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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Legal Rights of Injured Persons |
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| A personal injury action
is a lawsuit brought by an individual who has suffered
physical or mental harm as the result of the wrongful
conduct of another. A wrongful death action is
a lawsuit brought on behalf of a deceased person's
family or beneficiaries that alleges the death
was attributable to the willful or negligent act
of another. |
| The laws of most states
allow persons injured by the negligence of
another to file a personal injury or wrongful
death lawsuit against those responsible for
the accident. If the personal injury was caused
by a defective product, such as a prescription
drug recalled due to dangerous side effects,
the injured person may be eligible to file
a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the product. |
| Damages sought against
negligent persons and manufacturers for producing
and selling products with safety defects include
general and compensatory damages for: |
- Past and future physical pain and suffering,
mental anguish and physical impairment;
- Past and future medical, incidental and
hospital expenses;
- Past and future loss of earnings and
earning capacity; and
- Wrongful death when the injured person
was killed.
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| Lieff Cabraser Cabraser
Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, lawyers represent
injured persons, and the families of loved
ones who have died, in personal injury and
wrongful death lawsuits. |
| You are welcome to
contact a Lieff Cabraser injury lawyer by clicking
here. There is no cost or obligation for
our review of your claim. To learn more about
our firm, click here. |
| Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP is an over fifty attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. For the last five years,
the National Law Journal has recognized Lieff Cabraser
as one of the top 20 plaintiffs’ law firms in America. |
| For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced
lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have
on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case
clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click
here. |
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Mark Chalos is an attorney in the Nashville, Tennessee office of Lieff Cabraser |
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| Lieff
Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP represents persons injured
in vehicle accidents. Click
here to submit your case. |
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Personal
Injury Action: A lawsuit brought
by an individual who has suffered
physical or mental harm as the
result of the wrongful conduct
of another.
Wrongful Death Action: A lawsuit brought on behalf of a
deceased person’s family or beneficiaries that alleges the
death was attributable to the willful or negligent act of another.
Negligence: The failure to act with reasonable care under
the circumstances. A negligence claim focuses on the defendant's
conduct, and if sufficiently egregious can justify an award of
punitive damages.
Proof of Negligence: Requires that the plaintiff demonstrate
that the defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff, the duty was breached,
the breach of duty was the cause of the damages and damages are
quantifiable. Manufacturers of products are generally held to a
basic duty of exercising care to prevent foreseeable injuries from
the reasonable use of their products. |
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| Trademark
Notice: Personal Injury Lawyer America is an electronic newsletter
from Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. Lieff Cabraser
represents clients in a wide range of cases, including personal
injury and wrongful
death lawsuits. Our personal injury attorneys
| lawyers are committed to providing the very best representation
and support possible for our clients. This website provides information
on the legal rights of the injured and the latest news on product
defects and related lawsuits. |
Lieff Cabraser
is not affiliated in any way with any trademark owner. The use of
any trademarks on this site is for product identification and information
purposes only.
About Lieff Cabraser: We have
offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our lawyers have
represented clients in personal injury, wrongful death and
rollover crashes and product defect lawsuits across America, including
residents of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada,
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
Among the cases our personal injury
attorneys are prosecuting are the Medtronic heart lead recall, the
AMO contact lens solution recall, the Peter Pan peanut butter recall, Guidant
pacemaker defects, SUV
rollover accidents, popcorn
workers lung injuries, and Ford
switch fires.
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advertising alone. Please read our disclaimer. |
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