Understanding the way back injuries can occur is important in determining the type of back injury affecting you and how serious and long-lasting it is likely to be. However, understanding the type of pain you are experiencing from a back injury is also important, and it may be something that your doctor does not always discuss thoroughly with you.
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A Complete Look At Back Injuries–Part 1
Back injuries are some of the most common types of personal injuries. Every day, someone visits a personal injury attorney because he or she has suffered a back injury at work, in a car accident, or during a slip and fall. In order to understand how back injury cases are handled, it is important to understand the facts about them.
Beat The Heat By Avoiding Summertime Injuries
Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy great activities with friends and family. Unfortunately, summer is all too often a time when people wind up being injured in a wide range of accidents, as well. In order to have fun over the summer but also stay safe, it is important to be aware of the most common types of injuries that occur during the warmer months. Here is a list of summer’s most common injuries and how to avoid them, stay safe, and have a great vacation!
Why You Need a Personal Injury Attorney for Your Spinal Cord Injury Case
Sometimes experience is the best teacher. When it comes to some personal injury lawsuits, this is especially true. There are certain types of personal injury cases that require the services of an experienced lawyer who has already handled a number of similar cases in order to give you the best outcome. For example, because of their complicated nature, spinal cord injury cases are best handled not only by a personal injury attorney but by one who has experience in working with spinal cord cases in particular.
Spinal Cord Injuries Can Suppress Long-Term Immune Functions
Spinal cord injuries, or SCIs, account for a large number of the personal injury cases that are classified as “life-altering” or “very serious” each year. The fact is that an SCI is very likely to have effects, such as partial or total paralysis, that must be treated with expensive medical care for life. However, what many people do not realize is that a spinal cord injury can have effects that go far beyond paralysis or loss of muscle control. In some cases, the injured person’s life expectancy can be compromised by other effects of an SCI, such as suppression of long-term immune functions.
Who Pays In A Multi-Vehicle Accident?
When multiple vehicles are involved in an accident, it may be difficult to determine who is to pay the costs associated with injuries and damages. In fact, there may be multiple people, insurance companies, employers, and even government agencies involved in the litigation that follows a multiple vehicle crash. It is important to remember some basic facts to determine who is ultimately responsible for paying for damages in such a case.
The Facts About Auto Accidents and Back Injuries
A car accident often causes both minor and serious injuries. Many people complain of aches and pains after an accident, and fortunately, most of these go away fairly quickly. However, back pain is one of the most common long-term injuries people suffer following a car crash, and many of these injuries do not simply resolve themselves.
Sports-Related TBIs: Can You Recover Damages?
One question often asked about traumatic brain injuries is whether a victim can recover damages if he or she willingly participated in the activity that resulted in the TBI. This is especially important in sports-related TBI cases, when a player may suffer a concussion or worse during rough play.
A recent article notes that the widow of a former University of Southern California player is currently involved in suing the NCAA for failure to protect Matthew Gee from repeated head trauma. Alana Gee claims that the NCAA’s negligence led to Gee’s death in 2018 from brain damage.
How Am I Paid After A Car Accident Settlement?
Collecting money after a car accident settlement can be a process nearly as complicated as suing for damages in the first place, particularly if you are faced with collecting your money from an insurance company. Frustrating delays and insurmountable obstacles may stand between you and the money you need to pay your medical bills and other expenses. How can you be sure you will receive your money quickly and easily? The best way is to work with a personal injury attorney with experience in collecting car accident settlements.
What Is Wrongful Death?
The term “wrongful death” may be misunderstood when filing a lawsuit. Many people assume that if someone is killed in an accident, there can automatically be a wrongful death lawsuit against the person or group responsible for the accident. Although this is often the case, there are times when wrongful death suits are inappropriate or impossible. Additionally, there may be damages that are granted in some wrongful death lawsuits but not in others. In order to fully understand what a wrongful death lawsuit is and how it applies to any given situation, it is helpful to look at the facts and laws surrounding the term.