Charleston, AR Personal Injury Lawyer

When an injury is caused by carelessness, recklessness, or negligence, you can hold that person liable for the accident.  This is true for common accidents like car crashes and less common injury cases like medical malpractice.  As long as someone was responsible for the failures or lack of skill that led to your accident, our lawyers can often help you sue them for compensation.

The compensation you can get – also known as damages – can pay for medical care, cover your lost earnings, pay for other expenses related to the crash, and even pay you back for the pain and suffering the accident caused you.  Never trust insurance companies to pay you the right amount when you make a claim, but instead, work with a lawyer to negotiate a strong settlement that covers your needs.

For a free review of your case, call our personal injury attorneys at (479) 316-0438 today.

Getting Damages in a Charleston, AR Injury Claim

When you file a claim for an injury, you usually start with an insurance claim.  The insurance company will often deny your case or offer you a low-ball settlement that falls short of covering all of your damages.  However, our personal injury lawyers can go back to the insurance company and demand additional coverage or else take the case to court to get full damages.

You are entitled to any damages that result from the accident and are foreseeable.  Many accidents involve things like property damage in a car crash, but what is more important are the medical expenses to treat your injuries, damages to cover your lost wages, and payments for other care and services you need covered while you are recovering or dealing with a newfound disability from the accident.

In many cases, your economic damages alone can total tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In addition, you can seek compensation for the non-economic damages you face.  This covers things like mental anguish, physical pain, mental suffering, emotional distress, and more.  These damages are often calculated by applying a multiplier to the economic damages or by using a per diem value for your pain and suffering.

Make sure to talk to our lawyers about the value of your damages rather than trusting for a second that the insurance company’s valuation of your case is accurate.  These companies will often cut down on settlement offers to account for the money saved by skipping trial and to try to make it more attractive to settle now rather than suing them.  However, in some cases, you may be entitled to more damages at trial, and settlement would hurt your total recovery.  Our lawyers can guide you through any questions and evaluate the true value of your damages to advise you on when settling is appropriate in your case.

Types of Cases Our Charleston Personal Injury Attorneys Handle

If you were hurt in any of the following types of accidents, our attorneys can take your case and seek damages for you:

Defective Product Injuries

From defective and dangerous electronics, household appliances, auto parts, and even pharmaceuticals, people are injured and killed all over the country.  Our lawyers can help you seek compensation against the manufacturer or seller of the product if it injured you through normal use or killed a loved one.

Car Crashes

Auto accidents, truck crashes, motorcycle accidents, bike accidents, and scooter accidents often cause serious injuries.  While insurance might be available to help cover your damages, these cases often need to go to court before a victim will see full, fair compensation.

Slip and Fall/Premises Liability Accidents

When someone gets hurt on someone else’s property because of a slippery surface, dangerous cords, exposed tree roots, broken flooring, weak support beams, fires, electrical hazards, or other causes, they can often sue the property owner.  Negligent upkeep of the property is a huge cause of serious injuries, and our lawyers can hold people responsible from slip and falls to electrocutions and drowning deaths.

Medical Malpractice

Doctors who provide care below the medical standard of care can often be held directly liable for the injuries and resulting harm.  In many cases, something like misdiagnosed cancer can lead to a lost chance of survival, and surgical errors can take away function and physical ability.  Our lawyers can help you seek compensation from insurance or else sue the at-fault doctor, hospital, and other care providers or care centers.

Work Injuries

Accidents at work may need to be filed through Workers’ Compensation insurance, but there are also ways you can sue in many cases.  If your injury was caused by someone other than your employer, such as a customer, a driver, or an equipment manufacturer, our lawyers may be able to help you sue those parties for all damages related to your accident.

Wrongful Death

In cases where a loved one dies because of any of the dangers or accidents listed above, you can often seek compensation for the surviving family.  This can cover their lost support and other damages the survivors face, such as funeral expenses.

Evidence Needed in Physical Injury Cases in Charleston, AR

If you are considering filing a claim or lawsuit for your injuries, know that you – as the plaintiff who brings the case – have the “burden of proof and production.”  This means you/your lawyers need to produce evidence like testimony, photos, records, medical records, and other evidence to prove “by a preponderance of the evidence” that the accident was the defendant’s fault.

Often, proof of fault can come in the form of your testimony about what happened, but any corroborating records, photos, and other “hard evidence” that you can provide will help you win your case.  Additionally, corroborating testimony from other witnesses – especially people outside your family and friends – will also help confirm your story and prove your case.

Call Our Personal Injury Lawyers in Charleston, AR Today

Call our personal injury lawyers for help with your injury case in Charleston, AR today by calling (479) 316-0438.