Duluth, GA Personal Injury Lawyer

Other people’s negligence can occur in many ways, resulting in a wide range of serious injuries. If this happens to you, you can cover the damages the defendant’s negligence caused in a lawsuit.

Our team in Duluth is committed to helping injury victims get the compensation they deserve and can help you regardless of your circumstances. Many claims are filed against negligent drivers for car accident damages. Many other victims need help filing a claim because they were injured on another person’s property. We can also help with inherently complex cases, such as medical malpractice. If your doctor, nurse, or other healthcare provider injured you, we can determine how and who should be named in your lawsuit. While assessing liability, our lawyers will also prepare your medical evidence to substantiate your damages.

For a free case assessment with our Atlanta personal injury lawyers, call Rice, Murtha & Psoras today at (470) 287-3070.

Common Examples of How Others Cause Personal Injuries in Duluth, GA

Many personal injuries are caused by someone acting negligently, causing an accident. Others act recklessly, exhibiting a total disregard for other people’s safety. In either scenario, these individuals have violated their duty of care to their victims, causing their damages. This gives injury victims the right to recover compensation in a lawsuit. Our personal injury lawyers can help determine if the potentially liable party owed you a duty and how they breached it. Each case is different, so the circumstances must be assessed to determine if a duty existed, as it is situational. That said, many personal injuries are caused in one of the following ways:

Vehicle Accidents

Negligent drivers cause many victims’ injuries, as drivers can act carelessly in countless ways. Many cause accidents because they are speeding, giving them less time to react. Others are distracted by their phones instead of keeping their eyes on the road. Some commit serious and deadly accidents by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. These are common examples of drivers violating their duty of care to other road users. If your family member was taken from you in a car accident, we can help you file a lawsuit for wrongful death against the other driver.

We will also determine whether the driver was working when they hit you. A driver who causes an accident during the course of their typical work can be held liable in a civil suit, and their employer can also be held responsible for their negligent actions. Under “vicarious liability,” employers can be held liable for their employees if their negligence occurred in the scope of their work. For instance, a trucker and trucking company can likely be sued if the driver violated the time limits for being on the road. There is no requirement that the employer specifically acted negligently in these situations.

Negligent drivers are not limited to injuring other drivers. They also cause many accidents involving motorcyclists, bicycles, and pedestrians, often involving catastrophic injuries. Our team can help cover your damages no matter what type of vehicle accident you were injured in.

Property Accidents

Negligent property owners and businesses are the cause of many personal injury claims. If a property has not been maintained, it can be dangerous for those on the premises. Some of these dangers might be known to the person responsible for the property’s safety, like loose tiles, poor lighting, and faulty stairs. Other dangers arise without the property owner’s knowledge, but they fail to make reasonable inspections for those dangers. These accidents can result in devastating slip and fall injuries, like broken wrists and torn ligaments.

One of the challenges in premises liability claims is determining who has the duty to keep the property maintained. The more parties responsible for a property’s upkeep, the more that can be added to your lawsuit, leading to better chances of covering the full range of damages you suffered.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice can result in some of our team’s most serious injury claims. Duty is usually not too difficult to establish in these cases since healthcare providers have a duty to their patients to use the same care as someone similarly trained and experienced. If they deviate from that standard, they should be held accountable.

However, determining which healthcare providers violated their duty of care can be difficult if multiple mistakes occur. For example, a surgeon might have negligently left an object inside you, but another doctor responsible for counting surgical tools after a procedure did not account for the object. If the patient’s nurses ignored signs that their condition was worsening, each provider could be held responsible for their share of the patient’s damages.

Evidence that Will Help You Recover Damages in a Duluth, GA Personal Injury Lawsuit

The purpose of a personal injury claim is to cover the damages stemming from the incident, which you need evidence to accomplish. What evidence is necessary depends on the nature of the claim, but one form needed in every case is medical records. Medical expenses usually form the core of the compensation you are pursuing and often impact the value of other damages, like “pain and suffering.” This evidence shows your efforts to treat your injuries and what medical needs you might have in the future.

Medical evidence also connects the defendant’s negligence to your injuries and resulting damages. For instance, if you went to the emergency room immediately after a car accident, the treating physician will ask what caused your injuries. The incident will be listed in your emergency room records and can be used as evidence linking the defendant’s carelessness to your damages.

However, you must follow through with your treatment recommendations until medical care can no longer help you. Any gaps in your medical treatment will create gaps in your evidence, potentially costing you some of the compensation you were entitled to.

Contact Our Duluth, GA Personal Injury Lawyers Now for Help with Your Claim

Contact Rice, Murtha & Psoras at (470) 287-3070 for a free claim assessment with our personal injury lawyers.