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AUTO – CAR- MOTORCYCLE – BOAT – BYCYCLE ACCIDENT If you have been injured through the carelessness, negligence or irresponsible behavior by an individual or organization and have suffered an injury in an auto accident as a result, then you most likely have an injury claim. Commonly in vehicle accidents, the injured persons typically suffer some loss. The lose could be lost income from time missed at work, physical damage to your property or person, physical pain, emotional trauma and worry, property damage or loss and more. In such situations you will have a claim in regard to the operation of motor vehicles against insurance companies and possibly a claim against the at-fault motorist and/or the uninsured-motorist carrier. A serious car accident can leave an injured victim helpless, traumatized and broke. Our peronal injury attorneys offer free advice to injured victims of rear end collisions, fender-benders and catastrophic vehicle collisions. Our attorneys handle all accidents including serious injury accidents resulting in whiplash, spinal cord injury, brain injury and quadriplegia. Excessive speed, car chases and ambulance accidents result in auto-pedestrian accidents. Bicycle accidents have left victims disabled. Distractions especially cell phones, are dangerous to drivers behind the wheel of any vehicle. Insurance companies hire lawyers on staff and other legal professionals representing their own interests and their own insured persons in an at-fault an accident. The insurance company will contact the injured party and coerce them into settling their claim immediately. This is typically a big mistake. Don’t Sign Anything Until You Speak To An Attorney. Fault – Determining fault in a moving vehicle accident is a matter of deciding who was the negligent party, and to what degree they were negligent. An experienced car accident lawyer will review police reports, state traffic laws and interview witnesses. • Future Medical Costs Vehicle accidents in the United States are a leading cause of injuries and accidental deaths. According to the National Highway Safety Administration in 2008 there were 5,811,000 vehicle crashes reported to police. In those there were 34,017 that included a fatality. There were 1,630,000 that included personal injuries of which 121,000 were completely incapacitating. If your head of household has been incapacitated, you need fast help. Our Lawyers have successfully helped many people injured in and families damaged by motor vehicle accidents. The majority of his cases are for people like you, someone harmed in an accident and in need of an experienced auto accident attorney. Our attorneys have a record of winning millions for their clients. Call now and get a free consultation and learn how he can help you. As an experienced motor vehicle accident attorney will know how to help you receive compensation, medical treatment and rehabilitation. Even in what you may consider a simple accident, it may be possible for you to make a claim for compensation. You should receive money for the pain you have experienced and will experience in the future. Pain is rated as Severe, Moderate, Slight and Minimal. It is either constant or intermittent. Chronic pain is pain that will last for a long time or the rest of a person’s life. Chronic pain is usually the most important part of your damages. It is difficult to place a monetary value on pain. Without the element of future pain your claim for damages relating to pain may have little value. If you do not have medical insurance or a medical provider, we can immediately refer you to an appropriate doctor near you for medical treatment. (Yes, even if you do not have medical insurance. Avoid accepting the insurance companies’ initial settlement offers. Talk to a personal injury Attorney before you accept any offers of settlement. Attorneys consistently recover awards many times larger than the initial settlement offers. Our attorneys will help you determine the full extent of your injuries and the possible future losses to ensure that you get the full compensation you are due as a result of the auto accident. •Auto Accidents If you have already been in an auto or other type of motor vehicle accident, call one of our lawyers now. If our attorneys believe they can help you, you can either come to their office to meet them, or they can then send an investigator to meet you in your home, at work, or in the hospital. Click here to speak with an Attorney now. IMPORTANT: REMEMBER THAT THE LAW GIVES YOU A SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN AN AUTO OR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS). IF YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT OF ANOTHERS PERSONS CONDUCT, CONTACT ONE OF OUR ATTORNEYS TODAY. IF YOUR ACCIDENT INVOVLES A GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR GOVERNMENT VEHICLE, YOU MAY HAVE A LITTLE AS 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT TO FILE YOUR CLAIM OR YOU MAY LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO SUE. Click here to speak with an Attorney now. COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT Loss of enjoyment of life includes all of the things in your life that you used to do, but cannot do, have a hard time doing, or have temporarily been unable to do. You should be compensated for loss of enjoyment of life. Loss of enjoyment of life includes the things that you used to do before the accident, that you can no longer do, have a difficult time doing, or temporarily can no longer do, because of the accident. Examples of loss of enjoyment of life are: hobbies, sporting activities, dancing, going to dinner or the movies, intimate relations with a spouse or significant other, spending quality time with children, spouses, friends, or significant other, etc. You should receive money damages for any loss of income you suffer as a result of the accident. If you will lose income in the future the amount of the loss will be calculated. Loss of earning capacity is either you temporary inability to work or a permanent disability restricting your ability to be competitive in the job market. A reasonable value for the loss of earning capacity should be paid by the defense. PERSONAL AND MEDICAL EXPENSES You should receive money damages for all reasonable and necessary expenses for which you paid, or became obligated to pay, as a result of the accident, including past and future expenses. LOST WAGES If you were off work at the time of the accident and could have returned to work if the accident would not have happened, you may be entitled to compensation for loss of income, or earning capacity. You should be able to establish that you were employed, or could have been employed had it not been for the injury. MONEYTO LIVE ON You may be entitled to disability benefits through your work. You may also be entitled to State Disability Insurance to help you through your disability period. Some of your payments may be paid by insurance while you are disabled. Loss of income is a hardship which you may be entitled to compensation. Click here to find an Attorney in your area What is a premises liability? Premises liability cases involve injuries that occur to persons due to a dangerous condition on public or private property. Premises Liability cases typically include accidents such as Slip and Fall’s, Trip and Falls, Falling Objects, sink holes, icing or water accumulation, failure to provide adequate security, failure to maintain property or trees, Vicious animals about your property, and failure to warn of dangerous conditions etc. Be aware that you have a right to be safe from injury due to dangerous conditions on public and private property. You may have a case if you have slipped and fell on a slippery substance, tripped and fell on a crack or hole in the pavement, sidewalk or floor, fell down slippery or improperly maintained stairs, been attacked in a poorly lit parking lot. Night clubs, bars, and other areas of public accommodation have a duty to maintain a safe area for patrons. Even property owners have a duty to maintain sidewalks from debris and uneven pavement and sidewalks. Supermarkets have a duty of due care to their customers to make them safe from dangerous conditions on their property that could result in injuries to their customers. Additionally, falling objects from store shelving have caused many serious injuries and well as unreasonably sharp metal corners in a grocery store. If you are injured due to the carelessness of a store or other entity, you are entitled to legal compensation for your damages. Trip and Fall due to a concealed hole in grass. Slip and Fall on salt spilled on isle at supermarket. Slip and Fall on water at supermarket. Trip and Fall on hole on public sidewalk. Trip and Fall on improperly constructed curb. Slip and Fall on Defectively maintained stairs. Slip and Fall on ice in a parking lot. Client attacked by vicious dogs that landlord allowed on his property. Client injured due when elevator doors closed on her Client fell over defective railing. Client drove into sink hole on public street. Client fell into crack on sidewalk with poor lighting. Serious injuries due to objects at a store falling on them. Injuries due to cardboard or other items left on the floor at store, or in the backroom. Serious injuries due to negligently placed parking stop sign in a parking lot. Client tripped on throw mat in a stores entrance way Personal Injury-Dog Bite Law Every type of claim, including personal injury suits, have a deadline for filing the claim in court. The deadline is different in every state. The deadline is known as the "Statute of Limitations". After the expiration of this time period, the claim will, almost always, be lost or waived, regardless of its merits. There are various exceptions to the deadlines. Among them are incapacitation, the injury happened to a minority, or the injury happened to an incompetent person. There are also other exceptions. Therefore, even if the incident occurred years ago, it may still be worth evaluating a claim even though the deadline has expired. Some jurisdictions have a deadline for filing claims as short as 30 days. This is especially important when a government entity is involved. In order to avoid missing the deadline for filing a personal injury claim, you should consult an attorney immediately after an incident. If you have been involved in an accident of any kind which you believe was the fault of another, preservation of the evidence is a great concern. Obtaining the name, address, phone number of eye witnesses is of upmost importance. Take photographs and videotapes of the accident scene, vehicles or defective conditions involved, and your physical injuries as well as the injuries of others. Filing an accident report with the police, or property owners, where applicable is also highly recommended. In motor vehicle accident situations, obtain the other driver’s license plate number, license number and insurance company. Then contact an attorney in your area. Animal Attack Liability and Dog Bite Claims Law suits based on an animal attack and/or dog bites are generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations. These claims most frequently arise from an unexpected attack by a dog on a person, frequently on a child. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that each year, dog bites are responsible for 4.7 million injuries. More than 750,000 dog bite injuries require medical attention and nearly 334,000 emergency room visits per year. This translates to 914 people being attacked by a dog somewhere in the US every day. (Source: Journal of the American Medical Association) CLICK HERE TO CONTACT A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER
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