Florida Workers' Compensation
Workplace Neck Injuries

You Deserve Quality Workers' Compensation Representation!

A ttorneys at the Kevin Moore Workers' Compensation Law Firm help victims of Florida work place injuries receive just compensation for their losses. We're not just another law firm. We're not just any lawyers. We are highly experienced workers' compensation attorneys - that is what we do. We serve clients throughout Florida our offices in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville and Miami.

If your injury is serious enough and your case is important enough to you then call a lawyer. It is critical that you do the research to find a reputable, capable attorney. We believe our success in recovering large awards and settlements speaks for itself about the quality of our representation, quality that we refer to as the "Advantage of Experience."

This Website discusses our legal practice and our credentials, and it provides some general information on Florida Workers' Compensation Law. Every case is unique and deserves to be evaluated on its own merits. Please contact us for a free consultation before making a decision about representation. You will speak with Kevin Moore directly not a staff member.

Our Firm welcomes the challenges offered by difficult cases involving serious injuries and complex issues. We know how to fight the insurance companies and win. If you have been injured due to any work place related incident, do not hesitate to call and talk to us. You deserve to know your valuable Legal Rights.

You Need An Attorney Who Specializes In Workers Compensation Law

What you don't need is a lawyer who "also" practices Workers' Comp. More and more, laws are being written that are only fully understood by those few lawyers who are highly competent in specific areas. Finding the "right lawyer", means a lawyer with substantial workers compensation knowledge and experience, is what you want when you need competent help. Lawyers should be selected for their expertise and experience in specific categories of cases. The "right lawyer" for your Workers' Comp case is the person who has substantial experience handling a case very similar to yours, who can and will take action at once.

Kevin Moore and his Florida Workers' Compensation law firm is who you want and what you need!

You Need An Attorney Who Knows Florida WC Neck Injury Claims Cases

Neck Injuries

Neck injuries are among the most common workplace injuries and the neck is one of the most easily injured parts of the body. Any part of your neck, muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments or nerves - can be injured and result in significant pain. Pain may also come from your shoulder, jaw, head or upper arms. Symptoms of these injuries can be found in the neck, arm, shoulder, and frequently results in headaches and sometimes dizziness. Pain from a work related injury may be caused by tears in muscles or injuries to the joints between vertebrae. Other causes of pain are ligament rupture or damage to a disc.

Neck injuries are particularly common for occupations involving moving, lifting, overuse or overload. If you have suffered a neck injury as the result of a workplace accident in Tampa or the State of Florida, please Contact Kevin at the Florida Workmans' Comp law firm of Kevin Moore.

The experienced WC Law Team of Kevin Moore receives many calls for help from injured workers who need to understand the treatments and protection related to workers compensation neck injuries.

Neck injuries themselves are painful at the time of the accident. and unfortunately, the long term effects of a neck injury are not always immediately recognized. If you have had a workplace neck injury you may be concerned about your ability to return to work. We understand your concerns and will outline your valuable legal rights.

Neck injuries can cause the following symptoms and should be fully evaluated by a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon:

• Numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arms or hands
• Neck pain beginning after any blow or injury to the head
• Numbness or tingling in one or both arms
• Swelling or inflammation of the neck
• Sharp pain shoots down one or both arms
• Neck pain does not significantly improve after 4-7 days

Occupational Neck Injuries

The cause of Occupational neck injuries are often multifaceted.

They can incorporate poor posture, the sedentary nature of the job such as a desk job, weak supporting muscles around the pelvis and shoulders and weak spinal muscles.

If your job requires heavy or repetitive lifting you will be vulnerable to back or neck problems especially if your spinal muscles are not strong.

If your job is sedentary and involves a lot of sitting you will be particularly vulnerable to postural stresses causing stress to the ligaments, joints and muscles of the spine, arms and hands and OOS type injuries.

Neck Injury Types include:

• Herniated disk in the neck
• Neck fracture
• Neck sprain or strain
• Spinal cord injury
• Neck contusion
• Neck puncture wound
• Animal bite to neck
• Neck laceration

Reasonable Expectations: 

If your neck injury occurred because of a Florida workplace accident, you should rightfully expect your employer and their insurance company to provide quality care, covering all of your injury related expenses, and compensate you, while you are unable to work if you authorized physician indicates, for your resulting lost income. These are reasonable expectations but all too often you end up having to fight these very organizations for your rightful compensation!

You Are Covered By Law:  According to the Workers Compensation Statute 440 Section 15 - you could qualify for Temporary Total or Temporary Partial Disability Wages and be entitled to up to 66% of your average weekly wages during the time period of such disability. There are some restrictions and you may have disagreements with the insurance company about them. If this is your circumstance or are worried that you may have such a disagreement with the insurance company then now is the time to contact Kevin Moore's Florida Workers Compensation Law Firm!

Insurance companies are supposed to pay you every two weeks you are out of work because of your injuries. If they don't pay you timely they owe you penalties and interest. They are also supposed to pay you based upon your last 13 weeks of wages earned. In many cases the insurance company incorrectly calculates your benefits incorrectly and underpays you. You need a lawyer to fight for your lost wage benefits.

The insurance company is required to pay your authorized workers compensation medical expenses, prescription medications and your medical mileage. Many times the insurance carrier refuses to pay a medical bill or prescriptions and you are left with these expenses. You need a lawyer to fight to get your medical treatment and medical bills paid.

You may need a fighter by your side!

You may need a fighter by your side! Just when you are at your weakest you may have to fight! Florida Workers Comp Insurance companies are notorious for denying claims, stalling appeals, and denying rightful or quality care and services. The insurance company's goal is to save money - not to assure you your rightful care and compensation. There are thousands and thousands of cases where, with the right lawyer representing neck injury cases, that the insurance companies have their denials of services and claims denied by a Judge of Compensation Claims. The injured worker can win if they have the right attorney taking on the fight for them - not a firm that is distracted by other practices and is willing to settle for less!

At the Tampa Florida workers compensation Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore, you can be assured that our workers comp legal team will listen to you with compassion and understanding. Attorney Kevin More is well qualified to have your medical records evaluated, communicate with your doctors and therapists and encourage you to follow the prescribed recommended therapies to make sure that you are getting everything you are entitled to under Florida Workers Comp law. If you are not getting what you are entitled to, Kevin is ready to fight the insurance companies for you at Mediations and, if necessary, at trial. With Kevin Moore as your attorney, you will have the best Florida Workers Comp lawyer in the State of Florida representing you!

Kevin Moore's Experience: 

Kevin Moore has been aggressively practicing law and guiding and protecting his clients' interests since 1992. Kevin and his Firm have handled over 4,500 WC cases and a significant number of cases involving neck injury. No Florida Workers Compensation attorney will do a better job in seeing that you get justice and compensation for your workplace loss. Call us or contact us us now. Our consultations are always free and you never pay a fee unless we win your case. In the Tampa Area or State Wide the Florida Workers' Compensation Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore will be on your side and by your side.

We Are Here To Serve You, Not Ourselves

Our main marketing tool is taking care of the clients we have. We know that when we do a good job for you that the word will go out and our business will grow. Our culture revolves around client services. Our primary focus is to do excellent work for each and every client; to go all out and win the case. Building solid relationships with our clients and producing great results will translate into referrals helping our business grow.