West Virginia and Ohio Personal Injury Legal Topics by Jan Dils & Jim Leach
May 17th, 2012
Depending on the circumstances of your case, the West Virginia and Ohio personal injury attorneys Jim Leach and Jan Dils may advise you to inform other involved parties of your injury. After reviewing the details of your case, we can advise you of appropriate next steps.
Your next steps may depend on where your injury occurred. If you were injured at the workplace, you must inform your employer of your injury as soon as possible. You should seek medical attention right away, so documentation of your injury can take place.
If you were in an auto accident or were injured by a defective product or dangerous drug, you should contact our attorneys. Big insurance companies may try to intimidate you into accepting an offer lower than the amount you deserve. If you attempt to communicate with the at-fault party directly, you may accidentally admit guilt, which may affect your ability to recover compensation. Our injury attorneys will handle communication with the other parties, so you can focus on treating and recovering from your injuries.
To file a personal injury claim in Ohio or West Virginia, including Wheeling, Huntington, Parkersburg, Athens, Belpre, Morgantown and Charleston, please contact experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils and Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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May 10th, 2012
A back injury harming the spine can damage the vertebrae, ligaments or disks in your spinal column. Injury to the spinal cord is often life-altering, as the spine is involved in movement, sensation and bodily functions.
Common causes of spinal cord injuries include:
- Auto accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Dangerous premises
- Slip and fall accidents
These types of spinal cord injuries are called “traumatic” injuries, because they result from a traumatic blow or crushing force to the spine. Non-traumatic spinal cord injuries stem from cancer, arthritis, infections and other causes.
A spinal cord injury can change your life. Depending on the location and severity of the injury, your limbs, hands, pelvic organs and torso area may be paralyzed. Sexual function, breathing, bladder and bowel control may also be affected. Medications, surgery, and long-term rehabilitative care may be necessary to help you cope with some of the effects of a spinal cord injury.
If your injury resulted from someone else’s careless actions, you may be able to pursue compensation to help pay for the expenses caused by your injury.
After suffering a spinal cord injury in West Virginia or Ohio, please contact experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils and Jim Leach to schedule a consultation. We handle personal injury claims for people living in Athens, Belpre, Huntington, Wheeling, Charleston, Morgantown, Parkersburg and the surrounding areas.
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May 3rd, 2012
When you are searching for an attorney, you must first consider the area of law for which you need a lawyer. Personal injury attorneys handle a wide range of different claims, including:
If you are hiring an attorney for criminal defense, a personal injury lawyer most likely could not represent you.
Once you find an attorney, you may want to ask the attorney some questions to better understand his or her legal style and planned approach to your case. Questions you may want to include are:
- Who will be handling my case?
- What is your case management style?
- Who will I be in communication with throughout the duration of my case?
- Will the case be taken to court if a desirable settlement cannot be reached?
- How long will it take to resolve my case?
- What kind of compensation do you think I can reasonably expect?
Finding the right attorney for you hinges on finding a lawyer with extensive experience in the area of your claim, and who will fight aggressively for what is in your best interest.
If you are searching for an attorney in Ohio or West Virginia, including Belpre, Athens, Huntington, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Charlestown or Morgantown, please contact experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils and Jim Leach to schedule a consultation.
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April 24th, 2012
If a burn injury has cost you in some way – whether financial or otherwise – and the burn was caused by someone else, you may want to consider filing a personal injury claim.
Some of the more common causes of burns caused by another person’s negligence include:
- Auto accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Dangerous products
- Flammable materials
- Improper wiring
There are different degrees of burns, but you should not base your decision to file a claim only on the degree of your burn. First degree burns are the most mild, causing redness and minor pain of the outermost layer of skin. Sunburn is an example of a first-degree burn. In most situations, personal injury claims are not filed for this type of burn because the injury rarely costs the victim anything. Other than some mild pain, damages like medical bills would be nonexistent.
Second, third and fourth-degree burns warrant an injury claim. These burns affect deeper layers of the skin, and sometimes the muscle, fat and bone underneath. Medical treatment for these burns may be painful and invasive, and you may be permanently disfigured and scarred. If you suffered these burns because someone else was careless, whether the manufacturer of a defective product or the installer of faulty wiring, you should pursue compensation for you expenses.
If you have suffered a burn injury, the West Virginia and Ohio personal injury attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach stand ready to fight for your compensation. Please contact us today if you live in Parkersburg, Charleston, Wheeling, Huntington, Belpre, Athens, Morgantown or the surrounding areas.
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April 17th, 2012
Like all motor vehicle accidents, liability will depend on who was at fault for the auto accident. If the driver of the car caused the accident, you may be able to pursue compensation for your injury-related expenses.
Your ability to recover compensation may also depend on your involvement in the accident. If you were 50 percent or more at fault, you may be unable to pursue compensation.
Attorney Jan Dils and attorney Jim Leach can evaluate the details of your case to determine fault. Bicyclists stand to suffer severe injuries from motorists, and we understand the cost of treating these injuries can be catastrophic. Some of these injuries include:
Motorists and cyclists alike assume certain responsibilities when traveling on roadways. These responsibilities include obeying traffic laws and not driving in a manner endangering other people. If a careless driver caused your injuries, you deserve compensation for your injury-related medical bills.
To learn more about compensation following a car accident in Ohio or West Virginia, including Athens, Belpre, Charleston, Wheeling, Huntington, Morgantown and Parkersburg, please contact the experienced accident attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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April 10th, 2012
When you buy auto insurance in Ohio or West Virginia, you may choose either full or limited tort coverage.
Limited tort coverage includes personal injury protection coverage, or “PIP.” With PIP, you cannot sue if someone else causes you to get in an auto accident. Instead, without considering fault, PIP insurance covers your economic damages resulting from the auto accident, mainly:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
Generally, you cannot recover compensation for pain and suffering, or other non-economic damages with limited tort coverage. Non-economic damages are abstract and subjective, and do not represent actual monetary losses; however, this area of law is complex, and your injury may fall within certain exemptions.
At our law firm, attorneys Jan Dils and Jim Leach will evaluate the details of your case to determine your damages and what types of compensation you may pursue. Every case is a little different, and even if you have limited tort coverage, there may be other avenues of compensation for your injury-related expenses.
If you have been injured in an auto accident in Ohio or West Virginia, including Belpre, Athens, Wheeling, Huntington, Morgantown, Charleston and Parkersburg, please contact the experienced accident attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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April 3rd, 2012
If you have suffered an injury on your landlord’s dangerous premises, you should contact an attorney to file a personal injury claim.
There are several advantages to having our attorneys handle your claim for you:
- We will not back down to insurance companies.
- We will communicate with other parties and insurance companies, so you don’t have to.
- We will not accept an unfair settlement.
- We will fight aggressively for the maximum amount of compensation you deserve.
If you attempt to handle a claim on your own, your landlord’s insurance company may try to offer you a low, unfair settlement. Oftentimes, insurance companies will shortchange injury victims when they know an attorney is not involved. We can determine your damages and work tirelessly to recover compensation for your losses.
If you have been injured on dangerous premises in Ohio or West Virginia, including Athens, Belpre, Wheeling, Huntington, Morgantown, Charleston and Parkersburg, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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March 29th, 2012
Determination of a landlord’s liability in your personal injury depends on whether the landlord was negligent. Negligence is the foundation of a premises liability claim. The elements of negligence include:
- A duty of care. The landlord had a responsibility to provide you with reasonably safe premises.
- Failure to fulfill duty of care. The landlord failed to provide safe premises.
- An accident occurred. As a direct result of your landlord’s negligence, an accident occurred.
- You were injured. An actual injury or harm must have been caused by the negligence.
If the premises were obviously unsafe and an accident was foreseeable, such as a slip and fall, your landlord should have taken appropriate steps to improve the unsafe area. To be held liable, your landlord must actually be responsible for maintenance of the unsafe area. Also, you must be able to show loss as a result of the injury. For example, you may have financial losses due to medical expenses and lost wages. You may be able to recover compensation for these losses if your injury was a result of your landlord’s negligence and unsafe premises.
If you have suffered a personal injury in Ohio or West Virginia, including Belpre, Athens, Wheeling, Huntington, Morgantown, Charleston and Parkersburg, please contact the experienced premises liability attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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March 26th, 2012
Any injury caused by negligence may be grounds for a personal injury claim, but some of the more common personal injuries occurring to children include:
Obviously, these devastating injuries can alter the life of you and your child forever. Extensive medical treatment and ongoing rehabilitative care may be necessary. Your child may be permanently disfigured as a result of the injury. Head injuries are one of the most common injuries for children, and can result in serious cognitive, behavioral and physical problems.
Children have a tendency to get hurt, which is a perfectly normal part of childhood; however, when injury results from an auto accident, playground accident, or another accident caused by someone’s negligent actions or failure to exercise care, you and your child deserve to be compensated for the cost of the injury.
If your child suffered an injury because of someone else’s carelessness in Ohio or West Virginia, including Huntington, Charleston, Morgantown, Belpre, Athens and Parkersburg, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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March 22nd, 2012
In a personal injury case, when compensation is awarded, it can be awarded for economic or non-economic damages. Economic damages refer to your financial losses, such as medical bills and lost income. Non-economic damages are more subjective and may include:
- Emotional pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Physical disfigurement
- Loss of companionship and consortium
Most likely, you will not be able to calculate the cost of these non-economic damages. Our injury attorneys Jan Dils and Jim Leach have the experience and knowledge of precedents necessary to determine the damages in your personal injury claim.
Recovering compensation for non-economic costs can be complicated, and we will work tirelessly to pursue this compensation. While financial losses from medical bills and other monetary expenses can be relatively easy to document and prove, non-economic damages are difficult to show. We will work closely with you to show how the injury has impacted your life and affected you in ways other than financial.
If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence in West Virginia or Ohio, including Athens, Belpre, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Huntington, Charleston and Morgantown, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys Jan Dils & Jim Leach, Attorneys at Law, to schedule a consultation.
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