$700,000 for rear-end auto accident that resulted in two cervical spine surgeries for Plaintiff with a third recommended.

$175,000 for Plaintiff who suffered severe spinal injuries in an automobile accident.

Northern California Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers

It is estimated that approximately 11,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury, each year. The majority of these injuries (78%) involve males between the ages of 16-30 and result from motor vehicle accidents (42%), violence (24%), or falls (22%). It is also estimated that 450,000 people are living in the United States today with a spinal cord injury.

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is described as damage to the spinal cord which results in loss of mobility or sensation. Spinal cord injuries are not the same as back injuries. It is possible to sustain a break to the neck or back without injuring the spinal cord. This occurs when only the vertebrae are damaged, but the spinal cord remains intact and un-damaged.

There are two common causes of spinal cord injuries; trauma and disease. A trauma can include automobile accidents, falls, gunshots, diving accidents, etc. Some examples of disease that can cause a spinal cord injury are polio, tumors, spina bifida, etc.

Because of the many factors that can affect the extent of a spinal cord injury, one person may be able to completely recover, while the other may be completely paralyzed.

The San Jose spinal cord injury attorneys at the law firm of Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis and Larson has recovered monetary compensation for many spinal cord injury victims, which has helped them to pay for medical bills, hospital stays, physical therapy, pain and suffering, wrongful death, and loss of work.

Call our law firm today for a free consultation on your case. If we take your case, you owe us nothing unless we can obtain a verdict or settlement for you.

Results that Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen has obtained for spinal cord injury victims include:

• $700,000 for rear-end auto accident that resulted in two cervical spine surgeries for Plaintiff with a third recommended. Defendant contended that the need for all surgery was due to preexisting spine degeneration. Plaintiff used multiple depositions of Plaintiff's treating spine surgeon to establish a causal connection between the accident and the need for surgeries.


• $175,000 for Plaintiff who suffered severe spinal injuries in an automobile accident. Defendant's accepted responsibility but contested the nature and extent of Plaintiff's injuries, and the extent of her treatment and disabilities. Plaintiff prevailed in a binding arbitration using video taped testimony from Plaintiff's primary treating physician.

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