Alexis, I would encourage you to check out TBILaw.com. He practices in Illinois. He is one of the most knowledgeable mTBI attorneys in the country. It is always wise to get legal advice early in the progress of an injury.

Your chiro may have taken x-rays but they do not image ligaments. He must be assuming you have torn ligaments because of the position of the vertebra. It takes very specific imaging techniques to see ligaments.