Chris Kreeger describes one way disability is measured in a California spinal injury case. He compares how the injured person lived before the accident with life afterward, including work, sleep, driving and caring for family. The focus is on how the injury has changed everyday activities.
How Disability Is Measured in a California Spinal Injury Case
One way of determining disability in a spinal injury case is comparing how the person enjoyed life before the accident and after. What I mean by that is were they able to work? Were they able to sleep? Were they able to drive their car? Were they able to take care of their family before the accident? How has the spinal injury affected their activities of daily life?