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So we settled a case involving a young woman who was visiting an amusement park in Orange County, and she was using a rock climbing wall. The amusement park had a poorly trained brand new young man in his teens who was responsible for taking care of our our client and he put her into the harness but did not strap the safety harness to the rope. Our client climbed to the top of the rock wall, got to the very top, looked down at her family, and then, as most people do, held her arms up and fell back. She fell 40 ft seriously injuring her spine and her leg. We were able to litigate this case for more than two years the defense held a lot of information from us try to get us from getting a lot of information, but at the end of the day we were able to settle this case for $8 million for that client.
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Car collisions, truck wrecks, motorcycle crashes, and other traumatic accidents have the potential to cause truly catastrophic injuries. Of the injuries associated with serious accidents, few are as devastating as spinal cord injuries that result in permanent forms of paralysis like paraplegia and quadriplegia.
Paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions that can significantly and negatively affect a person's ability to lead a normal life after an accident. People diagnosed with these types of paralysis often require extensive medical treatment and assistive care services, the cost of which can seem insurmountable.
However, if the paraplegia and quadriplegia are related to injuries sustained in an accident caused by another person's negligence, the victim may be entitled to compensation.
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Common Causes of Paraplegia and Quadriplegia
Paraplegia and quadriplegia can be caused by any number of accidents and even birth defects. The leading causes of paralysis include:
- Car accidents
- Motorcycle crashes
- Falls
- Slip and fall accidents
- Violence (such as gunshot wounds or assaults)
- Sports-related injuries
- Medical or surgical injuries
- ATV accidents
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