Automobile Accidents
Car accidents are inevitable, but when you are involved
in one, you need an experienced lawyer on your side. From
the moment you feel the impact and hear the sounds of the
crash, your life changes. Suddenly you are faced with unexpected
car repairs, medical bills, lost wages and other accident
related expenses.
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Motorcycle Accidents
Accidents involving a motorcycle can involve
serious injuries that can be truly devastating to a person's
life. Although most automobile-motorcycle accidents involve
negligent automobile drivers, motorcyclists are often stereotyped
as being fast and reckless.
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Wrongful Deaths
Nothing can be more devastating than the
loss of a loved one. Wrongful death is a term used to describe
a situation in which someone's negligence results in another
person's death. Sometimes, negligence results in an injury
that later leads to death, but the untimely death of that
person is still the direct result of the negligent party's
action.
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Trucking Accidents
Every 16 minutes a person in the United
States will die or be injured in a trucking accident. If
you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with
one of these dangerous vehicles, then you need the services
of an experienced and aggressive trial lawyer on your side.
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Boating Accidents
Each year thousands of people are injured
in boating accidents. Accidents can occur in a variety
of situations ranging from ocean-going commercial and cruise
line vessels to small pleasure craft on our navigable waterways.
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Construction Accidents
Each year thousands of construction workers
are injured or killed in construction site accidents. Even
though construction companies are typically obligated to
inspect each site with safety engineers and provide safety
programs, accidents still occur.
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Dog Bites / Animal Attacks
Few things are more frightening than being
attacked by a dog. Such an attack can leave the victim
severely injured and traumatized. If the victim is a child,
the injuries can be fatal. Many states have statutes which
hold the owner of the dog strictly liable for the dog’s
behavior if the attack is unprovoked.
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Insurance Bad Faith
Bad faith claims arise when a company with
whom you have a contract fails to act within the terms
of that contract. In the case of your insurance company,
this may happen if it fails to promptly or properly defend
or pay a claim. An insurance company has a duty to deal
fairly with its customers, giving more consideration to
its insured customers than to its own interest.
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Medical Malpractice
Doctors, nurses and other health care providers
spend a great deal of time learning how to treat a great
variety of illnesses and physical maladies. As a group
they are professionals dedicated to helping alleviate the
ailments that can plague mankind.
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Personal Injury Law
When someone is physically or emotionally
injured, or their personal property is damaged, it is considered
in law to be a “Personal Injury”. The laws
covering personal injury allow the injured party to receive
compensation for damages caused by someone else’s
carelessness, negligence, recklessness, or intentional
actions.
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Over 10,000 people in the US suffer a spinal
cord injury, also called SCI, each year. SCI is defined
as any damage to the spinal cord that results in loss of
function or mobility. Such injuries can be caused by trauma
or disease and can result in temporary or permanent loss
of sensation, loss of movement (paralysis), or loss of
bowel or bladder control.
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury, also called TBI,
occurs when the brain is injured by a sudden force, or
trauma. The brain can be driven into the side of the skull
by a sudden blow, or by the force of shaking or “whiplash”.
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