All too often, someone will be involved in an auto accident and they will deal with insurance companies directly because they don’t feel as if they are in any significant pain. In 2020 Statista released a report stating that California had 3,723 auto accident fatalities, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that soft tissue injuries were one of the most frequent diagnoses, with an average of about 28 fatalities a day in 2017 caused by drunk driving and distracted driving.
Auto accidents can happen to anyone, at any time. If a loved one is killed in a car accident, then you will need to contact a personal injury attorney to file a wrongful death suit. However, if you are diagnosed with a soft tissue injury, you will need to hire a Los Angeles car accident lawyer specializing in soft tissue injuries, who can help you get full compensation for your pain and suffering.
This article is intended to help Los Angeles drivers understand why soft tissue injuries are serious, and why it is critical to call an auto accident lawyer after your accident,
What is a Soft Tissue Injury, and Why Do I Need to Call An Auto Accident Lawyer?
When your body’s muscles, ligaments or tendons experience a level of trauma, a soft tissue injury can occur. Usually a soft tissue injury happens very suddenly. For example, a baseball pitcher may “throw his arm out”, and later get a soft tissue injury, or someone might have sprained their ankle by stepping quickly on a rocky hiking trail.
In a car accident the sudden impact can jolt your body with enough force that your ligaments connecting your bones get overstretched, and a painful sprain can occur in your neck–a diagnosis known as whiplash. Soft tissue injuries can end an athlete’s career, or forever change the way you engage in physical activity. It can also impact your ability to work. Whiplash lawyers are also almost always auto accident lawyers because whiplash and car accidents commonly go together. So why do you need a car accident lawyer if you have a whiplash injury or other soft tissue injury? Because insurance companies have a vast degree of experience in undervaluing the injuries that their insured drivers cause to innocent victims, and you need an auto accident lawyer who knows the full extent of the law who can protect you from having your claim minimized, and who can ensure you get the right medical treatment.
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At The Ryan Law Group, Find Protection with a Whiplash Lawyer Who is Also the Best Auto Accident Lawyer
At the Ryan Law Group our best whiplash lawyer is also our best auto accident lawyer, as soft tissue injuries and car accident victims commonly occur together.
All soft tissue injuries will vary in terms of severity and are classified as such:
Grade 1 (Mild) – A grade 1 soft tissue injury is usually diagnosed when the body’s fibers are damaged at a microscopic level caused by over-straining in a car accident. Tenderness and swelling usually results. Even a grade 1 soft tissue injury can prevent someone from working, and as a result they can sue for lost wages, in addition to pain and suffering.
Grade 2 (Moderate) – When you are dealing with a grade 2 soft tissue injury, then tearing has occurred. As a result, you can’t apply your body’s weight or pressure to the injured joint, and you will have to stay off of it for several weeks. In some cases, grade 2 soft tissue injuries have left people in constant pain for the rest of their lives.
Grade 3 (Severe) – In a grade 3 soft tissue injury the victim is dealing with a complete tear, which may require surgery and a significantly longer time to recover. In many cases, people with this type of injury can’t even use the muscle or joint that was injured, and permanent nerve damage can also be a potential factor. The pain is usually intense with a grade 3 soft tissue injury, and an injury like this can even leave someone unable to resume their career.
You need an auto accident lawyer, with a lot of experience in soft tissue injuries, to make sure you get the right diagnosis, and who has the ability to call in expert witnesses if the case goes to trial. The auto accident attorneys at The Ryan Law Group will stay by your side, through every step of the process, taking care of all the medical records, physical therapy, and they will even communicate with the insurance companies to ensure you are not taken advantage of in your time of need. We will also make sure you are compensated for every type of loss you encounter, as a result of the accident.
There are a number of hardships that people can face after a whiplash injury, or other type of soft tissue injury, that don’t get addressed when the victim decides to settle with the insurance company. Unfortunately, this leaves people in a very difficult situation where they may not be able to afford medical care, or they are left with no way to financially care for their family. The best auto accident lawyer in Los Angeles at The Ryan Law Group will look out for you through every step of the process, making sure that nothing falls through the cracks or is covered up that may significantly cause you to lose a great degree of money in your compensation.
Call the Los Angeles Auto Accident Lawyers at The Ryan Law Group for a Free Consultation After Your Car Accident
Once you have gone to the hospital and are in no immediate danger , your next move should be to call The Ryan Law Group without delay. Under no circumstance should you speak to any insurance companies or even give a police report until first speaking with one of our auto accident attorneys. If needed, we will come to you. Just make sure you get legal representation right at the start, as insurance companies have personnel who make a living off of tricking accident victims into stating certain things that will result in them losing a large piece of the compensation they are legally entitled to.
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