Sustaining injuries to your head and spine can result in catastrophic long-term disabilities, which can permanently diminish your quality of life. Types of catastrophic injuries include traumatic brain injuries, spinal fractures, paraplegia (lower body paralysis) and quadriplegia/tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs). People who suffer from a cognitive decline or lifelong disability due to an injury can have a reduced earning capacity, require lifelong medical care and have permanent, higher costs of living.

At Kanner & Pintaluga, we will help you pursue just compensation that covers the full extent of costs and damages, from continuing ongoing care and medical devices to lost wages or lost career advancement. 

Common Causes of Head and Spine Injuries

Motor Vehicle Accidents

In Miami – which is nationally recognized for being one of the most dangerous cities in the country for drivers – the risk of sustaining severe head and spinal trauma in a motor vehicle collision that worsens your quality of life is substantial.

Slip and Fall Accidents

Regardless of whether you’re healthy or at a vulnerable age, slipping and falling the wrong way – such as on your back or on a sharp object – can result in severe spine or brain damage.

Workplace Accidents

People working in particularly dangerous industries, such as construction or manufacturing, are prone to falling from a great height, getting struck by falling objects, suffering crush injuries, amputations or being involved in other types of heavy machinery accidents – all of which can result in a significant head injury, spinal injury or permanent disability that could affect their ability to make a living.

Sports and Recreational Activities

Football, boxing, boating, biking, horseback riding and other seemingly harmless activities carry heavy risks. All it takes is one hard tackle or one hard fall to suffer a serious head and spine injury.

Medical Negligence

Surgical errors, misdiagnoses, anesthesia mistakes or birth injuries can irreversibly damage a person’s head or spine.

Violence and Assault

Both physical assaults and assaults with weapons can cause serious and permanent injuries. If you’ve sustained a substantial head or spine injury as a result of assault, our Miami personal injury attorneys will help you seek fair compensation in a civil lawsuit independent of any criminal charges.

Additionally, if a property’s lack of adequate security contributed to your assault, we’ll pursue a negligent security claim against the property owner.