Harlingen Whiplash Lawyer

What Is Whiplash?

Whiplash is a neck injury that occurs when your head moves backward and forward very quickly, usually as a result of a forceful impact. This whip-like movement of your head and neck tears and stretches the tendons and muscles in your neck.

The severity of whiplash can vary widely. For some, the symptoms of whiplash disappear after a few weeks. For others, this neck injury can lead to chronic whiplash pain that can sometimes be debilitating.

How Do I Know If I Have Whiplash?

If you have been in an accident, look for the following common symptoms of whiplash:

• Stiffness and pain in your neck
• Headaches
• Difficulty moving your neck
• Pain that gets worse when you move your neck
• Pain in the upper back, arms, and shoulders
• Dizziness

Some less common symptoms of whiplash to watch for include ringing in the ears, blurry vision, trouble concentrating, and sleep problems.

For many whiplash victims, the effects of their neck injury do not show themselves until days after the initial accident. With their whiplash symptoms delayed, how are these accident victims to know whether their new pains are related to their accident or something else entirely?

If you think you might have whiplash after an auto accident or other high-impact incident, seek immediate medical care. A doctor can tell you how severe your injury is and check for other injuries that could cause immediate threats to your health, such as concussions. Also, seeing a doctor will create a medical record of your neck injury that can be used to support your case if you later seek to recover whiplash injury compensation from the person who caused your accident.

Learn how compensation for whiplash works.

Types of Neck Injuries

Whiplash is not the only kind of neck injury you can get from a car accident or similar impact. The following are some other common types of neck injuries:

• Vertebral fractures
• Sprains and strains
• Pinched nerves
• Repetitive-use injuries
• Damage to the spinal cord

No matter what kind of neck injury you have suffered, a Harlingen whiplash attorney from The Law Giant can help you seek compensation through a whiplash settlement if someone else was at fault.

Whiplash and Neck Injury Statistics

More than 1 million Americans suffer whiplash each year, according to Harvard Medical School. Of those, around 50 percent recover within a year. The other 50 percent of whiplash injury victims have neck pain for more than a year after the accident.

Unfortunately, many victims suffer the long-term effects of whiplash. Roughly 10 percent find themselves with chronic pain that leaves them unable to lead their normal lives.

As many as 45 percent of individuals with chronic neck pain say their pain is the result of a motor vehicle accident, according to a study published in Pain Research and Management.

Neck injuries are serious, but they are also extremely common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), head and neck injuries may account for as many as 17 percent of all injuries that lead to hospitalizations.

What Causes Neck Injuries?

Almost any impact to your head or body can cause a neck injury if it is forceful enough, but there are some common types of accidents that tend to pop up in neck injury and whiplash claims over and over again:

• Car accidents. Whiplash from auto accidents is shockingly common. Rear-end accidents often cause whiplash and neck pain for victims because of the sudden back-and-forth movement of your head and neck at the time of the impact.
• Slip-and-fall accidents. Slipping and falling can cause surprisingly serious neck injuries. If you fall on a spill or other slippery surface and the impact causes a blow to your head and neck, you could easily suffer whiplash or another neck injury.
• Workplace accidents. Workplaces like factories and construction sites present many dangers that could lead to neck injuries. Equipment malfunctions, falls from ladders or other heights, work vehicle collisions, and other risk factors can cause serious neck injuries.

Unfortunately, one of the most common causes of whiplash is the negligence of other people. A distracted or drunk driver, for example, would be considered at fault for a whiplash car accident. And that means that person can be held accountable in a whiplash lawsuit. Reach out to the neck injury lawyers at The Law Giant for help determining who is at fault for your neck injury.

Can I Sue for My Neck Injury?

Suing for a neck injury in a car accident may be the only way to recover the compensation you deserve. After all, the at-fault driver and their insurance company are not likely to offer a fair settlement without some legal pressure being placed on them.

But to sue for car accident injuries, you must be able to show that someone else was negligent and that their negligence harmed you. For example, if a drunk driver rear-ended you and caused you to suffer whiplash, you must be able to demonstrate that the other driver was, in fact, intoxicated.

To do that, you have to gather the right evidence and clearly show that you have suffered harm that warrants compensation. A car accident attorney with The Law Giant can help you do just that.

The following are some situations that might mean you can sue for whiplash:

• The other driver was drunk, distracted, or drowsy at the time of the accident.
• A property owner failed to clear a safety hazard that caused you to fall and injure your neck.
• An auto manufacturer allowed a faulty vehicle or vehicle part to enter the market, and that item caused your neck injury car accident.

These are only a few of the possible situations that could lead to a Texas whiplash lawsuit. For guidance on your unique case, reach out to The Law Giant by calling (956) 982-1800 today.

A Harlingen neck-injury lawsuit is generally filed in the Cameron County courts in Brownsville, the county seat, and The Law Giant has handled injury claims in those courts for years — we know how they move and how the insurers on the other side operate.

Compensation for Neck Injuries & Whiplash

The neck injury lawyers at The Law Giant know how difficult life can be after an injury like whiplash. Simple daily tasks suddenly become daunting or even impossible, and you face serious financial harm because you are unable to work while you recover.

All neck injuries are serious, and all neck injuries that are someone else’s fault can warrant a lawsuit that seeks compensation for the victim. If you decide to file a neck injury claim against the person who caused your neck injury, you may be able to recover compensation for the following:

• Medical bills
• Property damage
• Lost wages
• Reduced ability to earn money in the future
• Pain and suffering
• Reduced quality of life
• Physical limitations from the injury
• Scarring or disfigurement

How Can a Harlingen Whiplash Injury Lawyer Help?

Working with a top whiplash attorney means you are less likely to be taken advantage of by a greedy insurance company or an at-fault driver who is trying to dodge the blame for what they did to you.

The experienced attorneys with The Law Giant know how insurers try to minimize neck injury claims, and they know how to fight back and win. But doing so requires tireless legal representation that is never afraid to stand up for the truth and fight for what injury victims deserve.

With years of experience and in-depth legal knowledge, a qualified whiplash injury attorney can build a rock-solid injury claim that accounts for every dollar you deserve for your neck injury. And you can focus on feeling better and rest easy knowing you have a tried and true legal ally who will not give up until you get the compensation you deserve.

Our Harlingen team knows Cameron County’s courts and the local insurance adjusters, and we’ve recovered over $800 Million for injury victims — see our case results. You pay nothing unless we win.