Personal Injury
A personal injury can be a devastating event physically, emotionally, and financially and can affect all aspects of a person’s life, from the ability to work to caring for family. The effects of a personal injury can present significant challenges: the legal system is complex in the area of personal injury and rigid timelines exist in which to sue or make a claim in different types of actions. An individual’s failure to act timely to protect him or herself can become a complete barrier to the right to recover. It is always wise to confer with a personal injury lawyer as soon as the injury occurs to find out the legal rights and options available and to make sure the individual’s rights are protected.
Schlagel Kinzer LLC’s personal injury attorneys are available to provide a free consultation regarding potential cases immediately. Lawyers within Schlagel Kinzer’s personal injury practice have over 26 years of combined experience in the handling of injury claims. They have the background to understand the issues and the client’s concerns quickly and to focus on providing a solution that best meets the client’s needs. We are experienced in all aspects of settlement negotiations, mediations, alternate dispute resolutions, trials and appeals, and understand how important it is to our clients to reach resolution.
With the resources of a full service law firm behind Schlagel Kinzer, we are able to draw upon additional expertise when necessary, such as use of a wide range of medical and other experts, from orthopedic, plastic, neurological and other surgeons to industrial psychologists, occupational therapists and chiropractors to experts specializing in predicting the financial impact of a personal injury.
Schlagel Kinzer offers personal one-on-one consultations and represents clients with prompt, responsive, and experienced guidance in a variety of serious personal injury or wrongful death claims, such as those involving the following:
Motor Vehicle Accidents: We are experienced handling cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, or uninsured/underinsured motorist claims resulting from various forms of motor vehicle accidents, such as:
Auto accidents;
Truck accidents;
Motorcycle accidents;
Accidents resulting in victims of drunk driving/DWI; and
Bicycle/pedestrian accidents
Medical Malpractice: We work to hold medical professionals accountable for negligence and substandard care that leads to serious personal injury, or wrongful death, such as:
Nursing home abuse;
Hospital mistakes;
Surgical errors;
Negligent treatment; and
Wrong diagnosis
Worker’s Claims: Schlagel Kinzer handles cases such as the following:
Worker’s compensation;
Workplace injury and retaliation; and
Construction Accidents
Other Personal Injury: We also handle cases involving the following:
Dog bites or animal attacks;
Premises liability/slip and fall;
Defective and dangerous products; and
Slip and fall
If you are injured by someone else’s negligence, the law entitles you to recover various types of damages, such as the following:
Pain and Suffering: An important component of your bodily injury claim can be the right to compensation for physical pain and mental anguish you have suffered and will endure in the future because of your injury. These general damages are in addition to lost earnings and medical expenses.
Medical Expenses: The costs of all past, current and future reasonable and necessary medical expenses incurred because of your injury are recoverable. These expenses include those which are the product of the original injury or that result from an increased susceptibility to future injury.
Loss of Earnings: You are also entitled to recover the loss of earnings suffered from your injuries, including, wages, commissions, bonuses and all other earnings or fringe benefits.
Future Loss of Earnings: If your injuries permanently limit your ability to earn a wage, you can recover the value of the reduction in your earning capacity. A person who has been injured by the fault of another is entitled to recover for his or her loss of earning capacity, in addition to actual lost wages. The award for loss of future earnings does not require an actual loss, but may instead be based on loss of the person’s ability or potential to make money.
Death: Damages for wrongful death may be available for the spouse, parent and child of the deceased person. Damages may include economic loss or damages for mental anguish, emotional pain and suffering, loss of society, companionship, comfort, protection, marital care, parental care, filial care, attention, advice, counsel, training, guidance or education.
Disfigurement: If the injury causes scarring or other unsightly marks, you are entitled to recover for the disfigurement and humiliation or embarrassment caused by the disfigurement.
Damage to the Marital Relationship: Serious injuries to one spouse may cause damage to the marital relationship. If this occurs, you may recover for the loss of society, affection, assistance, conjugal fellowship and loss or impairment of sexual relations that occurs.
Damage to Your Vehicle or Other Personal Property: You are entitled to be made whole for any damage to your personal property.
To schedule an appointment with one of Schlagel Kinzer’s personal injury attorneys to discuss the specific facts of your case, please contact our offices.