Personal Injury
Accidents happen. When they happen, a lawsuit can be brought to recover damages for an injured person’s medical expenses, physical or mental pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent injury or disfigurement and other expenses caused by the individual or company responsible for causing the injury.
Hiring your own attorney will ensure that you receive all of the advice necessary for an informed decision as to what compensation you might be entitled to recover from a responsible individual or business. Attorneys at Byrd & Byrd can handle any of your personal injury issues in the following areas.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Personal Injury, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Table of Contents
Auto Torts | Bicycle Accidents | Medical Malpractice | Slip and Fall - Premises Liability | Strict Liability | Trucking Accidents | Wrongful Death Claim
Auto Torts
Automobiles are a typical way to get from point A to point B every day. Unfortunately, automobile collisions often seem to be just as typical. Because of the size, weight, and speed of theses vehicles the damages they can cause in an accident are extremely serious. If you are injured in an automobile collision for which someone else is at fault, you could be entitled to compensatuion for your damages, such as for your lost wages while unable to work, pain and suffering, and damage to your car. Dealing with insurance companies, both yours and the responsible driver, to get payments can be difficult and take a long time, making the process difficult to handle without an experienced personal injury attorney. Byrd & Byrd, LLC can help you successfully navigate the process and achieve a good outcome.
Bicycle Accidents
Bike riding is a common leisure activity and method of transportation in Maryland and Washington D.C. Unfortunately, many motorists are unaware of the rules regarding bike riders on the road. This and this can lead to accidents involving serious injuries.
Having an experienced lawyer by your side can mean receiving the compensation you deserve for your injuries when:
- A motorist fails to yield to a bicyclist
- A motorist turns or merges into the path of a bicyclist
- A motorist drives through an intersection
- A motorist overtakes a bicyclist
- A motorist drives out of an alley or driveway without seeing the bicyclist
Bike accidents account for many traffic related injuries and fatalities every year. Injuries incurred by a bike wreck can have life altering effects including permanent physical and mental damage that inhibits your ability to work and enjoy all the activities that you previously enjoyed. While there is no replacement for good health, money can help aid in the recovery of losses brought about by a bike accident.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Bicycle Accidents, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Medical Malpractice
Many people must deal with the consequences of physician mistakes, medical malpractice, misdiagnosis, and other errors that often result in serious injury, disability, or death.
Physicians, Nurses, Hospitals, and other health care providers can be held liable for negligence if they failed to use the care and skill during treatment which reasonably competent practitioners in their locality are required to exercise in similar circumstances.
Furthermore, doctors can be held liable when they fail to properly explain the risk of medical treatment, so that a patient is unable to weigh the risks and benefits, make a decision, and give “informed consent” based on that failure to properly explain. A doctor must discuss with a patient the nature of the problem, the proposed treatment & alternatives, the probability of success, and the serious risks and potential side effects of the proposed treatment.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Medical Malpractice, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Slip and Fall – Premises Liability
Property owners have a duty to protect people from dangerous conditions on their property and to use reasonable care to see that those portions of the property are safe.
Examples of some defects which may result in a personal injury claims include:
- snow or ice which is not properly removed or treated
- liquid from a leak or spill
- a rug, cord or other object which creates a hazard in a walkway or path
- water from cleaning the floors for which there are inadequate warnings
- defective pavement or steps which cause a fall
Depending on a visitor’s status, tresspasser, licensee, or invitee to the property, a property owner has different levels of duties to a visitor to warn and protect them. While there is no duty to warn of open and obvious defects on a property, if a visitor’s conduct was not unreasonable, the property owner may be liable for their negligence if it causes an injury.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Strict Liability
Strict Liability determines if an individual is liable for damages, regardless of most defenses, when they are engaged in ultra-hazardous activities and someone is injured. Examples of ultra-hazardous activities for which strict liability may apply include manufacturing of explosives, storage of flammable liquids like at a gas station, etc . . .
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Strict Liability, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Trucking Accidents
One of the most intimidating things about driving on the freeway is traveling next to the large 18-wheelers at extremely high speeds. What happens when something malfunctions and there you are in an accident caused by the truck? Because of the size and weight of theses vehicles the damages they can cause in an accident are extremely serious. Because there are numerous laws and regulations governing how trucking companies and their drivers operate their vehicles an experienced personal injury attorney can help you determine if someone is liable to you for an accident.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Trucking Accidents, contact us at 301.464.7448.
Wrongful Death Claim
Although there is nothing that can ever truly heal the pain of losing a loved one, someone who negligently caused the death of another can be liable to the victims’ family to pay monetary damages as compensation for their loss. Compensation can include damages for the victim’s suffering if their death was painful, lost wages that would have supported their family, and payment for the loss of consortium and enjoment of the victim’s company.
For a free consultation or a quick response to your questions regarding Wrongful Death Claim, contact us at 301.464.7448.
