Soft Tissue Injury - the Plaintiff´s Case

There are a number of key issues that should be assessed when evaluating the strength or weakness of the case. None of these issues are determinative, but they all may have considerable weight effecting the value of the case.

First, the force, velocity and mechanisms of injury are important. Was this a minor accident with minimal or no force applied to the occupant of a motor vehicle, or is this a case where the individual sustained direct trauma through a fall or impact with portions of the interior of the motor vehicle? How fast were the vehicles proceeding? How much property damage was there? Where were the forces applied? Were the forces absorbed by the automobile bumper or transmitted to the occupants? Where was the occupant in the vehicle? Was he/she turned? Did the occupant impact any part of the interior of the vehicle? Were there other factors regarding the mechanics and forces of injury? This is important information. For