San Mateo Paralysis Injury Lawyer

Being paralyzed in a car crash or any other accident changes everything at once. Even comparatively limited paralysis can have catastrophic effects on your personal and professional life, and more serious injuries can leave you depending on others for the simplest daily tasks.

Paralysis, the loss of motor function and sensation in part of the body, generally comes from a traumatic break in communication between the brain and the affected area. Most often that means damage to the spinal cord, but it can also follow a traumatic brain injury, localized nerve damage, or severe burns.

No one deserves this, and certainly not because someone else was irresponsible. Anyone who causes an injury this severe through careless or illegal conduct should be held financially liable.

You may have a paralysis injury claim if:

To recover for paralysis, you generally have to prove the other party was negligent: that they owed you a duty of care, broke it, and in doing so directly caused the injury that paralyzed you. On the road, that duty is concrete. Every driver must obey traffic laws and give driving their full attention. A driver who doesn’t, and causes a collision, can be held accountable for every loss that follows.

We gather the evidence that proves it: the police report, witness statements, footage, and the physical evidence from the crash. Then we document the full cost of life with paralysis, working with your medical providers to project the care, rehabilitation, and adaptations you’ll need for years.

We also anticipate the obstacles insurers raise, such as claims that you share the blame or that your own insurance status limits your recovery, and meet them with evidence and the law. If a fair offer never comes, we prepare your case for trial.