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Why Hire a Las Vegas Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer?
Hire a lawyer to help you after a spinal cord injury because you deserve fair compensation for the pain and the profound impact the injury has had on your life. You deserve support in navigating the complexities of a spinal cord injury claim and that’s what a skilled lawyer can provide for you.
A spinal cord injury lawyer will calculate the true lifetime cost of your injury and fight to make sure the settlement covers it. A spinal cord injury can mean years of therapy, home modifications, attendant care, and lost earning power, and insurance companies price the future low. Adam S. Kutner spent his early career defending insurance companies, so he knows the play: close the spinal cord injury claim fast before the full cost is knowable. We do the opposite.
That is why we never negotiate a spine injury claim from the bills you have today. We build the claim from what your doctors project you will need for the rest of your life, and we make the insurer answer to that number.
How We Handle Your Spinal Cord Injury Claim
We handle a spinal cord injury claim in stages, and every case starts with a free consultation: we listen, review your medical records, and tell you honestly what your claim needs.
Prove how the injury happened
Crash reconstruction, fall-scene evidence, witness statements, and every record that ties the injury to the negligence that caused it.
Document the full medical picture
Diagnostic imaging, specialist evaluations, and the projected course of treatment, including care you will need years from now.
Price the lifetime, not the moment
Future medical care, therapy, equipment, home modification, lost income and earning capacity, and the daily-life losses that never show up on a bill.
Negotiate from strength
Insurers close spinal cases fast because these claims grow as the picture develops. We hold the timeline, so the claim reflects the injury, not the insurer’s calendar.
No Fees Unless We Win Your Spinal Cord Injury Case
You pay nothing upfront. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means our fee is a percentage of the recovery we win for you. If there is no recovery, you owe us no attorney fee.
What Is a Spinal Cord Injury?
A spinal cord injury is damage to the bundle of nerves that carries signals between your brain and body. When the cord is damaged, movement, sensation, and automatic functions below the injury can be disrupted or lost. Doctors classify these injuries two ways.
Complete or incomplete
A complete injury means no sensation or voluntary movement below the injury level. An incomplete injury preserves some feeling or function, and how much varies case by case.
By level
Cervical (neck) injuries are the most severe, affecting the arms, breathing, and everything below; thoracic (mid-back) injuries affect the trunk and legs; lumbar and sacral (lower) injuries affect the legs, bladder, and bowel control.
The claims we handle span the full range: vertebral fractures, herniated discs, spinal contusions and concussions, whiplash injuries with nerve damage, and the paraplegia and quadriplegia that follow the most severe cord damage. Our guide to the most common spinal cord injuries explains each type, and the life-changing effects of spinal cord injuries covers what they mean day to day.
Types of Spinal Cord Injuries
The type and location of a spinal cord injury determine what functions are affected and what recovery is possible:
Complete spinal cord injury
No motor or sensory function below the level of injury. The spinal cord’s ability to transmit signals is fully disrupted.
Incomplete spinal cord injury
Some function remains below the injury. Recovery potential varies widely, depending on the extent of damage.
Cervical spine injuries (neck)
The most severe category. Injuries at C1-C4 can result in quadriplegia and may require a ventilator. Injuries at C5-C7 may allow limited arm and hand function.
Thoracic spine injuries (upper and mid-back)
Typically result in paraplegia, with full use of the arms and hands but impaired trunk stability and lower-body function.
Lumbar and sacral spine injuries (lower back)
May affect the legs, bladder, and bowel function. Some patients regain the ability to walk with assistive devices.
Herniated and bulging discs
Not all spinal injuries involve the cord itself. Disc injuries can cause severe pain, numbness, and weakness that limits daily activities and work capacity.
Treatment and lifetime costs vary enormously by injury level and completeness. A cervical complete injury requires decades of attendant care, equipment, and home modification. We build every claim around the specific injury and its specific future.
What To Do After a Spinal Cord Injury in Las Vegas
Most spinal cord injury claims start in a hospital room, so the early steps usually fall to the injured person’s family:
- Follow the medical plan completely.
Every specialist referral, and every therapy session. The treatment record is both recovery and evidence, and gaps in it become the insurer’s argument. - Preserve the accident evidence.
Photos of the crash or fall scene, the police or incident report, and witness contact information. The cause of the injury is half the case. - Keep every record and receipt.
Hospital bills, mileage to appointments, equipment purchases, and home-care costs. Spinal claims are built from documentation. - Do not give the insurer a recorded statement.
Adjusters move quickly on catastrophic claims. Nothing requires you or your family to give a statement before you have counsel. - Bring us in early.
A free consultation, at our office, your home, or the hospital, puts the claim on the right footing before any of the early mistakes can happen. We can come to you.
How Much Is My Spinal Cord Injury Case Worth?
What your spinal cord injury case is worth depends on the severity and level of the injury, the care it will require over your lifetime, and what it takes from your work and daily life. Since the injuries are severe, these are among the largest claims in personal injury law, and because they are large, insurers fight them hardest. “The only way to really know the approximate value of your case is to have an evaluation from an experienced personal injury attorney,” as our attorney Michael Gobaud puts it in this video on settlement amounts.
Compensation covers current and future medical care, rehabilitation and therapy, medical equipment and home modification, lost income and diminished earning capacity, and pain and suffering. Unlike medical malpractice cases, ordinary negligence claims in Nevada carry no statutory cap on those non-economic damages, which matters enormously when an injury changes every day of a life. You can pursue a meaningful settlement, even without surgery, as long as the injury and its projected treatment are documented.
What Damages Can I Recover From a Spinal Cord Injury?
A spinal cord injury claim in Nevada can recover compensation for both the immediate and lifelong costs of the injury:
- Medical expenses, including emergency care, surgery, hospitalization, and rehabilitation
- Future medical care, including physical therapy, pain management, and follow-up surgeries over the course of your life
- Attendant care and in-home assistance for daily activities
- Home and vehicle modifications, such as wheelchair ramps, accessible bathrooms, and adaptive driving equipment
- Adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, braces, and mobility aids
- Lost wages and lifetime lost earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium for your spouse and family
Spinal cord injury settlements are built from a life-care plan that projects every cost over the rest of your life. We work with medical and economic experts to make sure the number accounts for the future, not just the bills already in hand.
How Do Spinal Cord Injuries Happen in Las Vegas?
Most spinal cord injury claims we see in Las Vegas start as another kind of accident: high-speed crashes on I-15, US 95, and the valley’s wide arterials, motorcycle and truck collisions, pedestrians and cyclists struck by cars, and falls, from casino floors and resort stairwells to construction sites. The force that fractures a vertebra or compresses the cord does not need to be dramatic; a rear-end crash or a hard fall onto stone flooring is enough.
- Car accidents, the leading cause we see, through direct impact or violent twisting of the spine
- Motorcycle and truck accidents, where the forces are highest
- Pedestrian and bicycle collisions
- Slip-and-fall accidents and falls from elevated surfaces
- Defective products, workplace accidents, and assaults
Our guide to how spinal cord injuries are treated covers the medical road ahead; whatever the cause, the legal question is the same: whose negligence set it in motion?
Nevada Spinal Cord Injury Laws
Spinal cord injury claims run on Nevada negligence law, and these statutes shape them:
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Nevada Law |
What it says |
Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
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Statute of limitations |
You have two years from the injury to file a lawsuit. |
Two years is short when treatment is still evolving. Filing protects the claim, while the medical picture develops; waiting risks both. |
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Comparative negligence |
You can recover if you were not more at fault than the defendant; your award is reduced by your share of fault. |
On a claim this large, every percentage point of blame the insurer shifts to you is real money. Keeping the fault split honest is worth fighting over. |
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Punitive damages |
Allows exemplary damages when the defendant acted with oppression, fraud, or malice. |
Relevant when the cause was more than carelessness, such as a drunk driver or a company that ignored a known hazard. |
Have you suffered a spinal cord injury?
Facing a spine injury and an insurer that wants to settle now? Call (702) 382-0000 and talk it through with us for free.
Why Work With Adam S. Kutner for Your Spinal Cord Injury Case?
You have options when choosing a spinal cord injury lawyer in Las Vegas. Here is what sets our firm apart:
More than 35 years in Las Vegas
We have handled injury claims in the valley since 1988. We know the courts, the judges, and the defense attorneys on the other side of your case.
Former insurance defense attorney
Adam S. Kutner started his career defending insurance companies. He knows how adjusters evaluate claims, what tactics they use to reduce payouts, and what evidence changes the outcome.
Over 50,000 settlement checks issued
Our track record is measured in results for real clients, not advertising slogans.
No fees unless we win
The consultation is free, and we work on contingency. You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
We answer day and night
Injuries do not happen on a schedule. Call (702) 382-0000 any time, and a real person will answer.
FAQ About Spinal Cord Injury Cases in Las Vegas
Get a Free Consultation With a Las Vegas Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
If a spine injury has upended your life or your family’s, call or start your free consultation online. We can meet you at home or at the hospital.
Spinal Cord Injury Resources and Related Claims
Each spinal cord injury claim raises its own questions, and these guides answer them:
Spine injuries often arrive alongside head trauma, covered by our brain injury practice, and the most severe cases are part of our catastrophic injury work. Every spine case belongs to our broader personal injury practice.
This article is for general information only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a qualified Nevada attorney.
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