Soft tissue injuries are injuries to the soft parts of your body–such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage–that surround and support your skeleton. While they are not as obvious as broken bones or as permanently harmful as problems such as brain or spine damage, these injuries can still be deceptively expensive to treat. They may also take a long time to heal, keeping you from working and living a normal life for weeks or even months at a time.
Soft tissue damage could serve as valid grounds for a personal injury lawsuit if you can prove you were hurt specifically due to another person’s negligent, reckless or careless actions. If you want to explore your options for pursuing a case, a catastrophic injury lawyer from our team at Herman & Wells could answer your questions during a free initial consultation. We have decades of experience seeking compensation for soft tissue injury claims in Clearwater.
Most of the time, if you want to make someone else’s insurance pay financially for the harmful effects of your injury, you will need to prove that person was legally negligent in some way. You must show that all the following circumstances are true:
Assistance from a skilled legal professional in Clearwater could be crucial to gathering evidence, proving negligence, and securing fair compensation for your soft tissue injury.
There are lots of practical reasons why you should try to take legal action as soon as possible after being injured by someone else’s negligence. For example, medical bills for soft-tissue injuries can pile up quickly. However, there is also a legal reason why you will need to act quickly in order to successfully sue for negligence: the statute of limitations.
Florida Statutes § 95.11 generally gives negligence victims a maximum of two years from the date of the injury to file suit. The time to file a soft tissue injury claim can be limited, but our Clearwater team could help you use that window effectively and improve your chances of case success.
Muscle tears, ligament sprains, and tendon strains, disc bulges, and herniations can be both painful and debilitating. Unfortunately, they can also be tricky to file a lawsuit over compared to many other types of accidental injuries.
Rather than trying to seek civil recovery on your own, you should get help from Herman & Wells. We prioritize accessibility and communication, bringing years of practical experience to every case we take on. Our attorneys are well-versed in navigating the legal challenges associated with soft tissue injury claims in Clearwater. Call us today to start working on your case.
