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New Haven Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
For over one hundred years, Buckley Wynne & Parese has helped spinal cord injury victims find answers, seek justice and secure financial compensation.
Spinal cord injuries are some of the most devastating injuries anyone can suffer, and any such injury has a very high chance of causing permanent complications. If you have suffered such an injury due to negligence or misconduct of another party, a New Haven spinal cord injury lawyer at Buckley Wynne & Parese can help you pursue accountability and compensation for your damages.
New Haven is home to Yale University and a young, educated, and generally affluent local population. Accidents can happen unexpectedly in many different ways, from vehicle crashes on I-91 or I-95, pedestrian accidents on or near the Yale University campus, or unexpected slip-and-fall accidents on private property. No matter how such an injury occurs, experienced legal counsel can be a tremendous asset for the victim and their family.
Representing Spinal Cord Injury Victims in New Haven, CT
The attorneys at Buckley Wynne & Parese have provided compassionate and results-driven legal counsel to injured clients in the New Haven area for more than 140 years. Our team is committed to maximizing client recovery, and we have successfully resolved some of the most challenging personal injury cases for clients in New Haven.
Our firm can carefully review the details of how your injury happened. According to studies published by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the annual incidence of spinal cord injuries in the United States is about 54 cases per one million people. This equates to roughly 18,000 new spinal cord injury cases each year. The majority of spinal cord injury victims are male, and vehicle accidents and falls are the leading causes of spinal cord injuries.
The Connecticut Crash Data Repository recorded a total of 19,405 vehicle accidents involving 48,903 people in New Haven between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2025. While not all vehicle accidents result in injury or death, many victims of vehicle accidents suffer life-changing harm. It’s possible for a victim to suffer a spinal cord injury that results in permanent disabilities, including paralysis.
Building a Personal Injury Case for a Spinal Cord Injury in New Haven
Spinal cord injuries are divided into two main categories and then further classified on a degree scale based on severity. The two main categories are complete and incomplete, with complete spinal cord injuries having more disabling effects. A complete spinal cord injury is defined as an injury that completely severs or compresses the spinal cord, resulting in a complete loss of sensation and function below the injury site, known as paralysis.
The American Spinal Injury Association classifies spinal cord injuries with a graded scale:
- Grade A spinal cord injuries entail complete loss of sensory and motor function.
- Grade B injuries entail loss of motor function.
- Grade C injuries entail 50% or greater loss of motor function.
- Grade D injuries entail less than 50% loss of motor function.
- Grade E injuries entail normal sensory and motor function.
A victim of a spinal cord injury may struggle to work, or they may be completely unable to live independently due to the permanent effects of their injury. Spinal cord injuries cannot be repaired. Any harm done is permanent, so these injuries often require significant adjustments to the victim’s everyday life.
If you believe another party caused such an injury to you or a loved one, it is possible to file a personal injury suit to claim compensation for your damages. The main objective of a personal injury case is for the injured plaintiff to secure the compensation they need to recover as much as possible from their injury. Buckley Wynne & Parese can help our clients seek maximum compensation for their economic and non-economic damages.
Calculating Damages in a Spinal Cord Injury Case
Your New Haven spinal cord injury lawyer can be an invaluable asset when it comes to establishing liability for your injury, and trust them to calculate the full scope of the damages you are eligible to claim from the defendant who caused your injury. Your case may yield compensation for economic and non-economic damages, such as:
- Medical treatment costs. A plaintiff in a personal injury case has the right to seek full compensation for any and all medical expenses they face due to the injury the defendant caused. This includes future medical treatment costs when their injury has caused permanent harm. Your attorney can help you calculate projected future medical treatment costs pertaining to a spinal cord injury.
- Lost wages. The victim of a catastrophic injury may be unable to work while they recover, or they could be left completely unable to work at all due to permanent disability. It’s possible for the injured plaintiff to seek compensation for lost income and lost future earning capacity with their attorney’s help.
- Property damage. If a defendant’s actions also damaged or destroyed any of the plaintiff’s personal property, the plaintiff can include these losses in their personal injury case as economic damages.
- Pain and suffering compensation. Connecticut’s personal injury laws enable an injured plaintiff to seek financial compensation for physical pain and psychological suffering. The amount they can obtain will generally depend on the overall severity of their injury, meaning those who have suffered life-changing injuries could potentially obtain substantial pain and suffering compensation with their attorney’s assistance.
A spinal cord injury victim in New Haven has limited time to build and file their case. If you believe another party caused such an injury to you or a family member, it is important to start gathering evidence as quickly as possible to ensure you meet the filing deadline for your case.
Buckley Wynne & Parese can provide compassionate and results-driven legal counsel through all phases of your recovery efforts. We accept personal injury cases on contingency, so we only charge our client a fee if and when we win their case, and this fee is a percentage of the total amount recovered from the defendant. If there is no recovery, the client pays no fee.
During your initial consultation with our team, we can listen to your story and learn about the effects your spinal cord injury has had on your life. We are confident we can guide you to a positive outcome in your case, so contact us today and schedule your free consultation with an experienced New Haven spinal cord injury lawyer to learn how we can help.
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