Renton Washinton Personal Injury Lawyers

Renton Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Lawyer

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Before any medical negligence cases are accepted, we exhaustively investigate the case. All medical negligence cases are defended and are costly. Therefore, before a medical negligence case is accepted and prosecuted to trial, it is important to know that the chances of success are excellent.

In June 2006, the Washington State medical malpractice statute was amended requiring a certificate of merit and a ninety day notice of intent to commence an action before a suit can be filed. Although the certificate of merit may no longer be necessary, you should check with a medical negligence lawyer immediately to timely investigate your potential medical negligence case before the statute of limitations runs.

For a free evaluation of any potential medical malpractice, hospital negligence, nursing negligence, nursing home negligence or birth defect case involving a potentially negligent health care worker, whether it’s a physician, hospital or HMO, feel free to contact us by e-mail at rob@kornfeldlaw.com or 1-(800) 282-4878. We are more than happy to make ourselves available to speak to you at your home, in our office, at a hospital or other location convenient for you.

Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer - Types of Cases Handled (Video)

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We are a Washington State personal injury firm serving areas such as Bellevue, Lynnwood, Seattle, King County, Kent and Everett. Contact a Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer at our firm for a free consultation to learn about your potential claim.

We Handle All Types of Personal Injury Claims in Renton

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Rob Kornfeld, senior partner at Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen and Lingenbrink, is a Washington State personal injury lawyer with experience handling all types of injury claims. This includes, but is not limited to:

Medical Malpractice
Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Brain Injury
Spinal Injury
Construction and Other Work Related Injuries
Sexual Harassment Claims
Bus and Pedestrian Accident Claims

If you have been injured in Renton or elsewhere in the Seattle, Washington area we welcome you to contact a Renton personal injury lawyer at our firm for a free and confidential consultation to go over your potential claim. If you are unable to meet us at our office we will meet you at a place of your convenience.

Renton Injury Attorney: How Much is My Case Worth?

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This is a very difficult question to answer because there are many variables and facts which go into this analysis. We will be more than happy to discuss this with you either over the telephone (800) 282-4878, by email Rob@Kornfeldlaw.com, or in person at a mutually convenient time and location, all of which are at no charge to you. Confidential communications with your lawyer are privileged. Given Rob’s thirty (30) years of experience as a trial attorney and having handled thousands of personal injury cases, rest assured that this experience will be invaluable in helping you to determine what your case is worth.

I look forward to discussing this with you when you are ready.

If you have been injured in Renton feel free to contact a Renton Injury Attorney at our firm for a free case evaluation.

Renton Personal Injury Claims: The Negligent Party’s Insurer

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Whether you’ve been injured by the negligence of another, injured in an automobile accident, wrongfully terminated from your job, or victimized by another person or company in some other way, hiring an attorney will prevent an insurance company or employer from victimizing you again. An injured, victimized or abused person should have someone fighting on their side.

We are devoted to aggressively representing and fighting for our clients.

Bottom line: If you have been injured in Renton or elsewhere in Washington State you should waste no time contacting a personal injury lawyer to advise you. After all, you only have 3 years to file a claim and sometimes less in cases of medical malpractice and defective products.

Contact our Renton personal injury lawyers now for a free consultation. If your case is not settled you pay us nothing!

Truck Accident Frequently Asked Questions

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Q. I said some things at the scene of the truck accident that I now realize weren’t accurate. Will this hurt my case?

A. It is quite common for details to be incomplete at the time of an accident. After you go home, you mind replays the accident repeatedly. In the process, you become aware of details that you overlooked at first. While it is always challenging explaining why your story isn’t the same as you stated at the scene of the car accident, hiring a good personal injury attorney is one of the best ways to get the support you need for your side of the story.

Q. My air bags didn’t deploy during my truck accident. Can I sue the car manufacturer?

A. This depends on which situations the manufacturer has warranted the air bags to deploy under. If the air bags failed under these warranted situations, then a qualified personal injury attorney can help you pursue your case.

Washington Construction Injury Law

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In Washington, under the Washington Industrial Safety Act (WISHA), the general contractor on any work site has a nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations for all employees on site, not just the employees of the general contractor. This duty runs from all upper tier subcontractors to all lower tier subcontractors which the sub may hire on the job site. This nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations on all work sites applies not just to general contractors but to owners, developers and those with supervisory authority in the work place. All employers are obligated to provide a reasonably safe work place for its employees and those with whom it contracts with to furnish labor and materials for it.

If a worker is injured in the work place, he may file a worker’s compensation claim. An injured worker not only has a right to file a worker’s compensation, e.g. a Labor and Industries claim, but may also have a viable “third party claim” to recover damages against the contractor, subcontractor or any other independent trade which was negligent. This would be a claim against any negligent company or an employee of another company on a job site which caused the worker’s injury. The injured worker may file a third party claim against the employer of the negligent worker and arguably claim that the employer or its employee failed to enforce or follow certain WISHA or OSHA regulations.

Remember, an injured worker may not bring a third party claim against his or her own employer. An employer is immune from suit under Title 51. However, it is very important to understand that an injured worker may recover general damages on a third party claim in addition to a recovery of his or her full worker’s compensation first party benefits.

The election of a third party claim will not compromise or affect your right to receive complete workers’ compensation benefits. It would be foolish not to hire an attorney to pursue a third party claim for you, as the State of Washington will not zealously pursue a third party claim. Its concern is merely the recovery of its worker’s compensation benefits and not the general damages to which you are entitled. This includes recovery of your pain and suffering, disability, loss of earning capacity, and future permanent problems. For this reason, it is so important that you elect not to assign your third party recovery to the State, and that you elect to pursue it on your own with the assistance of an experienced personal injury lawyer.

If you have been injured on the job in or around Renton, Washington feel free to contact us for a free and confidential consultation. Our Renton Injury Attorneys have over 100 combined years of experience dealing with personal injury lawsuits!

Is there a normal settlement I can expect for a medical malpractice case?

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A. No, because every case is unique. Factors that contribute to the final settlement include: 1) changes in earning capacity; 2) impact on life functions; 3) jury perception of the injured party; 4) general feelings about medical malpractice in the region. A medical malpractice attorney can give you a better idea of what type of settlement you might receive after reviewing your case.

We cannot give you any numbers regarding how much an actual claim may be worth because of how much changes on a case by case basis. However, we can offer you a free consultation to go over your potential claim. Contact our Renton, WA medical malpractice lawyers anytime for a free consultation.

Renton PI: What to Expect From The Negligent Party’s Insurer

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What to Expect From The Negligent Party’s Insurer

We are devoted to aggressively representing and fighting for our clients.

Email him at Rob@kornfeldlaw.com or call 1 (800) 282-4878 to schedule a free consultation or case evaluation over the telephone, by e-mail or in person at a convenient location for you, either at our main office, a satellite meeting location, in your home or at the hospital.

- Renton’s Best personal injury law firm

Recent 6 Figure Car Accident Settlement

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Motor Vehicle/Auto Accident Recent Success Stories

Spinal Cord injury to Quadriplegic Patient: A quadriplegic passenger strapped and secured in his van suffered a cervical strain-whiplash injury in a car accident. The 72-year-old retired Boeing engineer suffered a partial loss in the use of his neck caused by a chronic cervical strain and muscle spasms. This gentleman’s loss was significant to him as his neck was his sole remaining source of independence. Our client uses a wand, held between his teeth in his mouth, to operate his wheel chair by manipulating the wand between his teeth to operate touch controls on his wheel chair, to operate his computer, and to operate other aids in daily life. His wife was also hurt in the car accident and the UIM insurer, State Farm, offered only$35,000 the week before UIM arbitration. The parties elected to arbitrate her UIM claim. The UIM arbitrator awarded $101,000 plus taxable costs for the wife’s loss of her husband’s consortium and for his wife’s soft tissue injuries suffered in the same MVA.

Total award: $850,000+

Been injured in Renton or Elsewhere in Washington state? Feel free to contact us anytime for a free consultation.