Personal Injury
WRONGFUL DEATHThe resolution of claims related to fatal accidents can be complicated as well as stressful for a family grieving a loss. If you need advice about your rights under wrongful death law and procedure, contact the law offices of Deirdre O'Brien. She can direct you to the specific legal counsel appropriate to your case. Wrongful death claims resulting from such accidents as:
• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Boating accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Accidents at work
• Hazards related to property conditions, such as defective structural elements
• Swimming pool accidents
• Explosions, fires or electrocution
Oil and gas field accidents
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
If you or someone in your family was hurt in a motor vehicle accident of any kind, it is a good idea to get the advice of a lawyer who understands the insurance claims resolution process. You will also benefit from working with attorneys who keep the client informed about every development in the case.
It is important to have your lawyer help you to understand the challenges of accident litigation which can give you the edge on the core issues such as: the other driver's negligence, detailed proof of your losses, and insurance coverage questions under the other driver's policy and your own. The goal is to help you collect the full value of your claims as defined by the facts and the law.
We advise and represent clients in motor vehicle accident lawsuits of many kinds:
• Car accidents between private motorists
• Semi tractor-trailer accidents
• Commercial vehicle accidents
• Car/train collisions at railroad crossings
• Motorcycle accidents
• Injuries to bicycle riders or pedestrians
• Municipal, charter or private bus accidents
• Train accidents and derailments
• Drunk driving accidents
• Claims against uninsured or underinsured motorists
• Complex injury claims
• Fatal motor vehicle accidents
In many car crash cases, the biggest problem will be to make different sources of insurance coverage work together to your benefit, especially when the coverage limits under each policy are too low to cover the full range of your losses. For example, our attorneys can help overcome obstacles to processing your medical expenses through your own health coverage first, so that the auto coverage can cover other losses.
PROVING INJURY
If you need help with the recovery of damages for severe or multiple injury claims, you can depend on Deirdre's experience with the proving injury claims for brain trauma, spinal cord damage or severe burns can help protect your path to total compensation.
It is one thing to show that a negligent driver, physician or property owner is legally responsible for your injuries and other losses — that is the liability side of your personal injury case. The value of your case, however, depends on your lawyer's ability to prove your damages — the amount of money necessary to cover your injuries and damages. If your liability evidence is strong but your damages case is weak or mishandled, you will not collect the amount you need to support your recovery or a lengthy period of disability.
Deirdre understands the importance of attention to detail in proving complex injury claims. Her ability to develop a working idea of the value of your claim early in the case represents a strength of our practice. As your medical evidence comes into better focus, she will refine the original assessment of your claims as needed. Because she works closely with each client, she also stays current with the progress of your physical recovery, including any complications or setbacks.
Especially in catastrophic injury cases, the other side is going to challenge and attack the evidence of your damages at every opportunity. She therefore works with medical and vocational experts, economists, life-care planners and other specialists who not only document and quantify your claims of loss, but also review and counter the opinions of your opponents' experts.
She has decades of experience in proving injury claims of all kinds:
• Bone fractures
• Soft-tissue injuries
• Severe burns
• Amputation
• Scarring and disfigurement
• Traumatic brain injury
• Neck and back injuries
• Spinal cord injury and paralysis
Whether your injuries resulted from a car accident, a fall at work, or the negligence of a surgeon, our lawyers work hard to protect the value of your claims.
Contact our offices for a consultation about your right to financial compensation for permanent or disabling injuries.