Some of the most common soft tissue injuries in New Jersey:
- Sprains
- Strains
- Contusions
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Tears
- Cellulitis
- Lacerations
- Tenosynovitis
- Stress fractures
What can cause a soft tissue injury at work?
- Swimming pool accidents
- Amusement park accidents
- Defective products
- Car accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Construction accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Workplace injuries
- Medical malpractice
- Trucking accidents
- Train accidents
- Premises liability/unsafe building conditions
- Assault by security guards or bouncers, such as unlawful detention and false arrest
- Elder abuse
- Bus accidents
- Ambulance accidents
- Law enforcement vehicle accidents
- Recreational vehicle accidents
- Snowplow accidents
Workers compensation laws relating to soft tissue injuries in New Jersey
In the state of New Jersey, damages in a soft tissue injury case are divided into two categories; one is compensatory damages while the other is punitive damages. A large number of cases for soft tissue injury will usually be for compensatory damages which have been created under law to protect people who have suffered as a result of the accident. Contact our New Jersey workers compensation attorneys for a free consultation at 973-975-0258 to get immediate help or fill out our confidential contact form.
- Lost Wages: Compensation can be provided for all the wages that have been lost due to the accident. In addition to this, if the accident has resulted in a condition which could decrease future earnings, that could also be claimed.
- Current Medical Treatment and Future Medical Treatment: This includes not only ongoing expenses for treatment but also hospitalization, rehabilitation, and any costs/expenses arising in the future from the same or related accident injury.
- Property Damage: Any damage that occur to the property as a result of the act that caused the injury
- Pain and Suffering: This covers the psychological and emotional traumas caused due to the physical injuries.
- Emotional Distress: Compensation for the psychological effects of having had the injury, which would include sleep loss, fear, anxiety etc.
- Loss of Enjoyment of Life: A compensation for the loss of emotional pain that is caused as a result of the soft tissue injury.
What is the process for filing a soft tissue claim?
- Call an experienced workers compensation attorney
- Notify them about your condition and the incident
- Follow their advice on the course of action to take
- Before you file a claim, register a complaint with the employer
- Before filing the claim form, go to a doctor and seek medical opinion on your injury
- Go to another doctor and get a second opinion
- You can collect and fill in claim form after you have the medical opinion of at least two doctors
- The claim form should be filled in correctly in consultation with your compensation attorney
Why you should not wait to talk to an experienced workers compensation lawyer in New Jersey about your soft tissue injury?
New Jersey law gives you a two year window to file your slip and fall claim or any other soft tissue injury claim against the party at fault. Once the date lapses, you will not be able to file the claim. It is important that you are quick and decisive with your claim, because any delay can and will be used against you by the opposing counsel, the only way to make sure you have the best odds of defense and are able to prove the employer’s or driver’s guilt is to hire an experienced compensation lawyer who knows the ins and outs of these cases.
If you have a work related soft tissue injury please contact our New Jersey workers compensation lawyers for a free consultation at 973-975-0258 to get immediate help or fill out our confidential contact form.