Practice · Spinal cord injury
A settlement built from medical bills alone is not enough
A spinal cord injury changes the shape of a person’s life in ways an early offer calculated from bills never reflects. I represent clients with spinal cord injuries arising from car accidents, truck accidents, and falls across the Austin to San Antonio corridor.
At a glance: This page covers spinal cord injury claims handled by The Carrier Firm, PLLC, arising from car accidents, truck accidents, and premises falls. These claims typically require life care planning and vocational expert input to establish the full future cost of care. The firm serves clients across the Austin to San Antonio corridor on a contingency fee basis. Phone: (210) 468-3377.
Why the first offer is almost always wrong
The real cost extends decades past the initial treatment
An insurer's early offer is built from what has already been spent, not from what a lifetime of care will actually cost. Ongoing medical care, mobility equipment, home modifications, lost earning capacity, and a level of daily assistance that never appears on a hospital invoice all belong in the number, and none of it shows up in a first offer.
Life care planning
Establishes what future medical and daily-living costs will actually look like, not just what has already been billed.
Vocational expert input
Establishes lost earning capacity where a permanent injury changes what work is possible going forward.
A different scale of preparation
Approached that way from the outset, not after a low offer
These are among the most consequential injuries a person can sustain, and among the most contested in negotiation for exactly that reason. I keep a small caseload so a case of this significance gets direct attorney attention throughout, not periodic check-ins from a case manager.
General information about Texas law, not advice about your situation.
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