Chicago Nerve Injury Attorney

Nerves are responsible for sending and receiving signals between the body and brain. When a nerve injury disrupts this signal, the impact can range from numbness and tingling in the affected areas to paralysis, depending on the injury’s location and severity. Experiencing a nerve injury is always distressing, but it’s especially traumatic when it directly results from someone else’s careless, reckless, or wrongful actions.

If you or a close family member suffered nerve injury caused by another party’s actions, contact a Chicago medical malpractice attorney at Smith LaCien LLP to learn about the legal options available to you.

Why You Should Choose Smith LaCien LLP for Your Nerve Injury Law Firm In Chicago

For over 20 years, the attorneys and staff at Smith LaCien LLP have dedicated their careers to advocating for injury victims with a history of exceptional results. With our firm on your side, your case has the following advantages:

• Decades of experience, knowledge, and resources behind your claim
• An individualized strategy based on your unique circumstances rather than a formulaic approach that might not recover the maximum compensation available to you
• Our history of recovering over $3.5 billion for clients lends your claim a renowned and well-respected legal voice

After a free consultation, we work for you at no cost until after we’ve first recovered compensation for your losses.

Types of Nerve Damage In Chicago Personal Injury Cases

Medical professionals divide the body’s nerves into three different types. Damage to each type of nerve has the following effects on the body:

• Motor nerve damage causes weakness, loss of muscle coordination, or paralysis, depending on the extent and severity of the injury
• Sensory nerve damage can cause loss of sensations such as temperature, touch, and pain, and may cause burning or tingling in the affected area
• Autonomic nerve damage impacts automatic bodily functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and bladder control, and may leave the injury victim reliant on assistive medical equipment

Trauma-related nerve damage can cause injuries ranging from unpleasant burning and tingling sensations to paralysis or reliance on medical equipment for basic functions.

What Types of Accidents and Injuries Cause Nerve Damage?

Nerves are vulnerable to damage from blunt-force trauma, high-impact force, and penetrating wounds or punctures. Electric shocks may also cause permanent nerve damage. The most common preventable accidents and injuries that cause nerve damage include the following:

• Car accidents
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
• Commercial truck accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Slip-and-fall accidents and falls from heights
• Contact sports and recreational activity injuries
• Electrical shocks
• Workplace injury
• Dog bites
• Severe burns
• Acts of physical violence, such as gunshots or stab wounds

Repetitive motion may also cause nerve damage, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Recoverable Damages In Trauma-Related Nerve Injuries

If someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing caused your nerve damage, you have the right to recover compensation from one or more liable parties under Illinois 735 ILCS 5/2-1116, the state’s modified comparative negligence law.  A successful claim for compensation could recover damages such as the following:

• Past and future medical expenses, including physical and occupational therapy costs, and adaptive equipment or mobility equipment
• Out-of-pocket expenses, such as for home health assistance or travel to see specialists
• Lost earnings, future income loss, and reduced earning ability
• Compensation for pain and suffering
• Catastrophic injury compensation for disability, disfigurement, chronic pain, loss of enjoyment of life, or diminished quality of life

Your personal injury attorney from Smith LaCien LLP will carefully calculate your total damages by consulting with medical experts to uncover the full physical and financial impacts of your injury.

Call or Contact Smith LaCien LLP Online For a Free Consultation

Nerve injuries have life-altering adverse impacts. A successful compensation claim doesn’t erase the injury, but it addresses the financial consequences of the injury and brings a sense of justice for your losses. Reach out to our catastrophic injury lawyer in Chicago to learn more about your legal rights and options for financial recovery so you can focus on reaching the maximum medical recovery for your injury.