TMP Master Class - Personal Injury Litigation
Paralysis cases tend to be dominated by non-economic damages, the compensation for pain, suffering, and the loss of a life you used to live, precisely because the human cost of paralysis is so much larger than any medical bill could capture.
That makes a detail most people never think to ask about surprisingly important: whether the state where your case is filed puts a dollar limit on those damages at all.
A paralysis case has to reflect the actual scale of what a catastrophic, permanent injury costs a person and their family over an entire lifetime.
Our attorneys are licensed across multiple states and factor damages caps and other jurisdictional differences into case strategy from day one, not after a verdict comes back smaller than it should have.
Paralysis changes what a life costs to live for the rest of that life. We work with medical and economic experts to document the true scope of that cost, not just what's immediately in front of us.
Paralysis affects far more people, and far more families, than most people realize. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, an estimated 18,000 new spinal cord injuries occur in the United States each year, and roughly 300,000 Americans are currently living with the lasting effects of one.
The financial scope is just as significant. Lifetime costs for a high-level injury can run into the millions of dollars once medical care, personal assistance, home modifications, and lost earning capacity are all accounted for.
No. Roughly a dozen states cap non-economic damages in general personal injury cases, while several others have constitutional protections that prevent any such cap. Whether one applies to your case depends entirely on where it's filed.
Not necessarily. Economic damages, like future medical costs and lost income, are typically uncapped even in states that limit non-economic damages, and those categories often make up a substantial share of a paralysis case's real value.
Sometimes, yes, depending on the facts. This is exactly the kind of question worth raising with an attorney early, since it can meaningfully affect your case's value.
No. We represent paralysis injury clients on a contingency basis. You owe us nothing unless your case ends in a settlement or verdict.
