Spinal Cord Injury Archives

Myelopathy: The Overlooked Injury That Could Impact Your Accident Compensation

Peter Murray on December 10, 2024

When you’ve been involved in an accident, the physical and emotional toll can be overwhelming. Pain, discomfort, and changes in your body’s function may not be immediately apparent, but as symptoms progress, it becomes crucial to understand their cause. One such condition often overlooked by physicians—and in turn, by the legal system—is myelopathy.

Essentials of a Spinal Cord Injury Lawsuit

Campisi Law on March 21, 2024

Whether your injury was sustained in a motor vehicle accident, a slip and fall, or other incident, when experiencing spinal cord injury, impairment can be significant, and a lifelong struggle. Spinal cord injuries are extremely complex thus often difficult to assess and understand.

What You Need to Know About Long Term Disability in Ontario

Campisi Law on October 18, 2023

Omar was a 25-year-old truck driver. He had just moved into his first home with his wife and new baby, ready to experience his happily ever after with his young family. As a truck driver, Omar was responsible for hauling heavy materials that would often be used in construction and paving. One day at the plant, Omar was instructed to go under his tanker carrying corrosive material and fix a broken line. While underneath his truck, Omar was unknowingly laying in a corrosive material, and he sustained severe burns to 20% of his body.

Determining Catastrophic Impairment for Spinal Cord Injury Victims

Campisi Law on April 26, 2023

Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious a person can suffer in a car accident and can cause life-altering impairments including paraplegia or tetraplegia. The victim receives extensive treatment, attendant care and other assistance during their recovery. Despite this assistance, however, many will experience permanent functional losses requiring ongoing support. In complex cases like these, the victim’s standard insurance coverage is usually inadequate and runs out early in their recovery. The auto insurer will only continue to provide funding if the victim’s spinal cord injury qualifies as a catastrophic impairment according to the criteria set out in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS).

Factors In Determining Personal Injury Value

Campisi Law on April 5, 2023

“How much is my claim worth?” is one of the most common questions we receive from prospective clients. It would obviously be comforting for injury victims to know the amount they can expect at trial or in a negotiated settlement before they decide whether to start a lawsuit.

Accident Benefits Update: New Catastrophic Paraplegia Criteria Tested

Campisi Law on March 20, 2021

In Patel v. RSA Insurance (19-000560-AABS), a recent decision before the Licence Appeal Tribunal, a dispute arose over the new Paraplegia criteria for meeting the definition of catastrophic impairment. The applicant, Aiysha Patel suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a car accident. She sought a determination that she was catastrophically impaired (catastrophic) under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), which would entitle her to greatly enhanced ongoing benefits from RSA, her insurer.

Accident Benefits Update: CAT

Campisi Law on March 20, 2020

In E.E. and Aviva Insurance Company, a recent decision of the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), the Applicant, E.E. claimed that he had suffered Catastrophic (CAT) Impairment under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) following a serious single vehicle collision on January 28, 2012 in which he was a passenger. His initial complaints included neck and back pain with loss of sensation in his right arm. No neurological defects were noted at the hospital. His condition deteriorated over time, and he required several emergency room visits culminating in significant spinal surgery. He continued to suffer from spasticity in his extremities with severely altered gait and very limited use of his dominant right hand, as well as ongoing psychological impairments.

Accident Benefits Update- LAT Considers CAT Based On Glasgow Coma Scale

Campisi Law on November 7, 2018

A designation of catastrophic impairment (CAT) following a car accident provides an injury victim with access to greatly enhanced medical, rehabilitative and other benefits under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). There are several categories of impairment that qualify immediately as catastrophic, including a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 9 or lower.

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Campisi Law on January 1, 1970

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