If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury due to another's negligence, you may be entitled to compensation.

Below are some of the personal injury matters that the Haliburton Law Firm handles for clients:

• Vehicle Injuries
• Truck Accidents
• Car Accidents
• Liquor Liability Claims
• Drunk Driver Accident Claims
• Dangerous and Defective Products
• Medical Malpractice Claims
• Nursing Home Neglect Claims
• Pharmacy Malpractice and Prescription Errors
• Plane Crashes and Disasters
• Product Liability Claims
• Slip and Fall Accidents
• Injuries on Dangerous Property

We focus on helping the victims of severe injury, such as brain injury, spinal cord trauma, amputation, and wrongful death. If you or a loved one has suffered a severe injury or wrongful death because of a drunk driver, car accident, or truck accident, our firm can fight for the compensation you deserve.

If you or someone you love was harmed by laparoscopic surgery or sustained a birth injury due to a medical mistake during labor and delivery, our medical malpractice attorney has the resources and experience to hold surgeons, doctors and other medical professionals accountable for injury and death due to preventable medical errors.

Car Crashes and Injuries

Contact our law office for help with all your important legal concerns in a car accident. We represent clients suffering from many types of vehicle injuries, including:

• Head Injuries and Brain Trauma
• Neck and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Severe Burns or Other Disfigurements
• Broken bones, Amputations and more

Every year, more than 90,000 people die in the United States as a result of unintentional injuries. If you have been recently injured or diagnosed with an illness, contact our office to see if you could be entitled to compensation for your injuries.

A sudden injury, whether from a work accident, an auto or truck accident, medical malpractice, or from a defective drug, can leave you unable to work, drive, or even walk. When you suffer a sudden and serious injury, you do not have to face the insurance company alone. Our personal injury attorneys will negotiate with the insurance company or aggressively litigate your claim to help you secure the financial compensation to which you are entitled. We will make sure the insurance company and the jury understands the impact of your injury on your life and the lives of your loved ones.

Personal Injury - An Overview

Personal injury lawsuits are filed by people (or their representatives) injured due to the negligence of someone else. The injury may be either physical or emotional, and it can arise from a variety of sources or types of conduct. Some of the most common types of personal injury cases include slip and fall, automobile accidents, assaults and battery, medical malpractice, and product liability. In general, the goal of a personal injury action is to determine who was responsible and to compel the responsible party to compensate the injured person for the losses sustained. If you or someone you know has been injured by the careless actions of another, contact a personal injury attorney at our firm to find out how we can help you preserve your rights.

Personal Injuries from Dangerous or Defective Products

When someone is injured while using a product that was manufactured or marketed in a defective or dangerous way, he or she may be able to recover the resulting damages from the responsible party in a products- liability-based personal injury suit. Products liability law is based on the responsibility of a manufacturer or other provider of goods to compensate users of the goods for injuries caused by defective or dangerous products that it placed into the stream of commerce. The basic idea underlying products liability law is that the companies providing the products are usually in the best position to prevent defective products from entering the marketplace, so if they fail to do so, they should be held accountable. An experienced and knowledgeable personal injury lawyer can advise injured persons on whether they may have a claim against a product manufacturer or seller and can help them recover the damages to which they are legally entitled.

Reasons to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

When you’re injured, you need all the help you can get, and you need it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, that means that some injury victims pick the first attorney they find rather than making an informed choice. Before you hire a personal injury attorney, it’s important to educate yourself and find the right fit for you and your case.

Personal Injuries from Animal Bites or Attacks

Although animal-attack claims most commonly involve dog bites, many other types of domesticated animals, such as ferrets, cats, and even birds, can also bite humans. Even nondomesticated animals, such as large cats ordinarily found in the wild, but owned by some people as pets have been known to attack children and adults. An owner's liability for injuries caused by his or her pet, if any, will vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. A lawyer from our firm who is experienced in handling personal injury claims is an excellent source for accurate advice and information if you have been injured in animal attack.

Slips, Falls, and Other Premises Liability Claims

Premises liability law involves the legal responsibilities of property owners and occupiers to prevent injuries to persons on their property. One of the most common causes of such injuries is a trip or slip and fall, such as on an icy sidewalk, a loose or uneven stair tread, or a piece of debris or spilled liquid on the floor. Property owner liability varies depending on the rules and principles adopted in the jurisdiction where the injury occurred. An experienced personal injury lawyer at our firm can evaluate the strength of your premises liability claim and help you recover damages for lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.

When Personal Injuries Result in Death: Wrongful Death Cases

In general, a wrongful death claim is one in which it is alleged that a person died as a result of another's negligence. The deceased person’s surviving relatives, dependents, or beneficiaries may bring suit against the responsible party or parties, seeking monetary damages for their losses. Each state has its own wrongful death law and not every state follows the same guidelines, principles, or rules. A personal injury attorney at our firm can advise you on whether you have a valid wrongful death claim and can help you pursue that claim against the responsible party or parties.

Selecting a Personal Injury Attorney

If you’ve suffered an injury through the fault of another, you may be out of work, overwhelmed with piles of medical bills, or in constant pain and agony. Under any of these circumstances, researching, locating, and retaining a lawyer to handle your personal injury claim can seem like yet another insurmountable obstacle. There are, however, some guidelines that can help you to select a personal injury lawyer to handle your case. With a personal injury lawyer from our firm on your side, you can breathe a sigh of relief and focus on your recovery while we carry at least part of your burden.

Personal Injury, General Resource Links

Practical Law: Personal Injury Claims
This Web site, made available to the public by the ABA Division For Public Education contains useful information about personal injury claims.

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
The CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of property damage, serious personal injury, or death from consumer products such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's Web site includes recalls and product safety news, information on reporting an unsafe product, and more.

Fact Sheet Library
National Safety Council (NSC) fact sheets are resource guides that provide statistics, tips, and suggestions to make life safer. This Web site contains over 80 topics in four categories: agricultural safety, healthy living, environment safety, and road safety.

Tort Law: An Overview
This Web site, maintained by the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University Law School, provides general information about tort law, including discussion of intentional torts, negligent torts, and strict liability torts.

Dog Bite Liability
This Web site contains an article from the Insurance Information Institute (III) about dog bite liability. The article discusses dog owners’ liability, recent developments in state legislation, important court decisions, and other related issues.

Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury Law

Q: How do I know if I have a personal injury case?

A: First, you must have suffered an injury to your person or property. Second, you should consider whether your injury was someone else's fault. It is not always necessary to have a physical injury to bring a personal injury lawsuit. Some personal injury claims could be based on a variety of nonphysical losses and harms. In the case of an assault, for example, you do not need to show that a person's action caused you actual physical harm, but only that you expected some harm to come to you. You also may have a case if someone has attacked your reputation, invaded your privacy, or inflicted emotional distress upon you.

Q: How soon after I am injured do I have to file a lawsuit?

A: Every state has certain time limits, called "statutes of limitations," which govern the amount of time you have to file a personal injury lawsuit. In some states, you may have as little as one year to file a lawsuit arising out of an automobile accident. If you miss the deadline for filing your case, you may lose your legal right to damages for your injury. Consequently, it is important to talk with a lawyer as soon as you suffer or discover an injury.

Victims are injured through the action of another person or party. It is a broad category covering many types of negligence cases. In many cases, victims suffer not only the physical injury, but also substantial financial and emotional hardship. Our lawyers are dedicated to fighting for the rights of victims and families who have suffered severe injuries or death. If you or your loved one has a case as a result of someone else's negligence, contact one of our lawyers today for a free review of your case.

Catastrophic Personal Injury

It irrevocably changes a person's life, often putting victims and their families under severe physical, emotional, and financial strain. In many cases, these injuries require long-term medical treatment or leave victims with permanent disability. Some victims are never able to work again following their accident. Our lawyers can help those involved in accidents by seeking damages for your pain and suffering. Examples include spinal cord injury and paralysis, traumatic brain injury, loss of limb, and burns. These injuries can result from falls, products liability, and many other causes. And although the financial burden on victims and their families can be overwhelming, many insurance companies will not cover these costs. Those who have suffered must look to the legal system for justice and financial reparation. The lawyers at our firm have extensive experience championing the rights of victims and bring a team approach to every case we take.

Injury cases are valued by one of two measurements. One measuring stick is what a jury is willing to write in a verdict form at the end of a trial. The other measuring stick is what an insurance adjuster is willing to write in a checkbook. The amount that an insurance adjuster will write in a checkbook is motivated by the fear of what a jury might do.

At Haliburton Law Firm, our lawyers prepare every personal injury case as if it were going to trial. While the majority of personal injury cases are settled without a trial, our lawyers need to talk to the adjuster in terms of the ultimate measuring stick of what a jury might do. There is an old saying among lawyers that goes, "if you prepare a case to settle it, then you'll end up trying it, and if you prepare a case to try it, then you'll end up settling it". If a case settled for a fair amount, that's good for our clients. If the case doesn't settle, then our lawyers will be prepared to go to trial.

We limit our practice to personal injury and wrongful death cases. Whether you choose us or another personal injury lawyer, you should do the following.

• ·         Investigate early. An investigation should be started while the physical evidence is fresh and witnesses' memories are still clear. Early investigation may mean the difference between winning and losing a case. The insurance industry knows this. Insurance company representatives may induce accident victims, or their families, into doing nothing by making early assurances to them. In the meanwhile, the insurance company continues its investigation of the case. Later, citing the results of their investigation, they may refuse to live up to their earlier assurances.
• ·         Hire the best. You would not go to a general practice doctor for brain surgery, and you should not go to a general practice lawyer with a serious personal injury or wrongful death case either. General practice lawyers are often juggling things like divorce, probate, and criminal matters, all of which are competing with your case for attention. Insurance companies hire specialty lawyers, and so should you. Your injury or death case should be entrusted to a legal team that specializes in injury and death cases.

If you've been injured in a car accident that was caused by someone else's fault, your job and your doctor's job is to help you get well. Our job at Haliburton Law Firm is to make sure you are treated fairly by the insurance company.

Georgia uses the fault system to compensate auto accident victims. Most drivers have Personal Injury Protection (PIP), which provides a limited amount of coverage for medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault. The next step is to figure out who is responsible for the rest of your damages. If the other driver is at fault, you expect them to make it right. That is where our lawyers come in.

You should contact a lawyer as soon as possible after a car accident. An accident scene will change almost immediately. Tire marks will disappear and wrecked cars will be repaired or taken to the scrap yard. It's important for your lawyer to preserve that evidence and interview any witnesses. Once your lawyer has done that, it's time to evaluate your injuries.