The neck serves crucial functions but is also vulnerable to injury due to its range of motion and location. Neck injuries, like strains, can be mild, but severe injuries can lead to serious complications and long-term health challenges. If you sustained a neck injury due to someone else’s negligence, you could be entitled to compensation for your related medical care, lost wages, and pain and suffering. The Maine neck injury lawyers at Mann Law have extensive experience helping victims get the compensation they need to recover financially and seek accountability from those who hurt them.
There are many different kinds of neck injuries, but they typically fall into two categories: soft-tissue injuries and spinal cord injuries. Soft-tissue injuries vary from mild to severe, while spinal and nervous system injuries are often severe and even catastrophic, sometimes resulting in lifelong disabilities.
Some of the most common neck injuries we see at Mann Law include:
Whiplash occurs when the head and neck jerk violently back and forth, tearing ligaments under the skin and causing soft-tissue damage that can take months to heal. Victims of car crashes and other accidents sometimes discover they suffer from whiplash weeks after the accident occurs. This is known as delayed whiplash. Symptoms of whiplash include:
When ligaments in the neck tear, a muscle sprain can occur. Conversely, a strain describes torn muscles or tendons. Muscle strains and sprains can cause:
The Client Experience
A serious neck injury can mean chronic pain long after the visible damage has healed. Here is what working with our team looks like, in the words of the people who have lived it.
A neck injury can be one of the hardest to prove, and one of the most disruptive to live with.
“After I was rear ended and left with an injury that caused chronic pain and headaches, they fought hard to get me a fair settlement and I’m very pleased with how it all turned out.”
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A neck injury can mean chronic pain long after the visible damage looks healed. We cannot undo the injury, but we can carry the weight of the claim, and stay beside you until you are able to move forward.
Also known as a ruptured disc, a herniated disc injury occurs when the jelly-like center of a spinal disc pushes outward against its bone casing, which can cause the substance to seep out. Although herniated discs sometimes resolve themselves, they can cause significant pain and require surgery.
Although less common than other neck injuries, a fractured cervical spine, more commonly known as a broken neck, is a very serious injury that requires immediate medical treatment. Serious car wrecks and falls can cause a fractured cervical spine.
If the spine is transected or broken, paralysis can occur below the site of the injury and render a patient immobile. Paralysis can be permanent, depending upon the severity of the spinal injury, and thus permanently alter a person’s life.
Neck injuries are often the direct result of other people’s negligence. If you’ve suffered a neck injury due to someone else’s actions, you might be owed significant compensation.
Physicians frequently treat neck injuries caused by:
Any person suffering from a neck injury should seek immediate medical care. Your physician will recommend a course of treatment specific to the type of neck injury you sustained. Some common treatments for neck injuries include:
If you suffered a neck injury because of someone else’s negligence, compensation might be available for your:
Neck injuries often come with significant medical costs. From surgeries to physical therapy, it can take months to recover. If you were injured in a car crash or other accident, the at-fault party’s insurance company might offer you a settlement that seems generous. Often, their initial offer fails to cover even half of the costs associated with your injury. That’s why consulting with an attorney is so important. An experienced Maine neck injury attorney can negotiate a fair settlement on your behalf and fight for you in court if necessary.
States establish deadlines known as the statute of limitations for filing personal injury lawsuits after accidents. In Maine, the statute of limitations is six years. Some injuries, such as those caused by medical malpractice, have shorter timelines. If you fail to take action within this period, your case will likely be dismissed, and you could lose your right to compensation. Protect your interests by contacting a neck injury lawyer as soon as possible.
Whiplash is a soft tissue injury involving stretching or tearing of neck muscles and ligaments, typically resolving within weeks to months with treatment. More serious cervical injuries include herniated or bulging discs that press on nerves, cervical fractures that may involve the spinal cord, and facet joint injuries that can cause chronic pain requiring long-term management.
Adrenaline and inflammation can mask pain immediately after a crash, and some soft tissue injuries, disc herniations, and nerve compressions develop their full symptom profile over hours or days as swelling increases. This delayed onset is normal and should not prevent you from seeking medical evaluation or filing a personal injury claim in Maine.
Treatment may include emergency evaluation and imaging, immobilization, physical therapy, chiropractic care, prescription pain management, epidural steroid injections, and in severe cases, surgical intervention such as disc replacement or cervical fusion. The type and duration of treatment directly affect the medical damages recoverable in a Maine personal injury case.
Yes. Chronic pain resulting from a neck injury caused by another party’s negligence is a recoverable damage in Maine. Ongoing pain, limited range of motion, and the need for future treatment are all components of a complete damages claim that a Maine neck injury attorney can help you document and pursue.
If you’ve suffered a neck injury due to someone else’s negligence or recklessness, don’t wait to reach out to a skilled legal advocate for help. At Mann Law, we have been fighting for victims of personal injury in Maine for nearly two decades. Contact a Maine neck injury lawyer today for a free, no-obligation consultation.
