SOFT TISSUE NECK INJURY AFTER AN ACCIDENT-MUST YOU SHOW A "SERIOUS INJURY"?

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Brooklyn Injury Lawyer)

Soft tissue neck injury is a serious personal injury caused by back to front jerking and twisting movement of the head by the sudden acceleration or deceleration of a motor vehicle after the impact force of an accident.

Pain may occur in the neck muscles or ligaments; sometimes stretching causes a muscle cramp or spasm. Whiplash symptoms such as neck stiffness, neck and shoulder pain, headaches, pain in the shoulder blades, pain in the neck and back pain, numbness in the back, back pain, irritability, ringing in the ears, fatigue, insomnia, visual disturbances, impaired concentration, and dizziness may occur. There may also be symptoms of nerve damage, with burning or numbness in radiating into the shoulders, arms or hands.

Soft tissue injury is sometimes known as "whiplash injury." It can be very painful, and the accident victim can suffer long-term pain or even be immobilized. The accident victim can seek personal injury or compensatory damages for soft tissue injury, but it may not be easy to recover a money award.

Insurance carriers tend to be suspicious of people seeking compensation for soft tissue injury after an accident. Lawsuits can be hard to win, as New York State law requires that a person seeking money damages for injury in a car accident prove a "serious injury." The term "serious injury" has a very specific legal meaning. For more information, I refer you to my FREE book, WARNING! THINGS THAT CAN DESTROY YOUR CAR ACCIDENT CASE (And the Insurance Companies Already Know These Things).