Personal Injury Lawsuit Attorneys for Complex Civil Cases

 

Basics of a Personal Injury Law Claim

Considering taking legal action after an injury?

When you have been injured, having suffered physical harm or financial loss resulting from the negligent behavior or reckless conduct of another party - you have a right to pursue financial compensation.

The process of filing a claim or a lawsuit in pursuit of compensation falls under what is known as a tort law.

When you've been hurt and it was caused by negligence, getting compensated fairly can mean financial security while you focus on your health.

In some cases where the victim was killed a successful lawsuit can mean holding those responsible accountable for having caused the death.

At Lawsuit Legal our legal team has a history of winning big settlements for the injured in complex cases.

Our personal injury lawyers know precisely what it takes to secure the best possible outcome. After a serious injury you feel was caused by negligence, let us help you recover what you deserve.

We've built our reputation fighting for the injured, let us put our legal expertise to work for you.

Types of Claims our Personal Injury Attorneys Handle

The type of injury and nature of your case can require specialized considerations to the legal process. An injury lawyer who understands the impact and nature of your injuries is an important asset.

Your representation will have a history working with people facing similar challenges - and understand the special legal complications which are likely to arise.

Our injury lawyers know how to litigate complex matters and have been victorious in landmark cases.

Traumatic Brain Injuries: Our brain injury lawyers have a unique understanding of the impact TBI has on the life of victims and their family. Brain injuries can manifest a number of physical and emotional complications and cause life-long disability. Some symptoms of brain damage are improved with rehabilitation. If a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury our lawyers can help you seek the compensation for your loved one's injuries .

Motor Vehicle Accidents: Car accidents are traumatic event that can alter the victims life and prove fatal. Seeking compensation after a serious car accident is affected by various factors including whether it happened in an at-fault state, a no fault state, what negligence doctrine is recognized, the traffic laws, among other details. Our car accident attorneys know the tricks the insurance companies use to avoid paying and can help you maximize your settlement. Our fatal car accident lawyers can help surviving family recover the justice they deserve. Skilled legal representation gives you the best possible chance to secure the best possible outcome.

Medical Malpractice Claims: Medical negligence cases require specialized knowledge. Many states have enacted tort reform laws limiting recoverable damages in medical malpractice cases. Your medical malpractice lawyer must understand the law and what constitutes a successful malpractice claim. When the negligent actions of a hospital or doctor injure let our lawyers help you hold them accountable. Holding a negligent medical provider accountable starts with obtaining a free case evaluation from our medical malpractice attorney now.

Defective Product Liability: When the proximate cause of your injuries can be linked to a defective product - an experienced product liability expert may be the difference between proving fault in court when you take legal action or being defeated and left empty handed. A legal team skilled in investigation can help uncover how the defective part was ultimately responsible for your injuries and establish liability.

Adverse Effects of Defective Drugs: Suing a pharmaceutical company over adverse effect injuries caused by defective drugs may be as simple as adding your claim to an existing multi-district litigation. Contact us now to find out whether you are eligible to file lawsuit. You may qualify to file an individual lawsuit for the harm you suffered.

Slip & Fall Accident Injuries: Our slip and fall accident lawyers can help you hold negligent parties accountable for your injuries. When you fall and hurt yourself a premises liability lawyer will be able to help you determine if in fact a party may be determined legally liable under the law. Important to tort actions of this type is determining if a property owner failed to keep the property reasonably safe to prevent injury. Responsibility, proving fault, and the recognized negligence schemes in the state must be considered. An examination of the circumstances and how state duty of care rules play an important role in slip and fall claims.

Catastrophic Injuries: Plaintiffs who suffer permanent disabling injuries such as paralysis, limb amputation, disfiguring wounds, or other serious physical harm often have extensive medical care needs the civil action seeks to support. Lawyers for the catastrophically injured must be able to use the injury laws to force the culpable to compensate victims for a potential lifetime of incapacity.

Complex Liability: Complicated cases can arise from matters involving complex liability. Suing powerful corporations or government entities after injury requires a skilled legal team practicing at the highest level. These can be tricky cases that require untangling a complicated knot of liability and legal process in pursuit of justice.

Other Cases: A variety of circumstances can give rise to personal injury lawsuits. A successful claim for your personal injuries will rest upon proving liability and the relevant elements of your case. We can investigate your case, gather evidence proving what happened and the impact your injuries had, and fight for what you deserve.

 

Calculating Damages in Personal Injury Lawsuits

Our award-winning attorneys handle personal injury claims in which victims seek to be compensated for the economic or non-economic damages sustained.

• Economic Damages: Quantifiable losses included expenses such as medical bills, hospital stays, and other accident-related medical treatment costs. This can includes lost wages due to not being able to work your job due to injuries, both past and into the future. Property damage losses incurred as a result of the injury event.
• Non-Economic Damages: Potential financial recovery for pain and suffering resulting from the trauma of the injury-event. This can include consideration for mental and emotional impact in cases that meet the legal conditions for eligibility.

Even minor injuries can result in substantial costs. Catastrophic injuries with any permanence or resulting in life-long disability can require enormous sums to make the victim whole.

Legal responsibility for the harm you suffered may be applied to a person, corporation and/or a government agency - and the doctrine of negligence used where you live will determine the rules of liability in your case.

If a settlement can't be reached with the liable parties, then a civil lawsuit may be required to seek recovery. In a personal injury trials are handled in civil court and your attorney will present your arguments - an experienced trial lawyer is critical for obtaining the best possible outcome.

The basic legal process involves the stages below.

These steps can vary based on the type of lawsuit or venue - the state laws can vary widely with regards to the civil lawsuit process.

The Personal Injury Lawsuit Process: From Injury to Settlement

The personal injury claim process typically involves several key steps, each crucial for ensuring that the injured party receives fair compensation. The steps can vary depending on state law. Here's a concise overview:

1. Seek Medical Treatment: In the aftermath of an accident-injury event the first step is to seek immediate medical care. Seeing to your physical condition and ruling out serious complications is the first concern. Additionally, the medical records document your injuries and will serve as vital evidence supporting your injury claim.
2. Consult an Attorney: After serious injury resulting from the negligence of another party the victim should consult a personal injury law specialist as soon as possible. A skilled lawyer will ensure your rights are protected and handle the legal process. No client attorney relationship exists to obtain a free initial consultation of the legal merits of your case.
3. Client-Attorney Relationship Established: If after reviewing your case the attorney feels your injury claim has legal merit, and you wish to proceed, representation documents are provided. They outline how the attorney fees work (contingency), establishing the attorney-client relationship and it initiates representation. The investigative process of collecting and reviewing in more detail the evidence and circumstances surrounding the injury event begins. Your legal team will look to collect and secure medical records, logs, testimony, video evidence, and any other case-related documents. A more accurate estimate of potential damages will be calculated.
4. Informal Settlement Negotiations: Attorney may file an insurance claim on your behalf seeking compensation. They will explore the possibility of a negotiated settlement with the liable parties. This can include settlement negotiations with insurance companies or other liable parties responsible for what happened.
5. Legal Action Initiated: If settlement negotiations stall, filing a civil lawsuit proves necessary, in pursuit of a judge or jury award. Official complaints and motions filed with the court in accordance with the jurisdictional timelines.
6. Pre-Trial Litigation: The pre-trial process simply discusses the legal maneuvering which occurs in this early stage and includes everything from discovery, pre-trial settlement conferences and various motions by the lawyers involved before trial begins.
7. Discovery: Legal discovery and determination of facts is a pre-trial civil procedure of gathering evidence from other parties.
8. Resolution Before Trial: A settlement conference is commonly held to determine if in light of uncovered evidence, facts revealed during discovery or other information pertinent to the legal action - continued negotiating for the possibility of settling before going to trial. Litigants may seek settlement, mediation or a summary judgement depending on circumstances.
9. Civil Trial: When the filed complaint makes it to civil trial and the lawsuit is brought before judge or jury seeking a decision in the dispute. The plaintiff's trial lawyer and defendant's legal team make their arguments in an attempt to establish the facts and get a court ruling. A successful outcome results in the authority to collect compensation in the form of a financial award. Requests to reconsider the decision and jury verdicts are heard.
10. Appeal of Judgement: The losing party may appeal the decision of the trial court.
11. Compensation: Winning plaintiffs awarded financial compensation in court are entitled to collect compensation after litigation ends. The collection of the awarded judgement is then executed as defined by the decision (after appeals process concludes).

Be prepared to be patient when taking legal action.

The proceedings can be lengthy, and the personal injury law process can seem like an eternity to a seriously injured person desperately seeking justice and financial relief for mounting medical bills, lost income, and other losses caused by the initatory event.

The majority of personal injury lawsuits reach settlement before a trial is necessary - a faster resolution can mean a much needed settlement check in the hands of the client who needs it.

In spite of the majority of lawsuits settling before a trial even begins, you should be prepared for the entire civil litigation process. Your injury lawyer will outline what to expect when you sue to recover compensation.

 

Personal Injury Attorney Representation

Attorney Fees: Generally, most injury attorneys offer clients a free initial review of tort claims. The injuries sustained by the potential client and circumstances of the event in question and what parties may be liable are considered in this initial qualification. Injury cases with legal merit generally result in a contingency agreement between client and selected representation. Meaning the client will pay nothing out of pocket initially to for the attorney for services - instead the law firm will receive a percentage of any money recovered in either a settlement or court awarded compensation won on behalf of the client. If the case does not win financial recovery a contingency agreement means the attorney receives no fees.

What does it cost to get a lawyer? The costs of fighting a lawsuit are commonly more than the injured party can reasonably be expected to pay which is why contingency fee arrangements are offered in personal injury representation. A large sum of money is usually at stake in an injury lawsuit, even so, what the lawyer ultimately receives must cover the costs of completing the suit and account for the potential risk. Ask about the contingency fee percentage of compensation recovered when you review your case with our legal team. The likelihood of a case settling before trial, how much your case may be worth, the probability of success all factor into whether a lawyer will agree to take your case.

Written Fee Agreement: When initiating the attorney-client relationship you will be provided a written fee agreement which outlines the contingency fee percentage. Any adjusted rate schemes, charges, or fees are normally required to be provided in writing. Review this transaction agreement carefully and understand the terms to understand what representation will cost you.

Attorney-Client Relationship: Be truthful with your legal team. In return, your lawyer should be able to update you on the status of your case and communicate with you in a timely manner. A lawyer has a professional responsibility to uphold the legal process, avoid ethical conflicts, and represent the client honestly.

Injury Claim Settlements & Awards
Getting Paid Compensation

How Settlements Work: At any time in civil litigation the parties can agree to a settle the case. This is the most likely outcome of most personal injury claims, as going to trial poses risks and has substantial costs.

In most cases, once an agreed settlement is reached the insurer provides a check disbursed through your representing law firm.

The financial recovery collected in a successful personal injury case can take various forms, depending on the specifics of the case and the damages sought.

Personal Injury Case Qualifications: Claim Requirements

When reviewing the legal merits of your lawsuit claim some of the factors your lawyer will consider:

1. What Happened: The exact nature of the claim and available evidence to support your version of what happened.
2. Economic: Potential settlement vs overall costs to litigate. Do the economics of the suit make sense all things considered. Does it make sense for the client financially with legal fees.
3. Facts of Case: How convincing is the evidence to make the case (Preponderance of Evidence) and the probability of winning. Are the elements of negligence met to justify legal action.
4. Client's reason for Lawsuit: Whether seeking to initiate legal action to obtain restitution, an injunction, declaratory judgement, political reasons, retribution, money for financial need.
5. Client Assessment: Sound judgement and rationality of the claimant is a consideration - unfortunately some people lie, others may not be behaving rationally or be of sound mind.
6. Opponent: The quality and nature of the defendant is a consideration and a civil trial attorney needs to be ready to fight and counter their arguments. If the party you are suing has the resources and the will to force a prolonged dispute, you must be prepared to go the distance.
7. Time Investment: The potential time required to see an injury lawsuit to its completion based on the circumstances and details of the case is a consideration. Not every lawyer has the resources to see a case through trial or the skill to prevail.
8. Recovery Potential: What parties may be held liable and the defendant’s ability to pay damages awarded if awarded is a consideration for claim consideration - but not always. Holding the responsible party accountable is sometimes payment enough - you deserve an attorney who takes your case personal.

After the initial review of your potential lawsuit if the attorney decides to take your case a representation agreement will be presented to you. Contingency lawyers front the costs of building a case and fighting it for the client.

Review it carefully and make sure it meets your approval.  Once the agreement has been signed your attorney will move to take your case to the next stage of the process.

The stakes are high in every personal injury lawsuit and we understand that recovering entitled money matters for you and your family. Our experienced injury lawyers will fight passionately to see you recover the fast and fair compensation you deserve.