Here, you’ll see what insurance companies look at when deciding how much to offer for a spinal fusion settlement.

Surgery increases the full value of a personal injury case.  And a spinal fusion surgery is no exception. This is true regardless of whether you:

• Slip and fall at Walmart
• Get hurt at Walt Disney World or Universal Studios
• Are in a car accident in Florida while visiting from another state.
• Are Hit by a car or truck while you’re on a motorcycle.

What does the term full settlement value mean? 

It is the value of the claim without reducing it for factors that can affect the value of an injury case.

The most common factors that reduce the full value are difficulty proving liability, fault on the injured person, or if the accident didn’t cause the injury. 

I’ve said that surgery increases a claim’s full settlement value. 

This is true regardless of whether the injured person has a cervical fusion, or a lumbar fusion.  Cervical means neck.  Lumbar refers to the back.

Thus, spinal fusion settlements can be big.  They can also be tough cases. You’ll see what I mean in a moment in a moment.  

I am going to discuss burst fracture settlements.  We’ll look at how to calculate how much a burst fracture is worth. [Read more…]

It’s no secret that surgery increases the full value of an injury case.  And this rule holds true for a neck surgery.

If someone’s negligence caused you to get neck surgery, you may have a case. [Read more…]

I’ll quickly give an overview about back injuries from accidents. Then, I’ll talk about actual settlements for back pain from car accidents and other accidents.  You’ll see real settlement amounts.

But that’s not it.

I’ll also explain how I arrived at the settlement amount.

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If you’re claiming that an accident or incident caused your compression fracture, you need to know how much it’s worth.  That is the only way that you will know how much to settle for.

In order to know how much a compression fracture is worth, you need several pieces of information.  They include knowing: [Read more…]

This isn’t my case.  A 42-year-old lady won a $180,000 verdict.

She had a cervical (neck) injury which required epidural injections.  However, a small portion of the award ($15,000) was for pain and suffering.   [Read more…]

Another driver’s negligence may cause you to suffer a neck injury in a car accident or other types of accident.

If this happens, you may be able to get compensation.
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