Any sort of injury is serious, and if someone else is responsible for the accident that caused your injuries then you are entitled to compensation. However, injuries involving paralysis or death must account for a much longer-term approach towards compensation that accounts for this lifelong injury and the financial implications that come with it. While no amount of money will undo your injuries, there is no reason that a victim of someone else’s negligence should suffer the financial ramifications of this avoidable accident.
Paralysis Injuries and Personal Injury Law
Not all accidents or injuries entitle the injured party to compensation, but there are many circumstances where someone is the victim of another’s negligence, recklessness, or malice who are entitled to damages through American tort law. For an accident to be covered under this area of law, the following criteria must be present:
- The responsible party had a “duty of care” that they were required to uphold in order to keep the victim safe from harm—such as obeying speed limits while driving.
- The responsible party failed to uphold their duty of care—engaging in reckless driving behavior is a failure to uphold the duty of care entrusted to all licensed motor vehicle operators
- The failure resulted in an accident where someone was injured
- The injuries resulted in measurable damages that the victim can seek compensation for
As you can imagine, the above criteria indicate that there is a wide range of possible situations that a victim may be legally entitled to compensation for their injuries after. If the situation that caused the paralysis injury in question meets these criteria, then you may likely have more options available to you than are immediately apparent.
