What can I do if a back injury I suffered from auto accident continues to flair up a year later?

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What can I do if a back injury I suffered from auto accident continues to flair up a year later?

It settled down for about 8 months. I tried going back to an active life style and life style I use to do before it. However, every time I try to go back to my regular routine I end up returning to the state of a couch potato due to my back flaring up. Work is becoming difficult, my life style is from active outgoing to couch potato, I have lost sleep, I have been in discomfort, I am seeking chiropractic assistance. I could go on and on about the details but this is the start. What should I do?

I asked my mother to finish up the clam with State Farm due to State Farm taking advantage of my disability and working the claim against me. I feel like I got snubbed on the settlement check. I got peer pressured into the minimum for 1,500 for pain and suffering and 95 coverage on loss wages. I have also changed my employment hours. I have gone from 40 hours to 32 or less with no more than 2-3 days in between. With a four day weekend every two weeks. Other wise my back pins me down. I dare not tell work this but I no longer allow my self to lift any thing above 25 pounds.

Asked on June 26, 2017 under Personal Injury, Washington

Answers:

S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done because when you settled the case with State Farm you signed a release of all claims against the other party.
If the case had not been settled prematurely, you could have gotten additional medical treatment and considerably more in a settlement.  If the settlement terms were unacceptable, the settlement should have been rejected and a lawsuit for negligence filed against the at-fault party.


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