Practice Areas

Car Accidents and Truck Collisions

There were an estimated 6,420,000 car accidents in the US in 2005. There were about 2.9 million car accident injury cases and 42,636 car accident deaths. An average of 115 persons die each day in car accidents in the United States -- one every 13 minutes. According to the World Health Organization about 3000 people die in car accidents each day worldwide.

Wrongful Death and Fatal Accidents

In most wrongful death cases, the estate and certain surviving family members will have a claim for damages. The estate is typically allowed to claim damages for the decedent's lost earnings, medical expenses, funeral expenses, and conscious "pain and suffering" experienced by the decedent before death. Certain surviving family members may also have individual claims for damages as a result of the decedent's death, including loss of consortium (i.e., destruction of the relationship) and emotional distress.

Pedestrian l Crosswalk Collisions and Bicycle Accidents

We are dedicated to representing those who have suffered a loss or disability through in a bicycle accident, crosswalk accident, or pedestrian collision. These cases can be challenging, if not difficult, to pursue. Almost always the insurance company will allege comparative fault or negligence against the accident victim. You need an experienced pedestrian accident attorney who can successfully defeat the insurance company's claims of negligence either in court or before a lawsuit is ever necessary. Often pedestrian and bicycle accidents involve serious, permanent or catastrophic injuries that will need to be adequately proved and successfully negotiated by an experienced personal injury attorney. The experienced personal injury attorney will usually have the skills to successfully prove the case in court and present the case in a way that will help motivate jurors or the insurance company to award maximum compensation.

Serious Accidents and Catastrophic Injuries

Serious and catastrophic injuries, such as a severe head injury or an injury resulting in a major loss of function or amputation of an arm or leg, are not like whiplash or broken bones. These types of serious injuries are on an entirely different level. They may never heal and often take away physical abilities, brain and motor functions and enjoyment of life. Serious injury cases require more care when structuring a settlement or arriving at a judgment that will adequately care for your needs for the rest of your life.

Bus, Shuttle, Taxi and Mass Transit Accidents

People that take advantage of public and private transpiration systems, such as ferries, street cars, buses, taxis, limos, and shuttles expect those systems to be safe. But operator error, mechanical failures and other dangerous conditions contribute to numerous accidents involving public and private transit systems each year.

Insurance Coverage Disputes and Bad Faith Claims

Personal injury cases can often involve insurance coverage disputes or insurance company bad faith claims. If an individual is injured and there is an existing liability policy or an uninsured motorist policy, the injured person often expects full coverage. The injured party then makes a claim against the insured party's insurance company.

Dangerous or Defective Product Injuries (Product Liability)

Personal injury often arises from the purchase of defective products that are dangerous. Products liability is a subset of tort law that involves holding a products manufacturer and anyone in the chain of commerce civilly liable for harm caused by a negligently designed, manufactured, of inadequately warned product.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is a specific legal term related to lawsuits alleging various different circumstances leading to damage to a patient. Malpractice suits may allege various mistakes made by doctors or other medical professionals, including misdiagnosis, mistreatment, delayed diagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgical errors, medical errors, or various types of negligence. Not all errors in medical diagnosis and treatment are necessarily malpractice, because there are certain risks and margins for error that arise inherently in the practice of medicine.

Toxic Exposure

Toxic torts or toxic exposure litigation usually occurs when individuals or communities are exposed to high levels of dangerous toxins. Often large corporations, with large budgets for legal defense fees, are responsible for the dangerous levels of exposure.

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