Complete and incomplete spinal cord injury. Quadriplegia (C-spine). Paraplegia (T-spine and below). Cauda equina syndrome. Spinal cord contusion. Lifetime care costs for a severe spinal cord injury exceed $5M-$15M according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center. The damages aren't 'high' — they're catastrophic. The case has to match the injury.
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Complete acute-care and rehab records (typically inpatient at Mount Sinai, Helen Hayes, or NYU Rusk). MRI/CT, ASIA classification, autonomic-function testing. Day-in-the-life video to show the jury what the injury actually means.
Lifetime medical costs, attendant care (typically 24/7 for high tetraplegia), home modifications (ADA bathroom, ceiling lifts, wheelchair-accessible vehicle), psychological treatment, lost earning capacity. CLCP-driven projections, not adjusters' guesses.
SCI cases are coordinated with senior trial co-counsel under NY co-counsel rules joint-responsibility agreements. Co-counsel selection is based on track record with SCI verdicts in the specific court of filing, with full disclosure to the client.
Every case is different. The recoverable damages depend on your injuries, the insurance available, and the facts of your case.
The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center publishes the most-cited lifetime-cost data in SCI litigation. High tetraplegia: $5.1M first-year + $1.2M every year after, totaling over $20M for a 25-year-old. Low paraplegia: $1.2M first-year + $80K/year after. We build the case to those data points — not to insurance-carrier lowballs.
Before filing, NY requires a New York civil procedure rule 3012-a certificate of merit signed by your attorney attesting that a qualified physician has reviewed the case and finds it meritorious. We arrange the expert review during intake.
Claims against NYC Health + Hospitals (HHC) facilities — Bellevue, Elmhurst, Kings County, Lincoln, etc. — require a 90-day notice of claim. Same deadline applies to SUNY hospitals. Call us before that deadline runs.
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