How to Establish Liability in a Spinal Cord Injury Claim
If your spinal cord injury was the fault of another party, a spinal cord injury attorney in Atlanta may be able to hold them liable in a personal injury lawsuit. What we will need to prove depends on the circumstances. Spinal cord injuries may result from car accidents, trip and falls, motorcycle accidents, truck collisions, or defective products.
Spinal Cord Injury Damages from a Motorcycle Accident
Many personal injury lawsuits are brought under a theory of negligence. It would be appropriate to pursue damages for spinal cord injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident under a theory of negligence, for example. You would need to show that the defendant owed you a duty of care, departed from that duty, and thereby caused your damages. For instance, if you were riding your motorcycle on the highway, and a driver failed to check their blind spot and changed lanes, striking you and causing you to wipe out, you may have a claim for negligence.
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Spinal Cord Injury Damages from a Premises Liability Accident
Trip and falls are a little different. To recover damages for spinal cord injuries caused by a dangerous condition on someone else's property, you would need to show, among other things, that the defendant property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous property condition and failed to either warn you or repair it. For instance, if you are in a store and trip over a package that was left in the aisle, sustaining a spinal cord injury, your Atlanta spinal cord injury attorney would need to show that the store owner had actual or constructive notice of the package. Actual notice may be shown through surveillance footage. Constructive notice may be shown by proving that the package was in that location for so long that a reasonable store owner would have moved it or provided warnings.
Spinal Cord Injury Damages from a Product Liability Accident
Spinal cord injuries may also result from a defective product. When you buy a product, you may assume that it is safe to use. Unfortunately, many kinds of products have design, manufacturing, or marketing defects. In Georgia, you may pursue damages for injuries caused by a defective product under a theory of negligence or strict liability. To establish strict liability, you need to prove that the defendant manufactured the product, the product was defective when the manufacturer released it into the market, and the defect in the product caused your injuries.
Contact Our Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer in Atlanta Today
If you sustained a spinal cord injury in an accident caused by someone else, you may have grounds for a lawsuit to recover your losses. You should consult the seasoned personal injury lawyers at Van Sant Law.
We represent people throughout Georgia from offices in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Athens, Cumming, Duluth, Lawrenceville, and Gainesville. Call our spinal cord injury lawyer in Atlanta at (800) 234-9556 or complete our online form.
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Damages for Spinal Cord Injuries
If we can establish liability for your spinal cord injury, we may be able to recover compensatory damages. These damages may include emergency medical care, doctors' visits, surgeries, rehabilitation, therapy, lost earning capacity, lost wages, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and pain and suffering. Damages will vary depending on the severity of the injury.
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