Understanding Whiplash Injuries
Whiplash involves:
• Rapid back-and-forth neck movement
• Strained muscles and ligaments
• Potential disc damage
• Nerve involvement
• Chronic pain in some cases
Symptoms may not appear for days after the accident.
• Rapid back-and-forth neck movement
• Strained muscles and ligaments
• Potential disc damage
• Nerve involvement
• Chronic pain in some cases
Symptoms may not appear for days after the accident.
Whiplash Settlement Factors
Settlement value depends on:
• Severity and duration of symptoms
• Treatment required
• Impact on daily activities
• Lost work time
• Chronic/permanent issues
• Pre-existing conditions
Simple whiplash: $10,000-$30,000
Moderate whiplash with treatment: $30,000-$100,000
Severe or chronic: $100,000+
• Severity and duration of symptoms
• Treatment required
• Impact on daily activities
• Lost work time
• Chronic/permanent issues
• Pre-existing conditions
Simple whiplash: $10,000-$30,000
Moderate whiplash with treatment: $30,000-$100,000
Severe or chronic: $100,000+
Maximizing Your Whiplash Claim
To strengthen your claim:
• Seek immediate medical attention
• Follow all treatment recommendations
• Document symptoms daily
• Don't settle before knowing long-term prognosis
• Get specialist opinions
• Document life impact
• Seek immediate medical attention
• Follow all treatment recommendations
• Document symptoms daily
• Don't settle before knowing long-term prognosis
• Get specialist opinions
• Document life impact