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Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal Cord Injuries—the Causes, the Costs

Our attorneys and doctor first met the little girl when she was three years old. She was bright, talkative—and could not walk. Children's Hospital told her parents she must have a rare muscle disease.

Our doctor quickly discovered the real problem. A doctor's error during childbirth had nearly severed the spinal cord. Our lawyers won $120 million in future compensation for the girl, money that is being used to provide the best care, equipment, and therapy available. She is now learning to walk, and planning to go to college.

The spinal cord injury case

When representing a client with a spinal cord injury, our lawyers have to accomplish three things: show the negligent cause of the injury, show the extent of our client's loss, and identify a source of compensation. Our Los Angeles personal injury firm, Michels & Watkins, invests heavily in our cases, providing the resources to thoroughly investigate and prepare cases. As a result we have recovered millions of dollars for victims of spinal cord injuries over the years. If a member of your family has suffered a spinal cord injury, you deserve to find out what really happened. We invite you to contact our LA office and arrange a free medical consultation. Our attorneys and medical team will give you a clear explanation of the results of our investigation.

Our lawyers are prepared to handle spinal cord injury cases involving a wide range of causes, including:

In addition to paraplegia, quadriplegia, another degree of paralysis, spinal cord injuries can cause chronic pain, numbness, and weakness. Our attorneys will work with life care planners and economic experts, to obtain compensation that provides a lifetime of the best medical care, therapy, and, if necessary, long-term nursing care. New treatment options may become available in the future - our lawyers will see that the verdict or settlement provides access. In addition, the result should provide for handicap accessible housing and transportation and, if necessary, high-quality long-term care. A number of our clients now live in new homes with therapeutic swimming pools—we have helped them rebuild their lives.

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Does the claim for your spinal cord injury reflect the true extent of your loss? Contact our LA office and arrange a free medical consultation. At Michels & Watkins our medical staff, led by Bradford S. Davis, M.D., will work with our personal injury attorneys to see you get the compensation you need to rebuild your life. Our Los Angeles firm serves clients throughout California and surrounding states. Our staff and our lawyers provide far more than legal services, giving our clients the support they need to survive following tragic accidents.

Attorneys at the Law Offices of Michels & Watkins in Los Angeles serve clients in communities throughout Southern California, including Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Santa Barbara, and Sacramento; central and northern California, the San Joaquin Valley, and the Bay Area, including Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, and San Francisco; and communities in surrounding states, including Las Vegas, Nevada, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, and Denver, Colorado.