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Accident injuries can leave you disabled, in pain, and dealing with high financial burdens. When the accident was someone else’s fault, you could be entitled to significant compensation for your injuries. To win compensation, you can file a personal injury lawsuit with the help of a Mansfield personal injury attorney. Your attorney knows how to investigate your accident, prove who was at fault, and prove the extent of your damages. You could be owed compensation for your medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and much more.
The Mansfield, LA personal injury attorneys at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers know what you are going through. We offer personalized attention and a compassionate approach to your personal injury case. Our personal injury lawyers are highly experienced with all kinds of personal injury cases, and we will put that experience to work for you. Schedule your free consultation right away to learn what we can do for you.
Most people immediately think of the physical injuries they suffer. These injuries are painful and costly. They affect your life directly and can do major harm to your body. Common physical injuries include:
In addition to the physical injuries you suffer, you will likely deal with the stress, emotional harm, and psychological damage of an accident as well. These can affect your mindset, physical body, and ability to live a normal life. Psychological injuries following an accident often include the following:
Negligence per se means that the defendant broke some law or violated some safety ordinance that resulted in your harm. This is especially common in motor vehicle accidents.
For example, imagine you are at a four-way stop and you stop properly at the intersection. It is legally your turn to go, so you proceed into the intersection. Another driver runs the stop sign and hits your car at a high speed, causing serious injuries. The other driver broke a driving and safety law by driving through the stop sign.
In this example, the defendant is negligent per se because they violated the law. This established the duty and breach elements of your negligence claim, making it easier to establish the remaining elements and your remaining claim. This can be powerful evidence in a personal injury case to help you win compensation.
While every case is different, taking these steps can help you protect your health and rights after an accident.
Never assume you are at fault for the accident or tell anyone that you think you are. You may not be, but it is hard to take a statement back once it is made. Even if you are partially at fault for the accident, you may still be allowed to recover.
Louisiana is a comparative negligence state. This means you can still recover if you are partially at fault for the accident. Your damages award would be reduced by the percentage of fault attributed to you. For example, imagine a drunk driver hit you on the road, but you failed to use a turn signal. The jury determines your damages to be $100,000. They also decide that you are 10% at fault for the accident, but the other driver is 90% at fault. Your damages will be reduced by 10%, so you will actually win $90,000 instead.
Louisiana Civil Code section 3492 sets a one-year deadline to file most personal injury cases. This is one of the shortest statute of limitations periods in the country. Your case could be dismissed if you do not file your claim within this period. You could lose the opportunity to recover compensation, even if you would have won if you filed on time.
Some exceptions may extend this deadline, but they are uncommon. Consult a personal injury attorney in Mansfield as soon as possible after your accident to avoid problems with the statute of limitations.
You are allowed to represent yourself by law. However, you will be held to the exact same standard as if you were an attorney. This means you will be expected to know civil procedure, the rules of evidence, and trial strategies. Instead, you can put your trust in a highly-experienced personal injury team that has your back.
At Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers, we represent personal injury clients on a contingency fee basis. This means that you pay nothing unless and until we win compensation in your case. We do everything in our power to recover the maximum possible compensation in your case while protecting your current financial health. We want you to get better and have less stress, and we design our legal services to help make that happen.
Our personal injury attorneys at Morris & Dewett Injury Lawyers are dedicated to serving clients in Mansfield, LA and the surrounding areas. We are local lawyers with powerful resources. We give you a personalized approach and aggressive representation to pursue the financial compensation you deserve.
We have recovered millions for our clients and will put that experience to work for you. Contact us today for a free consultation of your case.
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Motor Vehicle Accident Involving An Impaired Driver Resulting In Serious Injury
oil field safety violation resulting in severe spinal & brain injury
A commercial vehicle ran a red light causing a collision resulting in serious injury
rear end car collision leading to severe injury
HVAC safety violation resulting in electrocution
Vehicle Safety violation resulting in severe neck & back injury
18 Wheeler Accident Caused A Wrongful Death
Wrongful death caused by commercial vehicle striking a pedestrian
a rear-end collision sent client over guardrail resulting in major injury
18 Wheeler lost load on highway resulting in accident causing serious bodily injury
commercial vehicle accident
18 wheeler failed to stop caused accident resulting in brain injury
Neck & Back injury from a multi-vehicle wreck
aggressive driving caused a motor vehicle accident
18 Wheeler reversed into client
18 Wheeler trailor swung into client causing serious injury
18 Wheeler improper lane merge caused a serious accident
18 Wheeler collision caused severe neck and back injuries
injuries sustained by a multi-vehicle wreck caused by poor driving
motor vehicle accident caused by a motorist running a red light
sexual abuse violation
multi-vehicle rear end collision
driving safety violation resulting in neck and back injuries
motor vehicle accident causing back and brain injury
18 wheeler collision caused a wrongful death
erratic driver caused severe accident by crossing over lanes
A premises liability case with spinal injury
back injury resulting from a motor vehicle accident
wrongful death resulting from rear-end auto accident
wrongful death resulting from a motorcycle accident
commercial vehicle collision
rear-end motor vehicle collision
commercial vehicle accident with a cement truck
sexual abuse violation
commercial vehicle caused a T-Bone collision
rear-end collision caused neck and back injuries
commercial vehicle rear-ended client resulting in spinal injury
18 wheeler rear-ended client causing severe injury
commercial vehicle spilled hydraulic fluid in highway lead to multi-vehicle accident
commercial vehicle ran a read light causing a collision
commercial vehicle spilled hydraulic fluid in highway lead to multi-vehicle accident
Commercial vehicle rear-ended client
Commercial vehicle rear-ended caused multi-vehicle accident
driver safety violation resulted in serious neck injury
Motor vehicle accident caused by driver crossing over lanes into oncoming traffic
a T-Bone motor vehicle collision caused client vehicle to flip and roll
18 wheeler ran a stop sign causing a serious motor vehicle accident
a rear-end motor vehicle accident resulting in serious injury
18 wheeler lost load on highway resulting in serious injury
18 wheeler caused serious accident
a rear-end collision vehicle accident
a rear-end collision vehicle accident
motor vehicle accident caused by illegal passing
medical malpractice causing serious leg injury
Commercial Vehicle lost control of trailer resulting in serious back and neck injury
Crane operator was struck by a falling pole
T-Bone motor vehicle accident
A commercial vehicle failed to yield causing a severe accident
product failure resulted in leg injury
Failure to use lighting on an 18-wheeler log truck caused a serious accident
wrongful death caused by an 18 wheeler accident
motor vehicle accident caused by a failure to yield
motor vehicle accident caused by a rear-end collision
commercial vehicle in reverse collided with client
failure to yield resulted in a serious motor vehicle accident
motor vehicle accident caused by a failure to yield
18 wheeler caused a rollover accident
18 wheeler rear ended client
driving safety violation resulting in serious injury
commercial vehicle rear-ended client while at a complete stop
client vehicle rear-ended at high speed
motor vehicle accident resulted in severe neck injury
commercial vehicle accident
tow truck failed to secure load resulting in severe injury
18 wheeler failed to yield at an intersection
motor vehicle accident caused by a rear end collision
a rear end collision caused by a failure to stop at a sign
a T-Bone collisions resulted in a multi-vehicle accident
commercial vehicle accident
a head-on auto collision
a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious injury
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