Bethlehem Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Spinal cord injuries can make you instantly feel vulnerable physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. You need an experienced lawyer with a successful track record, exceptional resources, and the scope to get you the maximum compensation that you are entitled to: you need the Bethlehem spinal cord injury lawyers at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys.

If you, or a loved one, have a spinal cord injury due to someone else’s negligence, navigating how to get support and compensation during this extremely difficult time can be overwhelming. Time is of the essence. Contact our Bethlehem spinal cord lawyers today via chat, email, or phone to schedule a free case evaluation.

What Is A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)?

Spinal cord injuries can present themselves in various ways, depending on where the injury is. A spinal cord injury occurs when damage creates a loss of motor function and/or feeling or sensation.

• Traumatic spinal cord injuries are results of blunt trauma, typically suffered after a sudden accident.

What Are The Different Types Of Spinal Cord Injuries?

There are two types of spinal cord injuries:

• Complete spinal cord injuries — There is no nerve communication (movement, feeling, or sensation) below the established area of injury.
• Incomplete spinal cord injuries — There is some nerve communication (movement, feeling, or sensation) below the established area of injury.

The location of the spinal cord injury determines what impairments may be experienced:

• Cervical spinal cord injury (Quadriplegia aka Tetraplegia) — Arms & legs may be affected. Respiratory, bowel, bladder, & sexual functions may be compromised.
• Thoracic spinal cord injury (Paraplegia) — Legs are typically affected; sometimes, abdomen. Respiratory, bowel, bladder, & sexual functions may be compromised.
• Lumbar spinal cord injury (Paraplegia) — Legs are typically affected; sometimes, abdomen. Respiratory, bowel, bladder, & sexual functions may be compromised.
• Sacral spinal cord injury (Paraplegia) — Hips and legs are typically affected. Bowel, bladder, and sexual function may be compromised.

How Common Are Spinal Cord Injuries?

According to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, there are roughly 18,000 new SCI cases each year, and approximately 302,000 people in the United States are currently living with spinal cord injuries.

Common Ways Spinal Cord Injuries Happen

Motor vehicle accidents account for the most common spinal cord accidents in the United States (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHS), 2023). Other common spinal cord injuries are traumatic injuries from:

• Violence: gunshot wounds, assaults
• Sports injuries
• Medical or surgical injuries
• Industrial/work accidents
• Degenerative diseases and conditions that prey upon the spinal cord

What Is The Average Settlement For A Spinal Cord Injury In Bethlehem?

The average settlement amount for a neck and back injury in the United States is between $100,000 and $500,000. It is worth noting that every case is different. Each of the following can have an impact on your settlement amount:

• Limits on how much non-economic damages can be recovered, and on what is considered to be pain and suffering vary by state.
• The severity of your injury.
• The long-term outlook of your injury.
• If you go to trial, the jury or judge is likely to play a big determining factor.
• Whether or not you have a spinal cord injury lawyer.

Even after lawyers’ fees have been paid out, plaintiffs who have lawyers are shown to be twice as likely to receive compensation, and the payout is usually larger.

How Soon After My Spinal Cord Injury Do I Have To File A Claim Or Lawsuit?

The Pennsylvania statute of limitations affords you two years from the date of your injury. However, it is in your best interest to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible; waiting can make retrieving evidence, documents, and testimonies more complex.

How Can A Bethlehem Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Help Me Maximize My Claim And What I Am Rightfully Entitled To?

The Bethlehem spinal cord injury lawyers at Munley Personal Injury Attorneys have the experience and resources to get you the best compensation scenario for your injuries, suffering, loss in quality of life, and all of your future financial considerations that are relative to your injury. Our spinal cord injury team will thoroughly investigate, conduct discovery as needed, seek out bystander and expert testimonies, and make certain that all qualifying paperwork is intact.  Payouts vary, depending on:

• Your spinal cord injury type
• How your quality of life has changed
• If one or multiple parties are negligent
• If you accept a proposed settlement or decide to file a lawsuit
• How successful the negotiating and seeking compensation in court is

Your future quality of life needs to be considered. Ongoing care, lost wages, and pain management are all to be considered when considering your compensation in a traumatic spinal cord injury case. An experienced spinal cord injury attorney like those on the team at Munley Law knows how to negotiate and when to push back, and will account for all of these factors.

How Can A Bethlehem Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer Make My Life Easier During This Difficult Time?

Your energies should be reserved for your physical care and emotional recuperation. A Bethlehem spinal cord injury lawyer at Munley Personal Injury Attorneys will work closely with a network of expert witnesses, investigators, and medical staff to build your case, including:

• Communicating with insurance companies on your behalf.
• Investigating as needed (including securing expert testimony, interviewing witnesses, etc.)
• Gathering all evidence.
• Maintaining awareness of the legal timeline.
• Accounting for current and future medical costs.
• Accounting for lost wages — current and future.
• Accounting for change in lifestyle — mobility, environmental modifications to support possible changes in your mobility.
• Accessing your workers’ compensation benefits, if you were injured on the job in Bethlehem.
• Creating a premises liability claim if you were injured on someone else’s property (individual or business).
• Creating a wrongful death lawsuit if your loved one tragically lost their life due to someone else’s negligence.
• Negotiating the maximum compensation you are rightfully entitled to. If negotiations fail, a lawsuit to seek out your compensation will be put into play.

Why Should The Bethlehem Spinal Cord Lawyers At Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Be My First Choice?

For more than 55 years, Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys’ spinal cord team has handled many spinal cord catastrophic claims throughout Pennsylvania. As experienced and successful negotiators, we will get you the compensation that you deserve.

Our award-winning personal injury lawyers have helped thousands of people nationwide

• We have been named among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News and World Report
• We have earned the highest client and peer review ratings from the esteemed legal guide, Martindale Hubbell

What Are The Upfront Fees For Hiring The Bethlehem Spinal Cord Lawyers At Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys?

All consultations are free. We do not collect a fee for our services unless we win your spinal cord injury case. We cover all expenses to hire the industry’s top experts, investigators, witnesses, and state-of-the-art technology to build your case. When all is said and done, we only take a fee (a percentage of the settlement or verdict) if we win — and we win!

Take a look at Munley Law’s spinal cord injury lawyers’ track records of successful settlements and jury verdicts. We have experience, reputation, and resources. Our team can make this challenging time more manageable for you and your loved ones by doing what we do best and unloading this burden, so recovery can be your focus. Chat live, fill out our contact form, or call us today.

Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys

609 Hamilton St
Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 857-7424