Los Angeles Injury Lawyer Blog

Brain and spinal cord injuries may substantially limit a person’s physical ability, paralyze them and even kill them. According to the Spinal Cord Injury Information Pages:

• There are 250,000 Americans who are living with spinal cord injuries with about 11,000 new injuries each year;
• Approximately 82% of the victims are male, and the majority of injuries occur between the ages of 16 and 30;
• The injuries occur in motor vehicle accidents (37%), violence (28%), falls (21%) and sports-related incidents (6%);
• Although spinal cord injuries in motor vehicle accidents has been decreasing, spinal cord injuries from violence have been increasing;
• The average lifetime cost for a quadriplegic who suffered injury at 25 is around $1.35 million;
• About 85% of the spinal cord injury patients who survive the first 24 hours are still alive 10 years after the incident;
• The average length of stay in hospital or rehabilitation centers for quadriplegics is 95 days, and 67 days for paraplegics.

Having a family member who has suffered from a spinal cord injury can take a toll on your family. Greenberg & Rudman LLP represents people who have been seriously injured as well as the families of those who have been killed under wrongful death circumstances. Don’t be fooled by other firms who sign up your case but are not prepared to fight for you and take your case to trial. Give us a call right now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for your free and confidential consultation. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means that you will not pay any fees or costs unless we win your case for you. Visit us on our website, www.alawpro.com, where you can find more information on brain and spinal cord injuries, and their potential causes.

Read more about brain and spinal cord injuries in Part 1: BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES MAY RESULT IN PARALYSIS AND LOSS OF LIFE—CALL BEVERLY HILLS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS NOW (Part 1 of 2)