Our firm has represented injured employees and others in the following types of cases:
Products Liability
Sometimes an employee is injured at work because of a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, due to a
malfunctioning part, a dangerous design, or a failure to properly warn. In that case, an employee may receive worker's
compensation benefits, but can also maintain an action against the manufacturer or seller of a defective and
unreasonably dangerous product if that product has caused the employee's injuries. In addition to recovering lost wages
and medical expenses, a product liability case can allow an injured person to recover for pain and suffering and for
emotional injuries. These are often two significant aspects of a severely injured person's damages for which there is no
recovery under Indiana worker's compensation law. We have successfully represented people injured by:
punch presses;
injection molding machines;
bend brakes;
rubber mills;
fork lifts;
hydraulic cylinders;
insecticides;
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photographic developing chemicals;
conveyor belts;
grinding wheels;
welding machinery;
scissor lifts;
automated material handling systems; and
pressure washers.
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Our representation of clients in product liability cases has included jury trials in state and federal court.
We have been able to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements and jury awards for our clients. We are
experienced in working with experts in electrical and mechanical engineering; chemical toxicity, forensics, handwriting,
social work and psychology; medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy and nursing; and OSHA and construction safety
requirements.
Automobile Accidents
We have successfully handled automobile accidents for seriously injured people where the cause of the accident was:
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dangerous and defective road design;
dangerous and defective road condition;
failure of one driver to:
keep a proper lookout, or pay attention;
yield the right of way at an intersection, a cross-road, or an entrance to a shopping center;
follow at a safe distance, avoid rear-ending; and
maintain proper lane.
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We have conducted jury trials throughout the State of Indiana for injured drivers. In addition to recovering from
negligent drivers who have injured our clients, we have recovered settlements and awards from state, county and
municipal governmental entities, as well as from negligent road construction companies.
Premises Liability
Owners of property have a duty to keep their property in safe condition for other people who are expected to come
onto or visit their property. We have handled cases where individuals have been injured because:
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a store failed to clean up spilled liquids or other materials that caused a slip and fall;
a store, a landlord, or an owner designed its walkways and/or stairways in an unsafe manner, causing a fall;
a landlord or owner failed to keep common access stairs or ramps in good and proper condition, causing a fall; and
a landlord or owner failed to clear its sidewalks, stairways, or parking lot of snow and ice, causing a fall.
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Construction Site Accidents
When a contractor or property owner does not provide a safe working environment that the law requires them to provide in
a construction project and an employee is injured because of that failure, a personal injury action may be brought
against the negligent third-party owner, contractor or employer. We have handled several cases where a failure to
properly secure the working environment has caused serious personal injury to another company's employee, or even to a
bystander.
Insurance Companies
Most personal injury claims, whether they arise from a defective product, an automobile accident, an unsafe condition of
someone's property, or because of a dangerous construction site, are events covered by the negligent company's or
person's liability insurance. We have years of experience in dealing with insurance companies, and in settling personal
injury cases, often before trial.
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