Las Vegas Back & Neck Injury Lawyer

Car accidents on congested roads like the Las Vegas Strip or I-15 can ruin your health in an instant, causing severe damage to your spine. When another driver hits your car, the impact often damages your spine and leads to chronic pain, missed work, and endless medical expenses. If you are dealing with a severe back injury or neck injury after a crash that was not your fault, you have the right under Nevada law to hold the driver who hit you accountable and seek money to pay for your losses. The overall severity of your condition and how long your body takes to heal will play a big role in how much money you can receive from the insurance company.

Why Hire Friedman Injury Law

• Our law firm has recovered over $100 million in settlements for people who were hurt in accidents.
• Blake Friedman is a local Las Vegas native who knows the courts, judges, and legal process in Clark County.
• We have over 400 5-star reviews from past clients who trusted us to help them get back on their feet.
• We handle every back injury and neck injury case on a contingency basis, so you pay nothing unless we win your case.
• We give every client personal attention and work hard to make sure insurance companies treat you fairly.

When You Need a Las Vegas Back & Neck Injury Lawyer

Unless your accident was minor and required only one or two doctor visits, trying to handle an insurance claim on your own usually leads to a lower payout. Insurance companies exist to make money, and their adjusters know how to talk unrepresented victims into taking quick, low settlements before they even know how much future medical care they will need. Having an attorney on your side is especially important when you have soft tissue damage that does not clearly show up on standard x-rays, or when you have major injuries that require expensive surgeries and long-term care. Insurance companies fight hard against big claims because paying out large amounts hurts their bottom line. A good attorney knows how to fight these tactics and build a strong case that proves fault and forces the insurance company to pay what you deserve.

Common Types of Back Injury and Neck Injury Claims

The violent force of a car accident can harm your muscles, bones, and joints in many ways. Understanding the specific nature of your condition helps your medical team create a treatment plan and helps your lawyer calculate the total value of your claim.

• Spinal Cord Injury: Damage to the spinal cord itself is the most serious outcome of any accident. Depending on whether the damage happens in the neck or lower back, a person may face partial or total paralysis, requiring a lifetime of medical equipment, home care, and daily assistance.
• Facet Joint Damage: The small joints connecting your vertebrae can become inflamed after a hard hit, causing steady pain on either side of your neck or back that gets worse when you twist or turn your body.
• Sprains and Strains: Soft tissue injuries to the tendons and muscles in your spine cause real physical suffering, but they are hard to see on plain x-rays. Proper medical records from doctors, physical therapists, and specialists are necessary to show how much pain and physical limitation you are dealing with every day.
• Disc Damage: The soft cushions between your spinal bones can bulge, tear, or herniate during a crash. When a disc presses against surrounding spinal nerves, it causes sharp, shooting pain down your arms or legs along with numbness and weakness that may eventually require spinal fusion surgery.
• Fractures: High-speed crashes can break or crack the bones in your spine. Older adults are particularly susceptible to compression fractures, which cause small bone collapses that alter posture and lead to long-term breathing or mobility problems.