Q. What can I expect if I am injured in a mass transit bus accident?
Q. What can I expect if I am injured in a mass transit bus accident?
A. You can expect a representative from mass transit to request an interview. Before granting an interview, you should speak with an attorney so that you know what you should and shouldn’t say. If you have spoken with investigators already, it can still be worth discussing your case with an attorney, who can launch a separate investigation into events.
You can also expect to have to submit a report that verifies that you were present at the time of the injury. You may need assistance tracking down witnesses and proof that you were indeed where you claim you were, especially if you have waited to initiate your case.
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We Handle All Types of Personal Injury Claims in Renton
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.
Injury Attorney: Truck Accident FAQ
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.
Q. How much does it cost to speak with you about my situation?
A. We never charge for an initial consultation and for a review of the facts surrounding your case. Feel free to call Rob Kornfeld at 1 (800) 282-4878 or e mail Rob@Kornfeldlaw.com for a free initial consultation or to schedule an in person appointment at a location convenient for you or at our office location(s).
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Q. Should I contact the other driver’s insurance company?
A. Unless you want to jeopardize your case, hire a truck accident attorney to handle any communication. Most people have no concept of how the other side can twist something you have said so that you are robbed of much of the compensation you deserve, if not all of it.
Contact a Renton truck accident lawyer at our firm today for a free consultation.
Q. Are there different degrees of paralysis after a spinal cord injury?
A. Yes, there are. If the injury is complete, the victim will have no ability to move or feel anything below the damaged area in the spinal column. Both sides of the body will be effected equally. If the injury is incomplete, limited movement and feeling may be experienced. One side of the body may function more effectively than the other side.
Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen and Lingenbrink, PLLC is a personal injury law firm which exclusively represents clients who have suffered a major personal injury due to another’s negligence. Contact a Seattle personal injury lawyer at our firm today.
Seattle Personal Injury Attorney on C Potential Claim Worth
No one can tell you exactly what your case is worth without fully evaluating all the facts. In most cases, an evaluation cannot be performed until your medical condition has stabilized and you have reached maximum medical improvement. At that point in time, your claim may be ready to be evaluated. An investigation will be performed and your doctor or other experts will need to provide final reports. We shall need to obtain all medical records and relevant documents to determine how a pre-existing condition may or may not have been impacted by your injury.
To get a general estimation of what your claim could potentially be worth contact the Seattle personal injury attorneys at our firm for your free and confidential consultation.
Renton Brain Injury Lawyer
The Kornfeld Firm is experienced in handling traumatic brain injury cases resulting from medical negligence, construction site or motor vehicle accidents, and maritime injuries aboard fishing and other types of vessels.
In the area of medical negligence, Rob Kornfeld has a special interest in handling cases involving a failure to diagnose intracranial aneurysms (aneurysms in the brain). Rob has handled cases of patients who have suffered catastrophic injuries caused by the failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain aneurysm. These cases have been caused by the negligence of primary care providers, family physicians, radiologists and other HMO providers who have failed to timely run diagnostic tests or have negligently read the scans.
Contact the Seattle brain injury attorneys at our firm today for your free consultation.
Renton Maritime Lawyer
Commercial fishing or recreational boating accidents can be devastating, career ending and or fatal. Hiring an attorney immediately to investigate your accident and to obtain corroborating statements from witnesses on the vessel will help the process run smoothly. It is important to start out with a strong case by having proof of liability through witness statements. The underwriter of any vessel will be able to obtain statements of witnesses who are critical to your case. Often crew members will disappear, moving on to other vessels or returning to their land of origin.
Therefore, the taking of statements when your vessel is in port is critical. Please try and notify your attorney of all possible eye witnesses who observed the condition which caused your accident so an investigator may obtain statements from all possible witnesses. Next, proof of damages must be established, typically involving the loss of past or future earnings that a seamen otherwise would have earned “but for” the accident. This could include future anticipated contracts of employment with this or other vessels, or other work in the private sector. In the meantime, regardless of liability, the injured seaman is entitled to recover maintenance and cure regardless of fault. This shall continue until the seaman reaches maximum medical improvement according to his or her treating physician.
Often crews are required to work under onerous and hazardous conditions in hopes of increasing the vessel’s revenues. These conditions can lead to serious injuries. If you were injured because of the negligence of an employer or operator, or because of an unseaworthy condition aboard the vessel, you may have a Jones Act claim which would entitle you to the recovery of wages, medical expenses, damages for pain and suffering and other general damages.
Potential claim? Contact a Renton maritime lawyer today for your free consultation.
Renton Personal Injury Lawyer: Construction Injury FAQs
Q. Who is responsible for my injury?
A. The nature of the accident determines who can be held responsible. Legally, the general contractor and/or owner/developer must maintain a reasonably safe working environment. They are also responsible for the enforcement of industrial safety and health codes. If they are found to be negligent, you may be able to file a claim. Contacting a construction injury attorney is the best way to evaluate if you have a claim against these parties.
Q. My injury caused me to lose work. Can I get money for this?
A. Yes. As long as physician orders you to refrain from work, you are entitled to financial compensation for the duration of the time you are required to take medical leave. If you are unable to return to your job because of your injuries, you may also seek financial assistance to pay for learning new skills. Compensation for any difference in earnings between your new career and your old one can also be pursued.
Continue reading construction injury FAQs or contact a Renton personal injury attorney at our firm for you free consultation.
Q. How can I tell if my case involves medical malpractice or not?
A. Experiencing a poor medical outcome does not automatically equal medical malpractice. In order to prove that you are the victim of medical malpractice, you have to prove that you did not receive reasonable care. Where your injury occurred and the level of skills available in the location are also evaluated. As a medical malpractice attorney I have handled many medical malpractice cases and am able to evaluate your information and assist you to determine if you have a case.
Contact a Renton medical malpractice lawyer at our firm today for your free consultation.