Plaquemine Personal Injury Attorney
A personal injury can have a significant impact on your life, leaving you with medical bills, weeks of lost income, and other losses. Additionally, you may be dealing with severe pain or a disabling injury. When these injuries are the result of another party’s carelessness, such as a driver, medical professional, dog owner, or property owner, you can hold them liable. A skilled Plaquemine personal injury lawyer can help you get the compensation you are owed quickly.
Navigate Your Personal Injury With Murphy Law Firm
Murphy Law Firm believes in providing caring and comprehensive legal support for those in our community. We understand the benefits of financial stability during rest and recovery from an injury. When you have suffered a personal injury, we can investigate your case to determine the liable party, outline the damages you are owed, and negotiate a settlement on your behalf. If the other party is unwilling to settle for a fair amount, we can take your claim to court.
We understand that injured individuals have unique issues and needs. We take the time to learn about your situation, tailoring our legal care to your personal and financial wishes. For more than 30 years, our firm has helped individuals and families throughout Louisiana as they try to secure the compensation they deserve. We can fight diligently for your rights.
The Personal Injury Claims We Manage at Murphy Law Firm
There are many causes of personal injuries, but all of them are caused by the negligence or recklessness of other parties. Each type of personal injury may require different legal support. You want to be sure that your attorney has skill and experience with the type of accident you suffered. The investigation needed to determine who was at fault in a car accident may require different methods than determining if a dog owner was aware that their animal was dangerous.
Different injuries may also need to be handled differently, as the long-term complications of certain injuries are important considerations when calculating damages. An attorney who has worked on personal injury cases like yours can be aware of these complications and more efficiently include them in your damages.
When you work with an Plaquemine, LA attorney who is knowledgeable in your type of claim, your case is likely to be handled more efficiently and successfully. The team at Murphy Law Firm has experience in the following types of personal injury cases:
Car Accidents
A car accident is typically settled through car insurance. Injured parties can file claims with the insurance company of the at-fault driver. A driver may be at fault because of negligence like distracted driving, speeding too fast for the weather conditions, or not using a turn signal.
Motor vehicle accidents are usually caused by the negligence of drivers, but there may be other factors. A faulty car component may result in a product liability claim, or a poorly maintained road may lead to a claim against the agency responsible for its upkeep. An attorney can investigate the accident and determine its cause and liable parties.
Truck Accidents
Commercial vehicle collisions can cause serious damages and injuries, leaving individuals in passenger cars with severe and costly injuries. An insurance or personal injury claim may recover damages, but these claims can be complicated. There are numerous parties that have a responsibility to maintain and manage commercial vehicles and their drivers. Any of these parties may be liable as a result. Your attorney must be able to manage a complex investigation regarding truck accident.
Motorcycle Accidents
Collisions between motorcycles and passenger vehicles or larger cars can have debilitating and life-altering consequences for a motorcyclist. In many cases, these accidents are the result of drivers failing to drive carefully near motorcyclists, or notice them at all, while operating their vehicles. Negligent drivers can be held liable for a motorcyclist’s injuries. It’s important to work with an attorney to protect your rights if you’ve been injured in a motorcycle accident.
Slip and Fall
Slip and fall accidents are one of the most common forms of premises liability claims. Property owners are responsible for maintaining their premises, addressing hazards in a reasonable amount of time, and informing visitors of hazards. If someone who is legally on the premises is hurt because a property owner does not take care of a known hazard or warn them, this could result in a personal injury claim.
Dog Bites
Dog bites can cause injuries from lacerations, puncture wounds, infections, head injuries, and even fractures. When a dog owner knew or should have known that their dog was dangerous, or their direct negligence led to the attack, they could be liable for the resulting damages. It’s important to work with an attorney who understands how these cases work.
Workplace Injury
After an injury or developmental illness from your employment, you are typically limited to recovering compensation through workers’ compensation insurance. These claims are different from personal injury claims, but a skilled attorney can also help manage them. Additionally, you may be able to file a personal injury claim for a workplace accident in limited circumstances, such as if it was caused by a third party.
Maritime Accident
Accidents on the sea can be very dangerous, and they are much more likely to affect maritime employees, such as workers on ships, ports, and offshore oil rigs. These work environments have numerous additional hazards.
Maritime employees have their own unique workers’ compensation laws, including the Jones Act. This may allow for additional compensation that is not usually possible under workers’ compensation. Employees may also have benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. It is important that your attorney understands the intricacies of these types of claims and how they interact with federal law.
Product Liability
Dangerous and defective products can cause serious injuries and fatalities. Failures by the manufacturer, designer, or distributor may make them liable for these damages. Products like drugs or medical devices can be especially dangerous when they are defective, but even seemingly harmless devices can be dangerous when not constructed properly or accompanied by clear instructions.
Medical Malpractice
Healthcare providers give their patients an invaluable service, and not all errors by these professionals are avoidable. However, when a medical provider makes an error that should have been avoided with proper care and diligence, and their patient is harmed, they can be held liable for medical negligence or medical malpractice.
These errors may include prescribing the wrong drug, operating on the wrong area during surgery, or failing to diagnose an illness, despite clear symptoms. Medical providers must be held accountable when their carelessness causes harm to patients.
Wrongful Death
If someone dies from the negligence of another party, their family members can obtain compensation through a wrongful death claim. This claim can recover some of the same damages as a personal injury claim as well as losses like financial support, loss of companionship, and reasonable funeral costs.
FAQs
A: The percentage that most personal injury lawyers take varies, but it is a set percentage of the final settlement. The percentage that an attorney takes should be clearly discussed when you first hire an attorney, as well as the circumstances in which the attorney may get a greater percentage. Some of the factors that influence how much an attorney takes through a contingency fee include:
- If the case goes to trial or is settled out of court
- The experience of your attorney
- The complexity of your case and the work that can be expected
A: The statute of limitations on a personal injury claim in Louisiana is a deadline that a civil claim for bodily harm caused by another must be filed by. This deadline is important to pay attention to because, if you miss it, you will be unable to recover compensation for your injury through the court. If you have not resolved negotiations or filed in court, you can expect the other party to end negotiations. There are some exceptions that lengthen the statute of limitations, but those are rare.
A: You can sue for emotional distress in Louisiana. Emotional distress is a form of recognized damages, typically in connection with a personal injury. If another party, through intentional or unintentional action, causes you harm, you can file a claim against them.
Emotional distress cases without a physical injury are not impossible, but they are less common and less valuable. They are noneconomic damages, which are typically reliant on the value of economic damages, which include lost wages, property damage, and medical costs.
A: The amount of time it takes to settle a personal injury case in Louisiana is entirely dependent on your unique circumstances. Some may be resolved quickly, while others may be complicated and take longer. The timeline could be impacted by factors such as:
- The amount of supportive evidence present
- The complexity of your case
- Whether you have an attorney
- If the other party is willing to negotiate
- The number of parties that were involved in an accident
- If the case goes to court
Diligent Legal Support for a Personal Injury Claim
Murphy Law Firm can help you with your personal injury claim. You do not have to deal with an insurance company alone. Contact our team today to learn more about the comprehensive legal care we can provide.
