Herniated disc car accident lawyer Westfield

A cervical herniation and a lumbar herniation are both disc injuries and they behave differently in almost every respect that matters — the symptoms they produce, the tests that confirm them, the treatment they attract and the functional loss they cause. Insurers frequently evaluate them as though they were interchangeable. Getting the distinction into the record accurately is part of proving a Westfield disc claim. Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C. has practiced since 1997 and Mr. Sris is admitted in New Jersey. Reach our location at (888) 437-7747.

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What This Injury Is Worth Here

This firm does not quote figures and none is reliable before treatment concludes. What drives the range is the specificity of the record. A cervical herniation producing radiating pain, numbness or weakness into the shoulder, arm and hand, with examination findings and where indicated electrodiagnostic studies corresponding to the level involved, is a documented injury. A lumbar herniation producing radiating symptoms into the buttock, leg and foot, with matching findings, is likewise. What weakens a claim is a record describing neck pain or back pain generally, without the distribution, the level or the correlation — because a general complaint is easy to attribute to strain and to degeneration.

Which Court Your Claim Is Filed In

Civil injury claims are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Civil Part, in the vicinage covering Union County. Lower-value claims are heard in the Special Civil Part of the same court under a simplified procedure. Where a public entity or a public employee is involved, a Tort Claims Act notice requirement under N.J.S.A. 59:8-8 applies in addition and runs far ahead of the deadline for filing suit. Where the claim rests on the permanency category, a physician certification supported by objective findings is required once the defendant answers.

What to Do Before You Talk to the Adjuster

Describe symptoms by distribution rather than by region — where the pain travels, which fingers or toes are affected, what movements provoke it, what weakness you notice in grip or in the foot. Ask that examination findings and range of motion be measured and repeated rather than characterized. Where nerve involvement is suspected, follow through on electrodiagnostic testing if it is recommended. Then keep treatment continuous, obtain the declarations page for every policy that may cover you, and decline a recorded statement until you understand the claim.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a neck injury treated differently from a back injury?

Clinically and legally, yes. Cervical herniations typically produce symptoms into the shoulder, arm and hand, while lumbar herniations produce them into the buttock, leg and foot. The examination findings, the tests that confirm them and the functional consequences differ, and a record that reflects that specificity is far stronger than one describing pain by region.

What is radiculopathy?

It describes symptoms caused by irritation or compression of a nerve root — pain, numbness, tingling or weakness following the distribution that nerve supplies. It is the finding that connects a disc herniation on imaging to what the person actually experiences, which is why the distribution of symptoms is recorded carefully rather than summarised.

Why might I need a nerve conduction study?

Because it can provide objective confirmation of nerve involvement independent of what you report, which is exactly the kind of evidence a New Jersey claim relies on where the limitation on lawsuit option applies. Whether it is appropriate is a clinical decision, but where it is recommended, following through matters both medically and evidentially.

About Mr. Sris

Mr. Sris is the owner and founder of Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C., which has practiced since 1997. He is a former prosecutor and is admitted in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey and New York. Of Counsel attorneys contract directly with the firm and handle matters alongside him.

Speak With Mr. Sris

A record that specifies level, distribution and correlation is what distinguishes a documented disc injury from a general complaint of pain. Request a consultation. Reach our location at (888) 437-7747. Consultations are by appointment.

Last reviewed: August 24, 2026.

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