Bakersfield Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
Spine Injury Lawyers in Bakersfield, CA
According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), which supports and directs the collection, management and analysis of the world’s largest spinal cord injury database, 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury occur every year in the U.S. The NSCISC also estimates that in the United States, approximately 259,000 people are living with a spinal cord injury (SCI). According to information from the NSCISC database, spinal cord injuries primarily affect middle age adults – the average age at injury is 40. Since 2005, motor vehicle accidents accounted for more than 42 percent of reported spinal cord injury cases. Falls were the second leading cause of SCIs in the U.S., followed by acts of violence and sports. Additional causes of spinal cord injuries are boating accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, train accidents, bus accidents, airplane accidents and construction accidents.
The Bakersfield spinal cord injury attorneys at the law firm of Estey Bomberger are known throughout the legal community as aggressive litigators who are passionate about seeing justice served on their clients’ behalves. For several decades throughout the state of California, we have helped thousands of seriously injured clients recover financial compensation for injury expenses. We will use every available resource to ensure clients receive maximum compensation for medical care costs, psychological therapy, care giving expenses, loss of quality of life, shortened life expectancy, mental anguish and physical pain.
Types of Spinal Cord Injuries
Incomplete spinal cord injuries
Most physicians would define a SCI as incomplete if a person has some level of sensation, but no motor function below the injury site or if a person has some sensory and motor function below the site of injury.
Complete spinal cord injuries
When physicians classify a SCI as complete, most are referring to the fact that a person has no sensory or motor function below the site of injury. However, because each side (right and left sides) of the body is graded separately, a person with a complete SCI may have some sensory and motor functions on the right side, but none on the left side (or vice versa).
If you or a loved one suffered an incomplete or complete spinal cord injury in a tragic accident, consult a Bakersfield spinal cord injury attorney at Estey Bomberger as soon as possible. We can help victims and their families decide if taking legal action is within their best interest and if so, what steps need to be taken.
Contact a Bakersfield Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer for A Free Consultation
Working alongside experts in medicine, catastrophic injuries and forensics, we have the resources needed to litigate complex spinal cord injury cases. To contact a Bakersfield spinal cord injury lawyer at Estey Bomberger for a free case review, call toll-free (800) 890-6722. We treat every case as if it is our only case and treat every client as if they were our only client. We take every case on a contingency fee basis, meaning you owe us nothing until we win your case!