Joppatowne Personal Injury Lawyer

An accident is always an unexpected event and can have serious physical, mental, and financial consequences on individuals and families. Whether you were rear-ended on U.S. Route 40 or tripped on a broken sidewalk in Marnier Point Park, you may be eligible to pursue compensation for your injuries and losses. 

Accidents can lead to a substantial amount of pain and suffering, missed time from work, medical care and treatment costs, permanent loss of body functions, and even death. If you or a loved one suffered personal injuries of any type, the Joppatowne personal injury lawyer with Adam Smallow Injury Lawyers may be able to assist you. Please call to speak with a member of our team. Our legal team is ready to take you From Hurt to Help® today.

We Can Help You With These Types of Personal Injury Accidents in Joppatowne

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional injuries were the third-leading cause of death in the United States in 2022. That accounted for 227,039 unintentional accident deaths. In 2021, it was reported that there were 25.5 million emergency room visits for accidents. Different age groups have different risk exposures to different accidents. 

Despite such a high accident incidence rate, the personal injury attorneys with Adam Smallow Injury Lawyers can help you and your family receive the compensation you deserve. We can help put you in touch with some of the best doctors in the area and provide you with instant access to your legal representative via a special text number. 

Below are the most common accident types we have handled in Maryland and can handle for you: 

Motor Vehicle and Traffic Accidents

Vehicle accidents are the second-leading cause of death in the country. Rear-end, side-impact, and rollover accidents are common causes of road and vehicle-related accidents. These accidents cause over $75 billion in damages, lost productivity, lost income, and medical care costs every year. Vehicle accidents can range from: 

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Bus accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Boating accidents

Depending on the cause and the type of accident in question, a driver, a maintenance crew, loaders, a government department, or a product manufacturer may be liable for the car accident.

Vehicle accidents are a leading cause of spinal cord injuries, and treatments for vehicle collision injuries can be invasive and expensive. Common injuries seen in vehicle crashes include broken bones, head trauma, amputations, lacerations, whiplash, back injuries, and death.

Slips and Falls

The elderly—those over the age of 65—are disproportionately affected by slip and fall accidents. As a nation, we spend billions every year treating patients for head injuries, broken and fractured hips, and other injuries sustained in slip and fall accidents. 

These accidents typically involve premises liability. A business owner, a property owner, a property possessor, or a maintenance or service team may shoulder some of the responsibility for personal injuries sustained by a victim in a slip and fall accident.

If you have suffered injuries in this or another type of personal injury accident, call Adam Smallow Injury Lawyers for a free case review. Adam Fights for accident victims like you.

Drowning and Suffocation

Also under premise liability, unintentional suffocation is a leading cause of death in infants, and drowning is a leading cause of death in children between the ages of one and four. Suffocation accidents kill thousands of people every year. 

Pool owners or operators and caregivers hold a responsibility to run safe operations and may be liable for injuries and damages if they fail to do so.

Nursing Home Accidents

Some of the most vulnerable members of society reside in nursing homes, and they face a wide range of risks every day. Medication issues, a lack of access to quality food or clean water, a lack of staff training, neglect, bedsores, infections, physical abuse, and financial abuse are some of the leading causes of elderly injuries in nursing home settings. 

A nursing home owner or operator or nursing home staff may be held responsible for injuries sustained by a nursing home resident.

Construction and Workplace Accidents

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), construction workers—those who work on building construction sites and on highway maintenance projects—are exposed to serious risks daily. Falls, electrocution, being struck by an object, and being caught in or between machinery or objects are the four leading causes of death in the construction space.

However, even office workers can suffer workplace accidents and injuries such as falls and machinery accidents. Poorly lit stairwells, missing safety equipment, a lack of signage, poor maintenance, and a lack of training can all lead to an accident in any setting.

Medical Negligence and Malpractice

Doctors owe their patients a duty of care. If they do not have the training, experience, or knowledge to handle a certain case or illness and cause harm to a patient as a result, they can be liable for the resultant damage. 

Medical accidents are especially serious since they can have long-term consequences on the affected patient, as is true of certain categories of injury, such as birth injuries.

Unintentional Poisoning

Medication errors, alcohol poisoning, pharmacy errors, inhaling dangerous chemicals, and drug mix-ups are common causes of poisoning accidents. Some non-fatal accidents can require long-term treatment or may lead to permanent disabilities, such as blindness.

If you sustained injuries in an accident beyond those outlined above, our Joppatowne personal injury lawyer can help you determine liability for the accident so that you can pursue damages for your personal injuries if your case warrants a claim.

Determining Accident Liability and Evidence Requirements

For each of the accident types discussed above, many different at-fault parties may be liable for damages for the accident in question:

• A nursing home owner or operator
• A truck service team
• A premises maintenance team
• An individual driver 
• Another contractor or worker 
• A drug manufacturer

Any party who acts negligently may be liable for an accident if their actions caused harm to someone who under normal circumstances should have been safe from such harm.

Proving Negligence in Four Key Points

Proving negligence requires demonstrating four key points. Those key points are:

• Duty of care
• Breach of duty
• Causation
• Damages

Based on the type of accident in question, to prove those four key points of negligence, we may need to collect:

• Medical records
• Photo or video evidence of the accident
• Eyewitness testimony
• Maintenance or repair records
• Performance records of doctors, nurses, and drivers
• Police reports
• Proof of staff credentials
• Cell phone usage or message logs

We may also seek the opinions of experts in the fields of medicine and finance. Accident reconstruction experts can also assist in explain how an accident occurred. 

Call Adam Smallow Injury Lawyers About Your Joppatowne Personal Injury Case

Accidents can lead to significant mental and emotional trauma, not to mention physical injuries and the financial fallout of treatment. Dealing with these issues and low settlement offers from the insurance companies can be difficult, but you can fight back. An attorney may be able to help you get through this difficult time. 

A Joppatowne personal injury lawyer with Adam Smallow Injury Lawyers may be able to help. Speak to us and learn more about your rights and legal options for personal injuries sustained in an accident. Call today.