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Damages in SCI Cases

The Law Office Phillips & Allen PA Nov. 20, 2022

It goes without saying that the nature of spinal cord injury is such that the amount of damages that may be recovered against a party responsible for causing such injury is substantial. The average out-of-pocket cost of coping with a spinal cord injury in the first year can be as high as $741,000 for the most severe injuries. For each year after that, the average cost is approximately $132,000. The figures below do not include any indirect damages such as lost in wages, pain and suffering, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, and mental anguish, which average about $60,000 a year. All of these damages continue throughout the life of a victim.

Average Yearly Expenses (in dollars)

Severity of Injury

First Year

Subsequent Years

High Tetraplegia (C1-C4)

$741,425

$132,807

Low Tetraplegia (C5-C8)

$478,782

$54,400

Paraplegia

$270,913

$27,568

Incomplete Motor Function at any Level

$218,504

$15,313

Estimated Lifetime Costs by Age at Injury

Severity of Injury

25 years old

50 years old

High Tetraplegia (C1-C4)

$2,924,513

$1,721,677

Low Tetraplegia (C5-C8)

$1,653,607

$1,047,189

Paraplegia

$977,142

$666,473

Incomplete Motor Function at any Level

$651,827

$472,392

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