Chicago car accidents can cause a wide variety of injuries, ranging from minor cuts and bruises to life threatening injuries. One of the more common types of car accident injuries is whiplash, which is a neck injury often caused by rear-end collisions. According to the Mayo Clinic, when your head is thrown forcefully and quickly back and forward, you may experience whiplash.
The rapid back and forth movement that causes whiplash can damage the:
Bones within your spine
Disks within your bones
Muscles
Nerves
Spinal cord
Other tissue within your neck
While Mayo Clinic also explains that whiplash patients can recover within a matter of weeks with medication and exercise, some patients can experience complications and neck pain well after their accident. If you or a loved one in Chicago has suffered a whiplash injury from a car accident, you deserve justice and compensation for your losses and out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment.
Your Chicago whiplash injury lawyer can conduct a full investigation into your accident to determine who is the at-fault and liable party responsible for your auto accident. Our goal is to ensure you get the most compensation which you are eligible to receive. With the help of a lawyer, you may no longer suffer paying for the financial damages from your motor vehicle accident and injuries out of your own pocket.
Call today for a free legal consultation with an experienced Chicago whiplash lawyer.
Types of Accidents that Cause Whiplash Injuries
Whiplash injuries are caused by a sudden movement of the head, which can often happen in car accidents. Other types of accidents that can cause whiplash neck injuries include motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, bike accidents, slip and fall accidents, and sports injuries. If you have been injured in a car accident or any other type of accident and are suffering from whiplash, it is important to get your whiplash injuries treated right away. After you seek medical attention, it is equally as important to speak with a Chicago whiplash injury lawyer as soon as possible.
The lawyers at our firm can help you seek the justice and compensation you deserve for your neck injuries. We have years of experience fighting for the rights of injury victims, and we will put our knowledge and resources to work for you. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
Whiplash Symptoms
Whiplash is a type of neck injury that occurs when the head is suddenly and forcibly thrown forward or backward. This can happen in a car accident when the vehicle is hit from behind, or in any other type of accident where there is a sudden and abrupt movement of the head.
Whiplash injuries can be very painful and can cause a number of other symptoms. These neck injury symptoms can include:
neck pain
headaches
dizziness
blurred vision
In some cases, whiplash injuries can lead to long-term problems such as chronic neck pain and disability that requires ongoing medical treatment.
If you have been injured in an auto accident or any other type of accident and are suffering from whiplash, it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible. Once you have been evaluated by a doctor, you should also contact a Chicago whiplash injury lawyer to discuss your legal options.
What might seem like a minor car accident injury could actually have serious and long term consequences if the whiplash symptoms are hiding worse soft tissue injuries or traumatic brain injury that lead to chronic pain.
What Working with a Lawyer Will Look Like
When you call for a free case evaluation, an experienced personal injury attorney will determine if you have a case and how much compensation you may be entitled to. During this trying time in your life, a Chicago car accident lawyer can handle your entire legal battle while you recover from your whiplash injury.
During a free consultation with The Kryder Law Group, LLC, our law firm will speak with you and listen to your account of the accident. Once we determine you have valid personal injury claims, a Chicago whiplash lawyer from our law firm will review any evidence you have obtained. If you are missing any key pieces of evidence, your whiplash injury lawyer will help you gather this information for your personal injury claim.
Types of Evidence to Support Your Whiplash Injury Claim
Some evidence that may help strengthen your case includes, but is not limited to:
Additional evidence may be required to prove fault, liability, and negligence. Negligence is the act of failing to provide a standard duty of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have provided under the same circumstances. With car accidents, you may require evidence that shows the driver was speeding, distracted, or aggressively (or otherwise negligently driving).
How Our Injury Lawyers Can Help Your Case
Other ways a Chicago whiplash injury lawyer can help your case when a whiplash injury occurs because of an auto accident or other type of accident that causes neck trauma include:
Protecting your legal rights
Explaining your options to recover compensation
Pursuing compensation on your behalf during settlement negotiations or lawsuits
Helping you potentially file a personal injury lawsuit within Illinois’ two-year statute of limitations (under 735 ILCS 5/13-202)
Obtaining evidence that proves fault, liability, and negligence of the defendant
Meeting with your medical providers to learn insight into your serious injuries
Taking accident scene photos of the car crash
We Will Determine How Much You Could Receive in Damages
When looking to determine how much compensation you could receive in damages, your lawyer must review all of your losses and out-of-pocket expenses. Once we have obtained evidence of your economic and non-economic damages, we can combine their values to determine fair compensation for your claim.
Examples of Recoverable Damages
Recoverable damages from a car accident for whiplash victims may include:
All accident-related expenses
Current and future medical expenses
Ambulance transportation
Physical therapy and rehabilitation
Lost wages
Property damages
Auto-repair expenses
Limited earning capacity
Future missed wages
Pain and suffering
Loss of consortium
Wrongful death
To learn more about how we can help you earn compensation for your whiplash injury, call The Kryder Law Group, LLC today. We represent seriously injured victims suffering from symptoms of whiplash after motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian accidents, or other types of accidents.
Communicating with an Insurance Company After Your Accident
After you were involved in a car accident, you must notify your insurance company of the accident. This action will begin a new claim, which is the first step for dealing with many types of car crashes. However, from there on, your Chicago whiplash injury lawyer can handle all remaining communications with your insurer and the defendant’s insurer.
This handling of communication can be an invaluable asset to your claim for several reasons. First, it can ensure that an insurance company does not persuade or lure you into admitting fault from the accident. When your insurance adjuster or the defendant’s attempts to contact you, they may be using a recorded telephone line during the call.
Even the slightest acceptance of fault could hurt your chances at earning fair compensation. This is because the insurance company will then only compensate you for the defendant’s percentage of fault.
How We Can Negotiation with Insurance Companies
Another benefit of having a lawyer manage all communications with insurers is that they will negotiate for a fair settlement for your insurance claim. After your accident, you may have a lot going on all at once with medical treatments and property damages (while still trying to return to normal day-to-day life).
An insurance company may try to offer a monetary settlement early on after the accident. In some instances, claimants may be tempted to accept the first offer they receive, which is not always the largest settlement they could earn.
Your team will work to negotiate a settlement that covers the entire value of your damages. Typically, the insurance company’s first offer will likely not cover all of your losses and out-of-pocket expenses when you’ve suffered whiplash.
If negotiations for a fair settlement are unsuccessful, your lawyer will file a personal injury lawsuit to earn you compensation. After a lawsuit has been filed, your lawyer can still reach an out-of-court full and fair settlement with the defendant that can cover your damages.
Call The Kryder Law Group Today
If you suffered injuries from a car accident, The Kryder Law Group, LLC can fight for you to get compensation after your accident occurred. Call Today for a free case evaluation.
Chicagoland is notorious for car accidents. And while many fender benders result in nothing more than a few bumps and bruises, some wrecks cause injuries that last a lifetime.
Whiplash is one of the most common – and most debilitating – injuries to result from car accidents and a rear end collision. And if you’ve been in a wreck that left you with whiplash, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
How Our Experience Works for You
The Kryder Law Group is a team of experienced car accident lawyers who have been providing legal representation and standing up for the rights of Chicago car accident victims. We know how to investigate auto accidents, build strong cases on behalf of our clients, and fight for the justice they deserve.
If you suffer whiplash after you’ve been in an accident, call us today for a free consultation. We may be able to help you get the compensation you need to move on with your life.
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