Proven Personal Injury Results
A spinal cord injury can change your life in an instant. Recovery can become a constant mental battle, but you can get the justice and compensation you deserve.
Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious and frightening injuries a person can suffer.
These injuries may be complete, causing a total loss of function below the spinal cord area, or incomplete, leaving some movement or sensation.
Working with an experienced personal injury lawyer can help you identify who may be responsible and what compensation may be available. The Voorhies Law Firm builds claims that consider both current losses and future needs.
The cause matters because it determines who may be responsible, what evidence is needed, and which insurance policies may apply. Some of the most common causes are
A hard crash can fracture the spine or damage the cord in seconds. The medical consequences may last for years. When a careless driver causes the collision, a claim may help cover treatment, rehabilitation, lost income, and future care.
Truck crashes carry a different kind of force. The driver may be responsible, but the trucking company, maintenance team, or cargo loader may be part of the claim too.
A fall does not have to look dramatic to cause permanent damage. Broken steps, missing railings, wet floors, or an unsafe balcony may point back to the property owner.
Forklifts. Heavy machinery. Falling materials. Unprotected heights.
When the workplace becomes dangerous, the claim may involve more than workers’ compensation.
A shallow-water dive, boating crash, or high-impact sport can damage the spinal cord in an instant. Sometimes it is an accident. Sometimes poor supervision or unsafe equipment played a part.
Gunshots, knife wounds, and assaults can leave lifelong spinal damage. A criminal case may punish the person responsible, but a civil claim may be needed to cover the losses left behind.
Different causes require different evidence.
Let Us Review What HappenedLouisiana law affects whether you have a claim, how long you have to act, and how much compensation may be available.
You may have a claim if another person or business failed to use reasonable care and caused your injury.
A successful claim must connect their actions to the spinal cord injury and the medical, financial, and personal losses that followed.
For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana generally allows two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. Certain claims may follow different deadlines.
Two years may sound like plenty of time.
Evidence may disappear much sooner.
Yes.
If you are found less than 51% responsible, your compensation may be reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 51% or more responsible, you generally cannot recover damages.
Strong evidence can help challenge attempts to place unfair blame on you.
The person directly involved may not be the only one responsible.
A driver, employer, property owner, contractor, manufacturer, trucking company, or medical provider may also have contributed to what happened.
Identifying every responsible party may uncover additional insurance coverage.
Most claims move through three stages:
Gathering reports, medical records, witness statements, and evidence of fault.
Documenting your losses and responding to the insurance company.
Taking the case to court when a fair settlement cannot be reached.
The Voorhies Law Firm handles the legal process while you focus on treatment and recovery.
There is no honest average.
Value depends on the severity of the injury, future care needs, lost earning ability, available insurance, and the strength of the evidence.
The full impact matters, not only the bills already received.
Results matter when your health, income, and future are at stake.
The Voorhies Law Firm has recovered more than $100 million for clients across personal injury and insurance claims.
No two spinal cord injuries affect a person in the same way.
Our attorneys take the time to understand your treatment, work limitations, family responsibilities, and future care before building a legal strategy.
Serious injury cases may require more than legal arguments.
We work with physicians, investigators, researchers, and other professionals who can help explain how the injury happened and what it may cost over time.
You should not have to chase your attorney for an update.
Our clients receive personal guidance from a focused legal team that prepares every case for negotiation and, when necessary, trial.
A $15 million settlement for a client who was rendered quadriplegic in an industrial forklift incident.
A unanimous jury verdict for a client who suffered spinal injuries in a car crash caused by a law enforcement officer’s negligence.
Compensation recovered for a client who sustained spinal damage because of medical malpractice.
A settlement for a client who suffered serious spinal injuries in a three-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
A back injury may affect the muscles, discs, ligaments, or vertebrae. A spinal cord injury affects the signals traveling between the brain and body and may cause changes in movement, sensation, or other functions.
Responsibility depends on how the injury happened. A claim may involve a driver, trucking company, property owner, employer, contractor, product manufacturer, medical provider, or several parties.
A claim may account for medical treatment, rehabilitation, lost income, reduced earning ability, mobility equipment, home modifications, personal assistance, pain, and future care.
There is no reliable average. Value depends on the severity of the injury, long-term care needs, ability to work, available insurance, and the strength of the evidence.
Possibly. Under Louisiana’s current rule, compensation may be reduced if you are less than 51% responsible. Someone found 51% or more responsible generally cannot recover damages.
For injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana generally provides two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury action. Other rules may apply depending on the claim.
An early offer may not account for future treatment, rehabilitation, work limitations, or long-term assistance. Once a claim is settled, you may not be able to seek more compensation later.
The firm offers free consultations and works on a contingency-fee basis. There are no upfront attorney fees, and the firm is paid only if compensation is recovered.
When you need trusted guidance and aggressive representation, we're here to help. Contact us today and schedule your consultation.
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New Orleans, LA 70163