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Back Injured from a Car Accident?

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Herniated Disc Symptoms and Treatment

As one of the top personal injury law firms in New Orleans, we are frequently approached by clients who are suffering from serious spinal pain caused by their auto accident. Often, this pain is the result of a herniated disc.

The speed and forces involved in a car accident often cause serious harm to a person’s soft tissue. One common injury that occurs with some regularity during car accidents is a herniated disc in an injured person’s spine. A herniated disc can cause significant pain and limit the type of activities in which a person can engage. Depending on the severity of the injury, the pain can last for a few months or it can last forever. Prompt action after a car accident can help injured persons recover compensation for their losses and expenses caused by a herniated disc.

What is a Herniated Disc?

In between each vertebrae of a person’s spine are discs. Discs are round, jelly-like shock absorbers positioned between the vertebrae in the spinal column. Each disc has an external membrane called an annulus as well as a jelly-like center. The forces exerted on the body during a car accident can cause the spine to jerk abruptly. This abrupt jerking can cause a disc or multiple discs to shift their position. When the discs shift, different types of pain result. Naturally, the more severe the shift, the worse the pain can be. In some of the worst cases, disc material can break through the annulus and make contact with the nerve; in these cases, the adjacent vertebrae may contact each other due to the absence of the disc in between.

Symptoms of a Herniated Disc

It is not uncommon for the pain of a herniated disc to not present itself for some time after an auto accident. It may feel like something is just out of place in your back or neck. You may feel painful or unusual sensations in various parts of your body, usually the upper and/or lower extremities. These sensations can either be a numbing feeling, a “pins and needles” or tingling feeling, or a sharp, stabbing pain. Some other symptoms of a herniated disc include muscle spasms or muscle tightness, muscle weakness, pain that comes and goes or increases with certain movements or activity, loss of feeling or strength in arms and legs, or loss of control over bowel or bladder.

Herniated Disc Treatment

After a car accident, you may wonder if you have a herniated disc, especially considering that symptoms may appear some time after the crash. An MRI scan can detect whether you do, in fact, have a herniated disc. Immediately following a car crash or serious accident, you should seek medical attention. The law office of Breaux Law Firm has a vast network of healthcare providers who can get you the treatment you need regardless of whether you have health insurance.

If you’re worried that you may be suffering from a bulging or herniated disc, contact Breaux Law Firm now for FREE. We will get you the medical assistance you need. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (504) 882-0545 or you can email us at info@breauxlaw.com.

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We don’t get paid until you do. The attorneys of Breaux Law Firm have what is called a “contingency fee arrangement” with each and every one of our clients. A contingency fee arrangement means that the attorney’s fee is taken out of the total amount of money recovered for the client, once the client’s case is settled. The attorneys at Breaux Law Firm are happy to meet with you FOR FREE to discuss your case, to answer any questions you may have, and to let you know if we think you have a good case.

The short answer is YES. If you’re the owner or the driver of the motor vehicle you were in at the time of the accident and neither you nor the vehicle you were driving has automobile insurance, then the adverse insurance company will get a credit for the first $15,000 in damages that they would have otherwise owed you, as described below. If you were a passenger in a vehicle where neither it nor its driver has insurance, you will still be able to recover, because you’re not the owner nor the operator of the uninsured vehicle. The attorneys at Breaux Law Firm stay informed on all laws involving insurance and the other legal areas we practice. We take the guesswork out of Louisiana state laws, and guide you through the process of recovering the compensation you deserve.

“There shall be no recovery for the first fifteen thousand dollars of bodily injury and no recovery for the first twenty-five thousand dollars of property damage based on any cause or right of action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, for such injury or damages occasioned by an owner or operator of a motor vehicle involved in such accident who fails to own or maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security.
La. Stat. Ann. § 32:866

Breaux Law Firm is licensed to practice law throughout the state of Louisiana. However, Breaux Law Firm, in conjunction with other respected attorneys, has also represented clients from many other states, including Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, California, and more.

Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Our office is located at 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 1820, Metairie, LA 70005. You’ll find plenty of parking available in our visitor parking lot, along with a wheelchair-accessible ramp. Of course, you can always reach us through our 24-hour phone line at (504) 914-7779.

NO, YOU DO NOT. We don’t get paid until you do. The vast majority of the time, the conscientious attorneys at Breaux Law Firm will be able to let you know if your case is likely to succeed at the FREE initial consultation. If the case doesn’t work out, you owe us nothing and we will bear our own costs.

In Louisiana, you have ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT to file a lawsuit to recover damages due to an accident; this concept is known as the statute of limitations or prescriptive period. Once your accident occurs, the clock starts ticking. The attorneys at Breaux Law Firm stay informed on all laws involving injury law, as well as the other legal areas we practice. We know that legal language can be confusing and hard to understand, as you can see below, so we work hard to make the process of filing a claim as easy and positive as possible.
“Delictual actions are subject to a liberative prescription of one year. This prescription commences to run from the day injury or damage is sustained.”
La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3492

YES, the law office of Breaux Law Firm works with all types of medical providers and will assist you in obtaining the medical care that you need for your injuries.

There are several ways to take care of your property damage after an accident. The most common way is to make a claim against the liable insurance company which covered the at-fault party at the time of the accident. After making a claim against the liable insurance company, the liable insurance company is supposed to appraise the damage to your vehicle by sending an appraiser to inspect the vehicle wherever it’s located. Within a reasonable time, the liable insurance company is supposed to make a liability determination. If the insurance company accepts liability, they will put you in a rental car and arrange for your vehicle to be repaired. You’re entitled to a rental car, paid for by the liable insurance company, until your car is fixed and ready for you to pick up. The liability insurance company must adjust the property damage within thirty (30) days of their receiving a satisfactory proof of loss. The attorneys at Breaux Law Firm stay informed on all laws involving insurance and the other legal areas we practice, translating confusing legal jargon, as you see below, into clear guidance for our clients.
“All insurers shall make a written offer to settle any property damage claim, including a third-party claim, within thirty days after receipt of satisfactory proofs of loss of that claim.”
La. Stat. Ann. § 22:1892