Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis

PRACTICE AREA

Spinal Cord Injury & Paralysis

Spinal cord and paralysis cases require immediate evidence preservation and careful development of future damages. The legal claim must account for medical care, attendant care, home modifications, mobility equipment, lost earnings, pain, loss of independence, and family impact.

HOW WE BUILD THE CASE

Evidence driven
represeqntation.

We build catastrophic injury cases with treating physicians, retained experts, life-care planning, vocational loss analysis, and evidence that explains the injury clearly.

These cases may involve vehicle collisions, truck crashes, unsafe premises, falls, defective products, maritime incidents, and other severe trauma.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

01 All responsible parties and available insurance coverage

02 Photos, video, witness statements, reports, and physical evidence

03 Medical records, imaging, surgical recommendations, and future care needs

04 Lost income, work restrictions, permanent impairment, and daily-life impact

05 Deadlines, preservation letters, and early litigation strategy

CASES INCLUDE

Collisions this firm takes.

This section’s label changes by practice area — cases, injuries, conditions or harms.

01

Vehicle collisions

02

Truck crashes

03

Unsafe premises & falls

04

Defective products

05

Maritime incidents

06

Other severe trauma

RESULTS IN THIS AREA

What has been recovered
in car accident matters.

TRIAL VERDICT

$1,869,000

Rancho Cucamonga Head-On Collision Verdict

Verdict for cervical disc replacement and carpal tunnel release injuries following a head-on car crash.

POLICY LIMITS

$1,250,000

Tibial Plateau Fracture Settlement

Policy limits settlement for a woman who shattered her tibial plateau after a head-on collision forced her knee into the dashboard.

POLICY LIMITS

$1,250,000

Spine Surgery Settlement

Policy limits settlement for a high-speed rear-end collision resulting in neck and low back surgery.

Results obtained by John Hatch while he was managing attorney at Injury Legal Center, P.C. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

WHY THE HATCH LAW FIRM

Built for serious
injury claims.

John Hatch has resolved more than 400 litigation cases and more than 1,000 pre-litigation cases, with results totalling more than $50,000,000 for injured clients. Those results were obtained while he was managing attorney at Injury Legal Center, P.C., where he started and grew the litigation practice.

01 Liability Proof

We identify what happened, who had control, and what evidence proves responsibility.

02 Medical Causation

We connect the incident to the injuries through records, imaging, treating doctors, and experts.

03 Settlement Leverage

We prepare cases as if they may need to be litigated, mediated, arbitrated, or tried.

Related practice areas

Truck and commercial vehicle

Driver logs, telematics, maintenance and hiring records

Motorcycle accidents

Right of way, visibility, impact evidence

E-bike injuries

Device defect, roadway condition, motorist liability

Wrongful death

Liability, evidence preservation, survivor claims

FREE CONSULTATION

Talk to a South Orange County injury lawyer.

Tell us what happened and we will review the facts, deadlines, insurance issues, and next steps.

PRACTICE AREA