Boca RATON Neck and Back Injury Lawyer
Many of the accidents people are involved in have the potential to direct trauma to the back or neck. These areas of the body can be particularly vulnerable and the sites of some of the most severe personal injuries. When someone suffers severe injuries in the back, neck, or anywhere else they may be able to seek compensation for the damages they suffer as a result of their injuries were caused by a liable party’s negligence.
Personal Injury Claims Over Back and Neck Injuries
Personal injury claims are a way in which those that have been harmed by another party’s negligent actions seek compensation for the damages they suffered. Accidents occur every day in a number of different contexts and these accidents usually occur due to dangerous conditions that could have been addressed beforehand or avoided altogether by a party that failed to do so. This failure to act or improper action that leads to the harm of another party is known as negligence. A party that is negligent may owe the injured party a duty of care and in their breach of that duty of care may be considered legally responsible for the damages suffered by the injured party in what is known as liability.
Filing a Personal Injury Claim
These are the primary components of a personal injury case. Negligence, liability, and damages. Without these, one does not have a case. For example, one can suffer a back injury at work but it was beyond the ability of a liable party to prevent then they cannot be considered negligent. As mentioned before, personal injury claims are the primary tool utilized in order to seek compensation for back and neck injuries suffered in an accident.
The Personal Injury Process
This process involves the injured party contacting the insurer of the party liable for their injuries and informing them of their demands for fair compensation. The liable party can either agree to pay the injured claimant and begin settlement negotiations or they might refuse after which a lawsuit formally requesting to have the matter resolved in court is filed. Settlements are how most cases are resolved although lawsuits are sometimes required, especially in particularly high-value cases. A settlement is an out-of-court agreement between two parties where one agrees to pay the injured party compensation in exchange for the waiving of their liability in the future.
Effectively filing a persona injury claim over a back or neck injury can run into a fair amount of complications. Insurance companies are not interested in just handing out their money to anyone that asks. They have an obligation to limit the amount they payout in order to generate a profit which means they will look for any excuse to deny your right to compensation or argue to lower the value of your case. In order to combat this, claimants need to be able to back up their case with proof of their damages, the at-fault party’s liability, and the negligence that caused their injuries. This evidence is also typically used as leverage in settlement negotiations in order to help ensure that a value of a claim is compensated appropriately.
Personal injury lawsuits are filed if a settlement cannot be reached and are much longer, expensive, and demanding overall. They also can have outcomes that are not as easy to predict since the verdict is up to a jury although the burden of proof for civil cases is significantly lower than in criminal cases.
Common Neck and Back Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries: Damage to the back can compromise the spinal cord encased of the vertebrae of the spine. Spinal cord injuries can have devastating effects on a person’s nervous system leading to issues with mobility, sensation, and control of various organs.
Whiplash: Car accidents and other motor-vehicle accidents regularly cause those involved to suffer whiplash which involves a person experiencing a violent jerking movement that damages the tissue of their neck.
Cervical Fracture: A fracture of the vertebrae in the cervical region of the spine located in the neck.
Herniated Disc: The small discs between vertebrae that cushion them against each other can slip due to severe trauma. This can lead to dislocation and damage to the spinal cord among other things.
Broken Back: Those that suffer severe trauma to the back run the risk of breaking or fracturing vertebrae of the spine which structurally compromises the spine, endangers the spinal cord and other organs, and generally leads to immense problems with mobility.
Common Back and Neck Injury Causes
Back and neck injuries have the potential to be suffered across a number of settings. The following are some of the most common situations in which people suffer back and neck injuries and file a personal injury lawsuit as a result.
Construction Accidents
Back and Neck Injury Damages
In order to properly seek compensation for back and neck injuries, one must be prepared to declare exactly what damages they are seeking compensation for as well as their value. These damages are the various losses that one suffers as a result of their injuries. They can be financial in nature or they can involve less tangible losses. Economic damages are financial in nature and include medical expenses, lost wages, lost earning capacity, and property damages. There are also non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of consortium, and even loss of quality of life. A personal injury lawyer can assist you in identifying and calculating these damages so that you are prepared to negotiate a settlement that covers the full value of your case.
Why Hire a Florida Personal Injury Lawyer?
Filing a personal injury claim over your head or back injury is not something that should be undertaken on your own. That goes double for a personal injury lawsuit where one goes to trial. While you are not legally required to have a lawyer when taking legal action over back and neck injuries, it is highly recommended that you hire a lawyer experienced in handling cases similar to yours otherwise you run the risk of having your case suffer. Common mistakes such as accidentally admitting fault, recording statements when you don’t have to, releasing medical information you don’t have to, or undervaluing your case, or accepting lowball settlements can lead to serious problems that can affect your ability to seek compensation.
When you hire an experienced personal injury attorney you have an ally that will ensure that you are not taken advantage of by insurance companies that have you outgunned. A personal injury lawyer evens the odds and gives you the ability to go to the negotiating table prepared and ready so that you can get the maximum value of your claim and receive the compensation you need to get your life back on track.
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Speak to Back and Neck Injury Attorney, Arye P. Corbett, About Your Case
If you or a loved one have suffered a personal injury as a result of gross negligence then do not hesitate to contact the law offices of Arye P. Corbett. We are more than happy to sit down with you and talk about the details of your case so that you can get an idea of what legal options you have and what Corbett Personal Injury Law can do for you.
Arye P. Corbett is nationally recognized as one of the preeminent personal injury attorneys in the state of Florida and has provided legal representation to those that have suffered severe personal injuries for over a decade. Consider Arye P Corbett, P.A. not just your lawyer but an ally in your fight for compensation for personal injury damages. Corbett Law emphasizes close communication with clients balanced with specialized and aggressive legal representation that has resulted in a long history of successful case results.
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