A spinal cord injury can affect movement, independence, work, and the everyday things most people never think twice about. Beyond the physical toll, families face ongoing treatment, rehabilitation, major lifestyle changes, and real financial uncertainty.
At Eason Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers, we represent people across St. Louis who’ve suffered serious spinal cord injuries because of someone else’s negligence. These are cases with long-term consequences and future care needs, and that’s exactly how we build them.
Unlike injuries that improve with treatment, a spinal cord injury can permanently change physical capabilities and daily life. People often face multiple surgeries, long-term rehabilitation, mobility limits, home modifications, assistive equipment, ongoing therapy, reduced earning ability, and long-term care needs. The full cost of an injury like this goes far beyond the first hospital stay, and the personal injury claim must reach that far too.
Spinal injuries vary widely by severity and location. A complete injury involves total loss of sensation and function below the injured area, while an incomplete injury may leave some movement or sensation intact. Paraplegia generally affects the lower body, and quadriplegia affects both arms and legs and often parts of the torso.
Spinal trauma tends to involve significant force.
Motor vehicle and truck crashes.
Falls from ladders, scaffolding, and elevated surfaces or on unsafe property.
Construction site accidents involving heavy equipment and dangerous conditions.
High-impact sports and recreation.
Acts of violence.
What makes a case actionable isn’t where the injury occurred, it’s whether someone else’s negligence caused it.
What makes a case actionable isn’t where the injury occurred, it’s whether someone else’s negligence caused it.
The impact of spinal trauma keeps going long after emergency treatment ends
What’s recoverable depends on the circumstances and the long-term effects of the injury.
Financial damages can include medical expenses, future treatment, rehabilitation, lost income, reduced earning capacity, home modification costs, and long-term care.
Personal damages can include physical pain, emotional and mental suffering, reduced quality of life, permanent disability, and loss of independence.
These cases run on substantial evidence and analysis: medical records, diagnostic imaging, specialist evaluations, rehabilitation documentation, expert testimony, financial records, and accident reports. Understanding what future medical and financial needs will actually cost is often the most important part of valuing the case, and it’s where the right experts make the difference.
Your case won't be passed from person to person. You'll work directly with a dedicated attorney who understands your situation and guides you through every stage of the legal process.
We build every case with the expectation that it could be presented before a jury, helping strengthen your position and maximizing pressure on insurance companies.
We keep you informed throughout your case, answer your questions promptly, and make sure you always know where your claim stands.
There are no upfront legal fees. We only get paid if we successfully recover compensation for you, allowing you to pursue justice without financial risk.
You can hire an attorney for no fees upfront. We work on contingency, which means that we don’t get paid unless we win your case.
Missouri sets deadlines on injury claims, so you should not hesitate to speak with an attorney. Most cases have a statute of limitations of 5 years, but circumstances can vary. Additionally, acting early helps preserve evidence and document future care needs.
If someone else’s negligence caused the injury, you may have options to pursue compensation. These cases turn on the facts, so it’s worth getting advice early.
Often, yes. Future treatment, rehabilitation, ongoing specialist care, and long-term care needs can be central to a spinal cord injury claim, which is why we bring in experts to project them accurately.
Compensation can include lost wages, future earnings losses, and reduced earning capacity. We work with vocational and economic experts to put a credible number on it.
Paraplegia generally affects the lower body, while quadriplegia affects all four limbs and can involve the torso. Both carry significant long-term care considerations that a claim should reflect.
Often, yes. Accessibility changes, mobility equipment, and adaptive modifications can be treated as damages when the injury makes them necessary.
Possibly. Falls are a common cause of serious spinal injuries, and if unsafe conditions contributed, that can support a claim.
Yes. Emotional suffering, anxiety, depression, and loss of enjoyment of life can be considered alongside the physical and financial damages.
When negligence contributed to the death, surviving family may have options through a wrongful death claim. We handle these with care and can explain what applies.
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If you or someone you love suffered a spinal cord injury because of someone else’s actions, you shouldn’t have to plan for the years ahead alone. Contact Eason Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers for a free consultation and an honest read on your case.
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