Spinal Cord Injury

Nationally Recognized Personal Injury Attorneys

Spinal cord spine injuries usually require lengthy hospitalization, rehabilitation and other medical treatment. Paralysis usually causes a temporary or permanent inability to work and earn income. At the same time, people with serious back, neck or spinal cord injury have to deal with the fact that their life will never be the same again.

Have you or a loved one been disabled by a spinal cord injury caused by negligence? Contact our Georgia law firm or call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 to obtain a free case evaluation by a nationally recognized personal injury attorney in our offices in Atlanta or Columbus

We Understand What You're Going Through

At Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, we understand how hard it is to recover from a serious spinal cord injury. We know how difficult it is for you and your family to adjust to life following a serious accident. We provide compassionate, yet aggressive legal representation to clients who were injured in all types of accidents, including car accidents, workplace accidents, and construction accidents.

Our attorneys have the knowledge and experience needed to handle claims involving all types of spinal cord injury, including:

Paraplegia
Quadriplegia
Herniated Discs
Paralysis

Nerve Compression
Back Pain
Fractured Vertebras
Cauda Equina Syndrome

We Know How to Present Complicated Medical Evidence and Accurately Outline the Devastating Effects of Spinal Cord Injuries

Injuries to the back and spine involve complicated medical evidence. The lawyers at our firm have considerable experience with medical issues in a wide variety of personal injury claims. We will seek compensation for all of your losses related to a spine injury, including disability, past and future wage loss, rehabilitation expenses, occupational retraining, pain, suffering and emotional distress.

Contact us to find out how we can help you. Our attorneys take care of the details of your legal case, so you can concentrate on your recovery and family.

$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.