Miami Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys

Helping Victims of Spinal Cord Injury Accidents Throughout Florida

On average, someone suffers a spinal cord injury every hour in the United States. These spinal cord injuries can be life-altering, affecting your strength, mobility, and normal bodily functions for the rest of your life. Symptoms may include loss of movement, loss of sensation, loss of bowel or bladder control, exaggerated reflexive movements or spasms, pain, difficulty breathing, and changes in sexual functioning.

Along with the physical pain a spinal injury causes, victims of severe spinal cord injuries may also suffer emotionally and incur medical expenses of over $100,000 per year for life. Advances in research and technology may soon make unprecedented repairs to the spinal cord possible. However, until this possibility becomes a reality, victims of severe spinal cord injuries must rely on expensive treatments and rehabilitation therapies to help them regain some control over their bodies and their lives.

If you or a loved one has recently suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident that was caused entirely or partially by another party, the compassionate, experienced Miami spinal cord injury attorneys of Boyers Law Group want to help you. We understand the devastating long-term effects a spinal cord injury can have on victims and their families and are committed to putting our extensive legal experience, skill and resources to work helping you get the full compensation you deserve for your physical injuries, emotional trauma and financial losses.

Our experienced Miami spinal cord injury attorneys are dedicated to helping accident victims like you navigate the complex legal steps necessary to hold the at-fault party or parties accountable and secure the substantial compensation to which you are entitled. Please call us at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website as soon as possible so we can start helping you.

What Is a Spinal Cord Injury?

The human body is truly an amazing machine, with the spinal cord playing an essential role in how that machine functions. Part of the central nervous system, the spinal cord is protected by the spinal column and extends from the brainstem to the lower back through the vertebral foramen of the vertebrae. The spinal cord itself acts as a conduit, sending messages to and from your brain to other parts of your body through nerves that branch out from the spinal cord. If the spinal cord is injured, that flow of messages can be disrupted temporarily or permanently, leading to problems with sensation, movement, autonomic regulation and even death.

A spinal cord injury can be caused by direct injury to the spinal cord itself or by damage to the tissue and bones (vertebrae) that surround the spinal cord and may be classified as complete or incomplete. An incomplete injury means the spinal cord is still able to transmit some messages to or from the brain, so the injured victim may retain some control and/or some feeling below the injury site. A complete spinal cord injury severs all communication from the brain to areas below the injury site, so the victim has lost all sensory and motor functions in those areas.

A complete spinal cord injury causes paralysis. The various types of paralysis include:

Monoplegia – Paralysis in a small part of your body.
Hemiplegia – Partial or complete paralysis on one side of your body.
Diplegia – Paralysis of the same body areas on both sides, such as arms or legs.
Paraplegia – Paralysis of the entire lower body, including the trunk, pelvic organs and legs.
Quadriplegia – Also referred to as tetraplegia, this type of paralysis impacts you from the neck down, causing paralysis in the arms, trunk, pelvic organs and legs.

All spinal cord injuries can have life-altering effects, including pain, suffering, emotional trauma and financial losses. If your spinal cord injury was caused by another party or parties, it is important to get compensated fully for these damages. The trusted spinal cord injury attorneys of Boyers Law Group will put their passion for justice and legal expertise to work for you, helping you obtain the substantial compensation you deserve.

What Causes Miami Spinal Cord Injuries?

While the spinal cord is an amazingly strong and durable part of your anatomy, it can be damaged under a variety of circumstances. According to the National Spinal Cord Statistical Injury Center (NSCSIC), the most common cause of spinal cord injuries is vehicular crashes, which are responsible for more than one in three (37.6 percent) of all spinal cord injuries. In addition to motor vehicle accidents, a spinal cord injury may be caused by:

Falls (31.5 percent)
Violence (15.4 percent)
Sports (8.3 percent)
Medical/Surgery (3.6 percent)

A spinal cord injury can also occur during the birthing process. Doctors and other healthcare providers can inadvertently injure an infant’s spinal cord during a difficult birth, causing the child to live with a lifetime of immobility and impaired physical function.

If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury caused fully or in part by someone else, please do not hesitate to get the help you need to successfully pursue the full substantial compensation to which you are entitled. The highly qualified spinal cord injury attorneys of Boyers Law Group can be reached by calling 305-512-7600 or by submitting the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website.

Who Can Be Held Responsible for A Miami Spinal Cord Injury?

Sadly, many spinal cord injuries could have been prevented if another party or parties had not been negligent. Under Florida law, when another party’s negligent or wrongful conduct causes or contributes to a spinal cord injury, the victim may bring a claim for damages against the negligent party or parties.

For example, if you suffered a spinal cord injury in a motor vehicle collision that was caused by another driver who was driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol or driving distracted, that driver could be held legally liable for your injuries, suffering and losses. Likewise, if your spinal cord injury occurred due to a slip and fall while you were on the property of another person or business, the property owner may be held liable for your injuries if they failed to properly maintain the property. By the same token, a healthcare provider may be held accountable for a spinal cord birth injury in a Florida medical malpractice lawsuit if that healthcare provider failed to uphold the requisite standard of care during the birth of your child.

Because spinal cord injuries can occur under a wide variety of circumstances, consulting with experienced spinal cord injury attorneys is the best way to find out who can be held legally liable for the injuries you have suffered. Call Boyers Law Group at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on this page to get expert advice and the legal help you need with your spinal cord injury case.

What Compensation Is Available for My Miami Spinal Cord Injury?

If you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury, you could be entitled to both economic and non-economic damages from the at-fault party or parties. Economic damages are intended to compensate you for direct, easily quantifiable expenses related to your injury, such as medical expenses and lost income, while non-economic damages compensate you for indirect, subjective injuries, such as pain, suffering and mental anguish.

Collectively, you may be entitled to compensation for things such as:

Physical pain and suffering
Emotional trauma and anguish
Scarring, disfigurement and disability
Medical and hospital expenses, including expenses incurred or expected to be incurred in the future for doctors, hospitals, specialists, medication, surgery, and specialized medical equipment
Rehabilitation expenses, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy and psychological counseling for emotional trauma
Lost income, including wages or income lost since the injury, as well as anticipated future lost income
Your family’s loss of your guidance, assistance and companionship
Other damages recoverable under Florida law

If you have suffered the loss of a family member because of a spinal cord injury, you could be entitled to pursue a Florida wrongful death lawsuit in which you may receive compensation for the loss you suffered as a result of the wrongful or negligent conduct of another party.

Call Boyers Law Group at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website to get expert legal advice on obtaining the substantial compensation to which you may be entitled.

Why You Need an Experienced Miami Spinal Cord Accident Attorney

The lifelong consequences of a spinal cord injury can be far-reaching and may impact you physically, psychologically and financially, making it extremely important to have an experienced spinal cord injury attorney on your side if you or a loved one suffered a spinal cord injury. The Miami spinal cord accident attorneys at Boyers Law Group are committed to putting their extensive experience and considerable resources to work for you to hold the responsible accountable and get you and your family full, fair compensation for all the damages you have suffered and may continue to experience in the future.

At Boyers Law Group, we are deeply committed to giving each client the personal attention and powerful advocacy they deserve. We know that if you come to us for help, you have been seriously injured or suffered an unimaginable loss. You deserve answers to your questions as well as the maximum compensation allowable under the law. We will leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of justice for you and your family!

Please call us at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website to get started on your spinal cord injury case.