Nerve Damage Injury Lawyer in Massachusetts

Nerve Injuries Caused by Accidents

Peripheral nerve injuries are a serious and often underappreciated consequence of traumatic accidents. When nerves are stretched, compressed, or lacerated by accident forces, whether from direct impact, fracture fragments, prolonged compression, or traction injuries, the resulting functional deficits can be permanent. Weakness, numbness, abnormal sensation, and in some cases, chronic neuropathic pain can persist long after other injuries have healed. Attorney Jeffrey C. Lavey represents nerve damage accident victims throughout Massachusetts and ensures these injuries receive the full legal recognition they deserve.

Types of Accident-Related Nerve Injuries

• Brachial plexus injuries: from stretching of the nerve network between the neck and shoulder; common in motorcycle crashes
• Radial, median, and ulnar nerve injuries: from arm fractures, compression, or lacerations
• Peroneal nerve injuries: from knee trauma; causing foot drop
• Sciatic nerve injuries: from pelvic fractures or hip dislocations
• Cervical and lumbar nerve root compression: from disc herniations
• Intercostal nerve injuries: from rib fractures causing chronic chest wall pain
• Trigeminal and facial nerve injuries: from facial fractures and trauma

Why Nerve Injuries Are Difficult Legal Cases

Peripheral nerve injuries present challenges in personal injury cases because their consequences are subjective and largely invisible. The patient experiences pain, numbness, and weakness, but these symptoms cannot be seen or easily measured. Electrodiagnostic studies, nerve conduction velocity (NCV) testing and electromyography (EMG), provide objective evidence of nerve injury, and Attorney Lavey ensures every nerve injury client undergoes appropriate electrodiagnostic evaluation. These objective findings support the claim that the nerve damage is real, regardless of whether it is visible.

Prognosis and Long-Term Consequences

The prognosis for nerve injury depends on the type and severity of the injury. Minor nerve injuries (neurapraxia) often recover completely with time. More severe injuries (axonotmesis or neurotmesis) may recover partially, recover very slowly over years, or not recover at all. Permanent nerve injuries with resulting weakness, sensory loss, or chronic neuropathic pain are compensated as permanent injuries. Attorney Lavey works with neurological experts to establish the prognosis for every nerve injury and ensures that any permanent functional consequences are reflected in the damages claim.

Compensation for Nerve Damage Victims

Nerve damage compensation includes all medical expenses including specialist evaluation, electrodiagnostic testing, physical and occupational therapy, nerve surgery if applicable, and pain management for neuropathic pain; all lost wages during recovery; any permanent loss of earning capacity if nerve deficits limit job performance; pain and suffering including the significant chronic pain that neuropathic conditions often cause; and future medical costs for ongoing management of permanent nerve conditions. Attorney Lavey pursues every element of these damages.

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