According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, roughly 15,000 people are killed in alcohol related motor vehicle accidents each year. Historically, alcohol related accidents account more than 40 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities, many of which result in spinal cord damage and back injuries. The personal injury lawyers have secured benefits and settlements for many types of spinal cord injury claims including the following expenses:

•hospitalization
•travel expenses for care
•non-covered health insurance expenses
•life long medical care
•support services for family
•psychiatric care
•funeral expenses
•lost wages
•caregivers

Effects of a Spinal Cord Injury
There are physical effects, psychological effects and emotional effects that are associated with neck and back injuries. An experienced spinal cord injury law firm will work with medical professionals and other professionals to accurately asses the full lifetime needs of a client. The personal injury lawyers at Kane & Silverman will ensure that future medical expenses, pain and suffering, and medical expenses are incorporated into your claim.

•loss of sensation
•loss of motor functioning
•inability to control bowel and bladder
•loss of fertility
•inability to breathe
•low blood pressure
•inability to control of body temperature
•depression

Do you have a Legal Case?
There are a few ways in which there is a legal basis for a spinal cord injury lawsuit. Most spinal cord injury lawsuits are a by-product of negligence. In other words, your attorney has to prove that the defendant is legally responsible or at fault. A personal injury case generally requires that the person injured file the suit, but in some cases a family member or loved one may be able to. Family members of a spinal cord injury victim who died because of the accident or injury may be eligible to file a wrongful death suit in which case compensation may consist of lost wages, hospitalization, pain and suffering, and funeral expenses. A third instance which holds a legal basis for presenting a lawsuit deals with defective products or dangerous products.

Over the past two decades, we've built a reputation of integrity, skill and professionalism with clients, other lawyers, judges and the community- specializing in personal injury cases resulting from automobile accidents, medical malpractice, premise liability and products liability, plus insurance bad faith, worker's compensation and social security claims. In our three offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Marlton, New Jersey, our reputation with other attorneys, judges and insurance companies is extremely important because an attorney's ability to achieve a great result for a client is in part determined by opposing counsel's assessment and an insurance company's assessment of that attorneys skills. While a law suit is never fun, we want to express to you that we take each case personally, and we're dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for you and your family. If you have suffered an injury in one of the following areas please contact our legal professionals for free legal advice today:

We are proud of our accomplishments including those of our founder Howard Silverman, who has been recognized for providing outstanding personal injury advocacy as reflected in his selection as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2008, and his induction as a lifetime member in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor held by less than two percent of all personal injury attorneys in the United States. We invite you to learn more about our Philadelphia personal injury law firm, our accomplished personal injury attorneys and our demonstrated track record of success.

If you are involved in an accident please call us toll free at 866-484-6992, fill out the online form to the right, or visit one of our three locations in center city Philadelphia, Lancaster or Marlton. If you live outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey feel free to contact the American Justice Network, a personal injury litigation network that leverages decades of experience and relationships with attorneys to facilitate a connection with the best attorney for you.