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Gary W. Starnes Attorney at Law
736 Georgia Avenue
Suite 404 Dome Bldg.
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone (800)281-2403
Fax (423) 266-7193
Email: gstarnes@volstate.net
Spinal Cord Injury Attorney
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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A spinal cord injury has the ability to change your life irrevocably. After the brain, the spinal cord is the most important component of the body's nervous system. Because the spinal cord relays messages from the brain to the rest of the body, an injury to it can lead to paralysis of the limbs, and may even require that you be put on life support to survive. To protect the spinal cord, the body has a thick, bony spine, but we live in a world where catastrophic forces present in our everyday lives can easily overwhelm the body, leading to permanent, disabling injury. When someone else's negligence or reckless conduct leads to an automobile accident, truck accident, slip and fall accident, or other form of accident that leads to a spinal cord injury, it is your life that is destroyed. When this occurs, both Tennessee and Georgia law allow you to recover monetary damages that arise out of your spinal cord injury.
Because of the debilitative effects of damage to the spinal cord, like those resulting from a traumatic brain injury, you may be facing a number of expenses, including medical bills and the high cost of living with a disabling injury, all while your earning capacity has been diminished or completely erased. But you can recover monetary damages for your injury, including compensation for:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Diminished capacity for future earning
- Diminished quality of life
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish
- Punitive damages for especially negligent or reckless conduct
People who experience a spinal cord injury often find life after the injury to be a daily challenge. If your injury is due to the negligence or misconduct of a person or corporation, then they should pay for your expenses and the permanent damage to your life.
To ensure that you are properly compensated, you must be sure you follow the legal requirements necessary to file a legitimate claim. You have to assemble appropriate evidence and comply with legal requirements for cooperating with other parties without accidentally giving away any of your rights.
Insurance companies employ investigators and attorneys who are immediately brought to the scene when an accident occurs, even before you file a claim. Their job is not to take care of you or ensure that your bills are paid, but to reduce the insurance companies' liability. They want to pay less for your injury. To accomplish this, they will try many tricks, ranging from trying to get you to admit fault to offering you a seemingly great settlement.
To ensure that you get full compensation for your injury, it is vitally important that you discuss your injury with a spinal cord injury attorney immediately. By getting an expert review of your case, you will receive both a frank assessment of what compensation you may be able to receive for your injury and advice on how to proceed in order to best protect your rights.
Slip anf Fall Lawyer, Gary Starnes has spent many years battling insurance adjusters and claim representatives for the rights of people just like you who were injured by the negligence and reckless conduct of others. He knows how to fight for you and win. Schedule a free, no-obligation spinal cord injury consultation with personal injury lawyer Gary Starnes today.
The Law Firm of Gary W. Starnes is experienced in spinal cord injury cases. Please contact our slipt and fall lawyer for a free consultation to discuss your potential spinal cord injury case. Serving Chattanooga, Tennessee clients!