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Personal injury law protects those of us injured by the negligent acts of another party or individual.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

With the number of vehicles on U.S. roadways increasing, so do the number of motor vehicle accidents. Personal Injury Network Automobile Accident PhotoIndividuals who are injured as a result of these accidents may be able to receive damages for injuries incurred. It is important to consult a personal injury attorney if you have suffered any of the injuries below:  (continues)

* pedestrian accident
* auto accident
* motorcycle accident
* bicycle accident
* boat accident
* truck accident

Mass Transit Accidents

Mass transit accidents can be catastrophic for those involved; in many cases, multiple passengers are killed or injured in these accidents. Mass transit personal injury cases may be filed as class action lawsuits or individual cases.

* bus accidents
* aviation accidents
* train accidents

Asbestos/Mesothelioma

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that became a popular material in the construction industry due to its heat-resistance and durability. But as we have learned, asbestos fibers are harmful if inhaled. Exposure to the material was associated to certain cancers and its use was banned by the 1970s. Asbestos exposure has since been linked to lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis.

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Premises liability cases can be filed when someone suffers an injury that should have been prevented while on another's property. The most common type involve slip and fall cases. These refer to accidents in which someone suffers injuries from a fall that was caused by uneven sidewalks, a slippery floor or dangerous stair steps.

Product Liability

Personal Injury Network Product Liability PhotoWhen a designer, manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer sells products to consumers, it is their responsibility to ensure that the product is safe for public use. Unfortunately, defective products still make it to the market. Consult a lawyer if you or a loved one has been injured as the result of product liability.

* car defects
* defective medical supplies
* dangerous drugs

Workplace Injuries

Workplace injuries and deaths occur in more dangerous jobs such as construction, mining, shipyard, truck driving and oil industries. Those who work in the corporate world may also suffer from repetitive motion injuries. Those who have suffered job-site injuries or death may be entitled to compensation for loss of work, personal bills and medical expenses.

Personal Injury Network Medical Malpractice PhotoMedical Malpractice

Medical malpractice refers to any medical mistake made by a doctor, or other medical professional, that leads to personal injury or wrongful death. It can be the result of negligence on the part of the doctor, nurse, hospital, or other medical staff. Examples of medical malpractice cases include birth injury and nursing home negligence lawsuits.

Catastrophic Injuries

Accidents caused by others can result in serious injuries, they include:

* burn injuries
* brain injury
* wrongful death
* automobile whiplash
* spinal cord injury

Class Action Lawsuits

If a dangerous product or catastrophic event injures or kills multiple victims, a class action lawsuit may be filed. Instead of each victim filing an individual lawsuit, one suit will be filed and represented by an attorney or law firm. The suit is filed against those deemed responsible in an effort to obtain restitution for all victims.

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*Injury Verdicts in the News

Nursing Home Neglect

• $500k for fatal chemotherapy dosage
• Plaintiffs Win Another Prempro Case in Philadelphia; Wyeth loses second hormone therapy Drug Case
• $20 Million to Blind Six Year Old for Not Getting Proper Eye Care
• $400,000 in malfunctioning implant case
• $2.65 million award in surgical mistake
• $31 million verdict in mistaken medication case
• $3 Million Jury Verdict in Prempro Case
• $200,000 settlement for excessive medication
• $15.8 million in cerebral palsy lawsuit
• $31 million against pharmacy that dispensed wrong drug

Defective Products Injury Verdicts

• $3.6 million watercraft award upheld
• $3.6 million in wrongful death case
• $4.2 million award in forklift death
• Perdue Chicken Pays $400,000 for Man's Digestive and Nerve Injuries
• $2 million award for lawnmower accident
• U-Haul to Pay $2.5 Million for Not Telling Renters How to Use Trailer
• $3.5 million award for bicycle injuries

Hazardous Material Exposure Injury Verdicts

• $742,000 for Fall Caused by Stairway Duct Taped
• $2 million Verdict for Cancer Related to Asbestos Exposure
• $214,000 Awarded for Fall in County Jail
• $16.4 million award in Asbestos Exposure case
• $18.5 million verdict in Asbestos case
• $300k for fall at Pet Smart store
• $14 million in Chemical Exposure suit
• $10.4 million award in Asbestos Exposure case

Slip and Fall Injury Verdicts

• $15.8 million for injuries from fall in manhole
• $140,000 for ankle injury

Work Injury Verdicts

• $657,000 jury award in Forklift accident
• $6.4 Million to Family of Electrocuted Construction Worker
• $1.1 Million for Injured Railroad Worker
• $2.9 million award in construction injury
• $4.2 million award in forklift death
• $1.4 million verdict award in construction accident
• $7.8 million verdict in job injury case
• $10.7 Million to Construction Worker for Brain Injury from Ladder Fall
• $1.7 million award for machinist injury
• $8 million settlement for elevator injury
• $352,807 awarded for woodworking injury

Car Accident Injury Verdicts

• $10 million awarded to family of child injured in car crash
• $98,000 award in police-related car accident
• $325,000 to Mother of Teen Killed by Two Drunk Drivers
• $15 million award in car accident case
• $800,000 jury verdict in auto accident
• $15 million award in police car accident case
• $2.5 million settlement in hit and run case
• $17 million award in car accident case
• $910,000 awarded for collision with police vehicle
• $18,000 settlement in police car accident
• $24.4 million jury verdict after car accident
• $3.2 million award for car wreck
• $28.2 million award for drunk driving car accident
• $2.6 million award for car crash victim
• $26.8 million awarded for injuries sustained in collision with police car
• $1.75 settlement for couple injured at "dangerous curve"

Truck Accident Injury Verdicts

• $10.4 million award in truck accident
• $7 Million for Truck Accident
• $11 million for Florida Tractor Trailer Accident
• $10.4 Million Approved by Court For U-Haul Accident
• Homeless Man Gets $2 Million for Being Hit by Garbage Truck

Other Vehicle Accidents Verdicts

• $2.7 Million for Scooter Injury
• $300,000 settlement in motorcycle accident case
• $874,000 awarded for man hit by tire
• $1.34 million awarded for bicycle accident
• $2.5 million to man hit when walking on side of road
• $3.5 Million Settlement For 3 day old girl's injury in ambulance crash

Employment Discrimination Verdicts

• Wal-Mart to Pay $5.1 million in Class Action Suit
• Court Clerk Wins $3 Million for Being Fired
• $660,000 Awarded To Employee for Improper Demotion
• $250,000 Won By Cop In Discrimination Lawsuit
• Target Corp. to Pay $775k to black workers in discrimination lawsuit
• $2.3 million to Police Officers who were Denied Promotions
• $600k for Worker Exposed to Poisonous Gas

Injury To Children Verdicts

• Tulsa Jury Awards $20 million in foster baby's death
• Judge Refuses Appeal to reverse a $26.8 million verdict in Florida child beating
• $18 Million for Toddler Injury
Medical Injury Verdicts
• Father Gets $3 Million, Wife Allegedly Kidnaps Son
• $1.5 Million for Toddler Death
• $300,000 for Child Drowning in Uncle's Pool
Police Brutality Verdicts
• $600,000 Awarded to Three Victims of Police Brutality
• Vermont City will pay $150,000 for killing suicidal man
• Michigan State Police to pay $650k for fatal shooting
• $5 million for incarcerated doctor's death
• $45k to teen forced by police to strip & model lingerie
• $335,000 settlement for lost eye due to excessive force by police
• $310,000 verdict in police incident
• $6 million settlement in police brutality case
• Chicago to Pay $5.25 million for man fatally shot by police
• $500,000 award in police shooting
• $1 million award for police shooting injury

Sexual Abuse Injury Verdicts

• Jury awardes farmer $15 million in sexual abuse trial
• $1.5 million settlement to victims of sexual abuse
• $8.4 million award for victim of sexual abuse

Public Transportation
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Verdicts

• $2.5 million settlement for tram injury
• $8 million to spinal cord injury victim in Greyhound bus accident
• $37.5 million for train track accident victim
• $11.8 million awarded for train, automobile wreck
• $7.7 Million for Amputated Leg, bicyclist hits bus
• $10 million for bus accident
• $352,000 settlement for bus wreck
• $10.5 Million for plane crash widow
• $150,000 settlement for train accident
• $1.9 million awarded for bus injury

Intentional Injuries Verdicts

• $180,000 to martial arts expert injured in fight
• $26 million verdict in child abuse case
• $2.4 million settlement by judge in rape case
• $550,000 award in domestic abuse case
• $65,000, skull fracture, assault case

Premises Liability Verdicts

• $8 million settlement in gas explosion case
• $1 million settlement in wrongful death case
• $100,000 award in museum injury
• $10,000 settlement in school injury case
• $45,000 in basketball accident settlement
• $301,000 award in coffee shop injury
• $991,686 awarded for Rodeo contestant
• $25,000 awarded for dog bite
• $2.1 million verdict for sexual harassment at Special Olympics
• $3.6 jury verdict for roller coaster injury
• Royal Caribbean pays $1 million to estate of George Allen Smith
• $350,000 jury award in negligence case
• $25,000 settlement in bleacher injury
• $1.2 million settlement in amusement park death
• $5.98 million jury award after snorkeling death
• $1.95 million jury award after fire death

Wrongful Arrest Or Conviction

• $14 Million for man wrongfully put on death row
• $6.4 jury award to man who was wrongfully jailed

Insurance Bad Faith Verdicts

• State Farm Decides to Settle With Katrina Victims
• State Farm to Pay $2.5 Million to Couple for Denying Katrina Claim
• $250,000 for Flooding Deaths
• $20 million verdict against Allstate
General Injury Verdicts
• $13.55 Million Largest Iraq War Injury Settlement
• $4 Million Added in Punitive Damages Against NorthWestern Energy
• American Airlines to Pay $400,000 in Racial Profiling Case

*Taken from various news sources believed to be correct but we are not responsible for the accuracy.