Milwaukee Neck and Back Injury Attorney

Injuries to your neck and back can have a long-term impact upon mobility and quality of life. These injuries commonly occur in vehicle accidents, work accidents, and slip and fall accidents. At Cannon & Dunphy S.C., we can help you pursue just compensation for injuries resulting from an act of negligence.

If you or a loved one has suffered a neck or back injury, a personal injury claim or lawsuit can be initiated on your behalf. The Milwaukee neck and back injury attorneys at Cannon & Dunphy, S.C. have the expertise to handle your specific legal situation and take the case to trial if necessary.

How Often Do These Injuries Occur?

One in every five workplace injuries in the U.S. is a back injury, amounting to more than one million injuries each year. More than 100,000 vehicle accidents occur each year in Wisconsin, the cause of a high percentage of back and neck injuries.

Common Causes of Neck and Back Injuries

Many types of incidents can lead to neck or back injuries, but some activities, incidents, or professions pose a higher risk of causing such an injury, including:

• Automobile accidents: A collision at 30 miles per hour has the same force as you would experience driving off the roof of a three-story building. A body subjected to the force of a car, truck, or other vehicles can lead to violent motions of head and neck, leading to a serious injury. Accidents involving bicycles, motorcycles or pedestrians struck by vehicles are responsible for many serious head and neck injuries with devastating, long-term consequences.
• Sports: Accidents involving balls, equipment or other players can cause serious injuries. Falls from skis, snowboards, horses, skates, etc. can result in an impact on the neck or back, with serious or long-lasting injuries.
• Slip and Fall: A slip or trip and fall can injure the head, spine, or neck, with serious health consequences that in some cases, last a lifetime.

Types of Injuries

Examples of common neck and back injuries include:

• Whiplash: The sudden violent motion of the head, perhaps the most common neck injury, can cause soft tissue damage. This is a common occurrence in automobile accidents, but this far from the only cause.
• Vertebral fracture: A violent impact can fracture a vertebra in the neck. This has the potential to damage the spinal cord and cause paralysis or death.
• Spondylosis: This occurs when a bone in the spine slides over the bone below it.
• Spinal cord injury: Even if bones are not broken, a severe impact can harm the spinal cord, leading to nerve damage or paralysis.
• Sprains and strains, pinched nerves, repetitive strain: These injuries can cause considerable discomfort, but most resolve with rest and medication.
• Disc injuries: The discs between your vertebra can be damaged by sudden force or repeated stress.

Who is Liable?

Success in an injury claim is dependent on establishing that the reckless or negligent actions of another party caused your injury. The party or parties that could possibly be to blame vary based upon the circumstances of your accident.

If you were injured in a vehicle accident that involved an intoxicated driver, proving liability will involve presenting compelling evidence of driver intoxication. If you were injured at work, in some cases a third party is potentially liable, such as an equipment manufacturer, subcontractor, or other parties. A third-party lawsuit can be filed against the negligent party to seek to recover compensatory damages above and beyond what workers’ compensation can provide as benefits.

Why You Should Contact Us

Your success in obtaining the settlement you deserve depends on having the right legal team. The Milwaukee neck and back injury attorneys at Cannon & Dunphy S.C. have secured over $1 billion in settlements for their clients and has the professional skills and resources necessary to properly handle any neck or back injury case.

If an act of negligence led to a neck or back injury, our attorneys can help. No case is too big or too small for us. We have offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Brookfield. We offer a no-cost consultation and take cases on a contingency basis. Call now.