Injury lawyers offer guidance to their clients through the complex legal procedures, medical terminology, and paperwork of personal injury claims. They assist their clients in seeking compensation for losses suffered as a result of injuries suffered in an accident.

Loss of earning capacity, physical pain, and emotional anguish. Medical bills, property damage expenses, and attorney fees may also be factors.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice lawsuits can be extremely complex and time-consuming to resolve; often taking years. However, if you believe that your physician or hospital breached basic standards of care resulting in injury to you or a loved one, compensation must be awarded accordingly.

An effective medical malpractice claim requires four legal elements to succeed: professional duties owed to the patient; breaches of that duty; injuries caused by said breach and damages as a result thereof. Typically this will involve having a medical expert testify on your behalf regarding what standard of care exists in your situation and why any deviations occurred; eventually, this deviation led to injury for which compensation must be provided.

Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are difficult to quantify and may include emotional distress, physical pain, and loss of enjoyment of life. While friends and family can provide empathy, they cannot fully grasp how your injuries have changed your life; your lawyer can assist in seeking fair compensation for these losses; depending on the details of your specific case it may even be appropriate to name multiple medical providers in a lawsuit against one another.

Defective Products

Each year, thousands of people are injured by defective products that are designed, produced, and sold into the marketplace. From power tools and automobiles to pharmaceutical drugs and even food items – defective products can cause irreparable personal injuries for which an experienced attorney can help file suit against those responsible for damages.

Product liability cases can be complex. In general, manufacturers of defective products are held liable for injuries caused by their subpar design, manufacturing process, or lack of safety warnings; however, the designer of said product and anyone involved in its distribution chain could also be held liable if negligence can be proven against them.

One of the key components of a successful defective product case is keeping hold of the item that caused your injuries, even after you have filed your claim. Too often people discard their packaging or instructions soon after the incident has taken place; keeping hold of this item allows your attorney and experts to examine it for defects more thoroughly, increasing your chance of receiving an equitable settlement.

Auto Accidents

Auto accidents can result in severe injuries and long-term losses, often through no fault of their own. If someone’s negligence was to blame for your collision, you may be eligible to pursue compensation for medical bills, property damages, and lost wages as part of an insurance settlement claim.

An experienced personal injury lawyer can assist in documenting an accident and gathering all pertinent evidence such as police reports, medical bills/records/job loss information/other financial losses in order to file your claim with the necessary parties. They will also advocate on your behalf when dealing with insurance companies as they understand how these entities work and have experience negotiating regularly with them.

An experienced injury attorney can explain all applicable laws, such as pure comparative fault rules. This rule allows you to recover a percentage of damages depending on your degree of fault in an accident, while non-economic losses include pain and suffering, mental health concerns, embarrassment, inconvenience, loss of consortium, and other forms of non-tangible losses which vary considerably based on each individual case. These damages tend to be calculated individually.

Slip & Fall Accidents

Slip-and-fall accidents can strike almost anywhere and result in devastating injuries that cause lasting physical pain, mental anguish, and financial strain. From bruises and broken bones to traumatic brain injury (TBI) or spinal cord damage, injuries sustained in slip-and-fall incidents can be life-changing.

Property owners have an obligation to ensure the safety of their premises. If a visitor falls and suffers an injury as a result of dangerous conditions that were known or should have been known about by the owner but failed to correct or warn of, he or she could file a claim against the defendant and may receive compensation through court action.

As soon as an accident happens, it is crucial that any potential evidence be preserved. Witnesses can often play an integral part in these cases and you should gather their names and contact info as quickly as possible. Private businesses frequently have CCTV cameras installed – you could ask if there was footage of your incident available there as well. Medical experts may be needed to help link injuries caused by falls to one another and assess their impacts on daily life.

No matter what type of case you find yourself in, it is important to know the experts that can be used to help you. Please see the resource below for some ethical considerations of expert witnesses that can help make your case.