A serious car accident can change your life in the blink of an eye. In addition to cuts, bruises and lacerations, injuries can include: brain trauma, spinal cord damage, paralysis, internal bleeding, damage to vital organs, neck and back injuries, torn or damaged tendons and ligaments, fractures, burns, and scarring, amongst countless others.

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden force impacts the brain. Traumatic brain injuries can range from mild/moderate to severe, depending on the force and location of impact. A blow to the head or a severe jerk to the body can cause a TBI.

With a legal weight up to 40 tons (16x that of the average automobile) and average length of 70-80 feet, commercial tractor-trailers or big rigs are especially dangerous when they collide with a passenger vehicle. Injuries as the result of a car vs. truck accident are often devastating, if not fatal. Common truck accident injuries include: broken bones and damage to vital organs, traumatic brain injury, loss of limbs, and paralysis.

Property defects, hazardous conditions and unsafe premises can result in serious injury after a slip and fall accident. Slip and fall accidents fall under the domain of premises liability law, which is complex in nature due to issues of culpability and reasonability. This makes it especially important to contact a knowledgeable and experienced attorney to evaluate the strength of your claim and likelihood of making a recovery.

Losing a loved one is a difficult experience. The grieving process alone carries a heavy weight on friends and family members, especially when trying to simultaneously plan services. While legal action might be the last thing on your mind, it’s important when an individual or entity is responsible for your loss. Although compensation will never replace your loved one or the pain that their death has brought forward, it can help overcome financial hardships you may face in their absence.

When you go to the doctor, you’re already in a vulnerable position and expect to receive a certain standard of care. This is why medical professionals need to undergo extensive education and training—to be able to act in a competent and skilled manner in regard to treating patients. However, while this is a well-established standard across doctors, surgeons, nurses, and anyone else in the healthcare industry, it’s not always upheld. That’s why, if you or a loved one are a victim to negligence, Houston M. Smith will help you file the appropriate medical malpractice lawsuit.