If your life is turned upside down from an accident, you need a skilled New Mexico injury lawyer. Adequate compensation for your injuries rests on their representation.
The true definition of an injury so bad that you may never be the same again is referred to as a catastrophic injury, largely because it is catastrophic to change your lifestyle from what it was to something where you may never walk, talk, act or be the way you used to be. This is a frightening thought to many people, and for a good reason. The costs of caring for someone with injuries like this are astronomical.
Usually one of the first questions people suffering catastrophic injuries ask is how they are going to be able to pay for their care. Money does not grow on trees. Even if they have a medical plan or health insurance, if they are in a wheelchair, bedridden, unable to speak or care for themselves, what money they may have is short lived.
The answer to what will they do usually comes in the form of a highly skilled and experienced New Mexico injury lawyer; one who understands the ramifications of paying for long-term care and ensuring all expenses are taken care of for the foreseeable future. They build their case for you based on the negligence of the other party that caused the accident that changed your life in one split second.
One of the most common permanent catastrophic injuries as a result of a car wreck is quadriplegia; the complete loss of function and feeling in the limbs and some internal body systems. Injuries like this are extremely hard to live with and there are also medical complications that may mean an early death. This is no way to live. A New Mexico injury lawyer has the ability to obtain a court award to cover all of the expenses a victim may face for the future, as well as costs to date incurred as a result of the accident.
Dealing with quadriplegia means 24/7 care, numerous trips to the doctor, hospital or both, medications, therapy and a whole host of other issues needing to be handled. The victim may suffer from spastic limb movement, atrophy, osteoporosis and other issues that affect limb tissues. Heart disease, loss of bowel and bladder control and difficulty breathing are also complications of quadriplegia.
If you are the victim of an accident that has forever changed the way you will live your life, contact a New Mexico injury lawyer and start asking questions about how to secure financial compensation to allow you to live your life as best you can.
Scott Atkinson was admitted to practice in New Mexico in 1989 and is a New Mexico personal injury lawyer and New Mexico wrongful death lawyer with the Atkinson Law Firm, LTD. Learn more at Attorneynewmexico.com or call 1.505.944.1050.
