Questions About Serious Personal Injury Law
Spokane, Washington
What is a serious personal injury?
A serious injury, also called a “catastrophic injury” is one that may require extensive medical treatment. Serious personal injuries can cause damage to your brain, spinal cord, or central nervous system. Some other catastrophic injuries are burns, vision loss, amputations, or broken bones. Serious personal injuries may also cause emotional trauma such as depression due the limitations they place on your normal everyday functioning.
What types of spinal cord injury cause paralysis?
The three most common spinal cord injuries that result in paralysis are contusions, compression, and direct injury.
What are the different types of paralysis?
Paralysis injuries are qualified by the region of the body that suffers the injury. Paralysis of only one limb is called “monoplegia.” “Diplegia” afftects two limbs. Paralysis occurring on a certain side of the body is referred to “hemiplegia.” While paralysis affecting both legs, the torso and occasionally the chest is referred to as “paraplegia.” “Quadraplegia” refers to paralysis affecting the entire body from the neck down.
What are the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
Headaches, confusion, memory loss, loss of vision, difficulty concentrating, pain in the head and neck region, seizures, fatigue, loss of sensitivity, and insomnia.
Can I still recover compensation if I am partly responsible for my injury?
Yes. If you are found to be partly at fault for the accident causing your injury, the amount of compensation you receive will be reduced by the amount of the percentage you are deemed at fault. For instance, if you are deemed 30% at fault, you will receive compensation minus thirty percent.
If you or a loved one has suffered a serious personal injury in Spokane, Washington, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys at Gregory & Swapp, PLLC today to schedule your confidential, no-cost consultation. One call, that’s all.
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