Herniated Disc from a Car Accident in Georgia
Herniated discs are among the most common and painful injuries from car accidents. The violent forces can rupture intervertebral discs, causing severe pain, numbness, weakness, and potentially permanent nerve damage. If you suffered a herniated disc in a Georgia car accident, you deserve full compensation.
How Accidents Cause Herniated Discs
Through sudden compression, hyperflexion/hyperextension, torsion from side impacts, and seatbelt loading. Most common in cervical and lumbar spine.
Symptoms
Cervical: Neck pain, radiating arm pain, numbness, weakness, headaches.
Lumbar: Lower back pain, sciatica, leg numbness, weakness. Severe cases: cauda equina syndrome (surgical emergency).
Treatment and Compensation
Conservative care ($5,000-$15,000), epidural injections ($2,000-$5,000 each), surgery ($50,000-$150,000+). Under O.C.G.A. Section 51-12-4: all medical costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, future treatment.
Pre-Existing Degeneration
Insurance companies blame pre-existing disc disease. Under Georgia’s eggshell plaintiff doctrine, if the accident caused an asymptomatic condition to become symptomatic, the defendant is fully liable.
Contact the Wetherington Law Firm
If you or a loved one were injured in a car accident in Georgia, contact the Wetherington Law Firm today for a free, confidential consultation. Our experienced attorneys have the resources and knowledge to investigate your claim, build a strong case, and fight aggressively for the full compensation you deserve. We work exclusively on contingency, meaning you pay nothing unless we win your case.
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