Neck Injury Lawyers

The primary causes of neck injuries are motor vehicle accidents and falls. Other causes of neck injury include pedestrian accidents, railroad accidents, bicycle accidents, work-related accidents, striking the bottom of a pool while diving, the use of defective products, and nursing home abuse.

Neck injuries vary widely in type and severity. Acceleration-deceleration injury, commonly referred to as whiplash, is the most common type of neck injury.  Whiplash is a neck strain or sprain that most often occurs in motor vehicle accidents. Whiplash itself can range widely in severity. Other types of neck injury can involve nerve damage, ruptured ligaments, fractures of the vertebrae, disk damage, and spinal cord injuries, among others.

Spinal cord injuries are usually serious and often life threatening.

A description of some of the more common neck injuries follows:

It should be pointed out that if you encounter someone at the scene of an accident who you suspect may have suffered a neck injury, do not move him or her unless absolutely necessary (such as if caught in a burning or sinking vehicle). Moving someone with a neck injury could aggravate the injury or even cause death. Call for emergency help and, only if necessary, support the head and neck as you move the person as a single unit.

If you or a loved one has injured their neck as the result of someone else's negligence or wrongdoing, you may be entitled to much needed compensation.

Contact our experienced accident injury attorneys, who have handled many neck injury claims and neck injury lawsuits, for a free and confidential assessment of your neck injury accident.