Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases

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Hamilton McInnis, LLP
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Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases
The aim of a claimant in any personal injury case
is normally the verdict of the jury but most
important the ultimate settlement. In most cases,
claims get settled before a trial as a result of
the time involved as well as the expenses, the
nature of the injury and the certainty or lack
thereof the knowledge of the outcome. Slip and
fall accidents or some construction site
accidents sometimes result in soft tissue
injuries these are actually the majority of
claims that are handled by personal injury
attorneys. The truth of the matter is that it is
not easy to know that any case is worth
ultimately at any stage of the trial.
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Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases
When compared to car accident claims where there
are injuries that can easily and objectively be
verifiable this can include lacerations, broken
limbs, amputations, disfigurement or internal
injuries, most soft tissue injuries are basically
invisible. Soft tissue injuries may refer to
tendons, muscles or ligaments that form a
connection or support other body structures.
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Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases
This can happen in the most common rear end
accident case where an accident victims neck and
back are thrown forward and backward in a whip
like motion and this can stretch or tear soft
tissue. Injuries such as these can produce
different symptoms such as a stiff and painful
neck, headaches or nausea. Such injuries could be
strains which may take several weeks and in some
cases months to heal in other cases it will lead
to chronic pain, joint dysfunction or herniated
discs.
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Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases
It may not be possible to verify a soft tissue
injury because it cannot even be seen on an X-ray
or any other diagnostic scan insurers are
usually skeptical that reports can be fabricated
or even exaggerated and as such, they will almost
always make very small settlements. As a rule of
the thumb, insurers dont have a standard formula
for computing this type of personal injury they
will almost always refer to statistics such as
age, location, gender or other similar verdicts
and may not follow any particular features of
individual cases.
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Soft tissue injuries and personal injury cases
Because of the complications involved in
determining soft tissue personal injury claims,
you need to let a personal injury attorney help
you deal with the insurance company of the
negligent party if not filing a suit altogether.
There are times when insurers will value soft
tissue injuries based and the perceived
credibility or demeanor of the injured person.
They will want to check on matters such as
whether the victim has a solid job, whether they
have had any precious claims, any wage losses and
which medical doctor treated them as well as
weather there is a credible testimony from a
friend or a coworker. It is therefore up to your
personal injury attorney to present your case in
such a way the settlement will reflect the degree
of pain and suffering you may have experienced.
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