Dashboard Knee Injury Attorneys
Knee Injuries from Car Accident Claims

Compensation for Dashboard Knee Injuries

Did you suffer a dashboard knee injury in a car accident?

A dashboard-related injury is caused when your bent knee (due to the position of the seat in a car crash) slams into the dashboard of your vehicle.

Violent knee impacts with the dashboard or steering wheel can be permanently disabling.

 

The tremendous forces involved in auto accidents can wrench the knee and harm the sensitive tissues even if it doesn't hit the dashboard.

Victims face enduring knee pain, medical bills, physical therapy, and long-term disability.

At Lawsuit Legal our dashboard knee lawyers can help you recover the compensation you deserve when you've been hurt by another driver's negligence.

Common Knee Injuries from Car Accidents

• Anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL Injury)
• Posterior cruciate ligament injury (PCL injury)
• MCL injuries
• Knee fractures
• Broken knee bones
• Torn ligaments
• Soft tissue injuries
• Dislocated knee joints and bones
• Torn meniscus

Injured parties may require long-term care, surgery, therapy, including time spent in a splint, knee brace, or cast. Even minor dashboard injuries can be extremely painful and cause knee joint instability.

Even sprains may keep you out of your job longer than you can afford. Identifying these knee injuries fully often takes tests and X-rays, but you can watch for specific symptoms.

 

 

Dashboard Knee Insurance Claims

The devastating consequences of a serious knee injury and impact on performing your day-to-day activities is what makes securing a successful legal outcome so important.

It can leave victims unable to work and struggling to restore their mobility.

In the aftermath of the accident it's vital to not only obtain a settlement, but a full & fair settlement that accurately reflects the totality of your losses.

The financial recovery sought should include consideration for all losses resulting from the impact of these injuries on your life.

What a knee claim actually pays turns on surgery, permanence, and whether you can return to work on your feet; our guide to the average knee injury settlement walks through each driver.

Make no mistake, the insurance companies are well aware of the substantial costs for treatment associated with traumatic knee injuries.

Don't be fooled when you make an insurance claim, they are not on your side.

Our dashboard injury lawyers understand the impact these unique conditions can have on your day-to-day life and know exactly what it takes to see you get paid what you deserve.

Seek medical treatment immediately following a car accident with your doctor - even a minor collision. A medical professional will have the best chance of diagnosing your injuries correctly and document the true extent of how you were hurt in the crash.

If you have mild symptoms, be aware that it may worsen over time. Settling too soon before the full extent of your injuries are identified can limit what you get paid. Watch for the following signs that you suffered a dashboard injury after an accident.

• Discoloration of the knee and leg
• Swelling around the knee and ankle
• Heat sensations
• Popping noises that indicate a change in how the knee is working
• Pain (may feel like burning, ache, or itching)
• Weakness when trying to walk or stand
• Inability to move the full range of motion

If you or a loved one experience any of these signs after an injury, you should speak with our lawyers who can help you file a claim and protect your rights.

How We Build a Dashboard Knee Case

Dashboard knee cases are won on mechanism and medicine. That is where our work starts.

Tying the tear to the crash:

• A PCL tear from a bent-knee dashboard impact is a textbook injury mechanism, and we document the whole chain: seat position, dashboard deformation, vehicle photos, and the ER intake note that recorded knee pain on day one. That chain is what stops an adjuster from calling your tear "unexplained."

Beating the wear-and-tear defense:

• Knee MRIs in adults often show some fraying or degeneration, and insurers lean on those findings to discount the crash. We put your treating orthopedic surgeon's causation opinion in the record, alongside any prior imaging, so an acute injury cannot be waved off as old arthritis.

Valuing the knee you will have in ten years:

• Serious knee trauma can lead to post-traumatic arthritis and follow-on procedures years down the road. A claim that closes before those risks are priced in closes too cheap. We work with your doctors to project future care before we make a demand, and the demand accounts for it.

Documenting what the knee costs you at work:

• If your job keeps you on your feet, on ladders, or climbing in and out of a truck, a knee injury cuts directly into earning power. We document duty restrictions and diminished earning capacity, which in these cases can outweigh the medical bills themselves.

Timing the settlement:

• The arc from brace to physical therapy to the surgical decision takes months. Settling before that arc plays out means guessing at the largest number in the claim. We don't guess, and we don't let the insurer rush you into guessing either.

The sooner you seek representation from a skilled lawyer after a serious accident, the better. Doing so will give your legal team more time to work and investigate the details before case deadlines.