you still deserve compensation for medical care, pain and suffering, and other damages, although it will be less money than somebody with a more severe injury may receive.

A consultation with a spinal cord injury lawyer in Belleville, IL, can give you a general idea of how much money you might be eligible to receive. 

What Types of Damages Could You Collect?

No matter how mild or severe your spinal cord injury is, there are three types of damages you can claim in a personal injury suit: economic, non-economic, and possibly punitive. Here are detailed explanations of each type.

Economic Damages

Economic damages are monetary losses that are easily verified through bills, invoices, and receipts. These damages include past and ongoing medical care related to your spinal cord injury, lost wages, lowered ability to earn an income, household maintenance expenses, and medical equipment like a wheelchair.

Non-Economic Damages

Some damages are harder to put a price tag on, like:

• Emotional trauma
• Mental anguish
• Pain and suffering
• Depression
• Disfigurement
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Loss of consortium

The amount of money you may receive for these damages varies greatly since these things affect everybody differently.

Punitive Damages

In rare instances, a judge may decide that the person responsible for your injuries in particularly severe cases where a person acted with willful and wanton disregard for safety. The judge may order them to pay punitive damages as a form of punishment.

These are not damages you can specifically ask for. Ask a spinal cord injury attorney in Belleville if you think your case might qualify for punitive damages.

Can You Sue Multiple Doctors for Your Spinal Cord Injury?

If your spinal cord injury was caused by the negligence of more than one doctor, you may be wondering whether you can sue multiple doctors for medical malpractice. The short answer is yes, although it can be difficult to prove all four elements of a medical malpractice lawsuit. 

We must be able to prove that anybody you sue owed you a duty of care, that they breached that duty by either doing something wrong or failing to do something, that the breach of duty directly caused your injury, and that you suffered damages as a result. An experienced lawyer can help you determine whom you can sue.

Common Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries

While a spinal cord injury attorney can help you regardless of what caused your injuries, Morelli Law Firm also has lawyers that focus on common causes of spinal cord injuries, including:

• Belleville bicycle accident lawyer: If a car hit you while you rode your bicycle, and that accident caused your spinal cord injuries, we can help you get the compensation you deserve from the at-fault driver.
• Belleville car accident lawyer: Car accidents cause an unfortunate number of spinal cord injuries each year. Contact us to get compensation from the responsible party.
• Belleville construction accident lawyer: Whether you worked in construction or were just passing through a site, we can help you get the money you need.
• Belleville medical malpractice lawyer: Did a surgeon cause your injury? Did a doctor fail to catch something that led to your injury? Either way, we can file a medical malpractice suit for you.

Spinal Cord Injury Classifications

While spinal cord injuries are broadly classified as complete or incomplete, there are five recognized spinal injury classifications.

Classification A (Complete)

Also known as a complete spinal cord injury, a classification A spinal cord injury means you don’t have control of bowel or bladder function and you have no movement or feeling in the parts of your body controlled by your lowest sacral nerves.

Classification B (Incomplete)

With a classification B spinal cord injury, there is feeling but no movement below the level of the injury.

Classification C (Incomplete)

A classification C injury means more than half of key muscles can move, but they can’t fight gravity (e.g., move up).

Classification D (Incomplete)

People with a classification D injury can move and feel more than half the key muscles below the level of the injury.

Classification E (Incomplete)

With a classification E spinal cord injury, movement and feeling are normal.

Contact a Belleville Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

When you need a Belleville spinal cord injury lawyer who will fight to get you every penny that you deserve for your lifelong disability, contact Morelli Law Firm. 

While some law firms fear the courtroom, we live for it. We’ve secured over $1 billion for our clients, and we may be able to help you, so schedule a free consultation today.