Back injuries can be the source of excruciating, debilitating pain that reduces the quality of life to nearly nothing. Back pain that is the result of an accident does not always present itself immediately after the accident, which is why victims should not settle a back injury claim without legal representation. In a back injury claim, just like with most any other injury claim, the insurance company is going to seek to settle quickly without the intervention of attorneys. They are looking after their own best interests not the victims. Back injury claims are based on the cause of the back injury. If the injury is related to work, the claim will be against the employer; if the claim is related to another type of accident, the claim will be against the negligent party , for example the driver of another car. There are several causes of back injuries that result in litigation, these include: Cumulative trauma disorders which are the result of several small traumas to the back which go unnoticed until the injury is severe. Slip and fall accidents; Car accidents; Staff shortages in nursing homes which result in patients being lifted by one person resulting in back injury.