Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

TYPES OF CATASTROPHIC PERSONAL INJURY CASES

Knowles Law Firm, PC litigates personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits to seek justice and accountability and positive change within society.  The firm has advocated for victims in the following areas of personal injury and wrongful death:

• Defective and Dangerous Products

Consumer and worker safety is too often put at risk by negligence, poor manufacturing, inadequate quality, product recalls, or inadequate warnings or labels on a wide range of products.

• Medical Drugs and Devices

Consumer and patient safety is too often compromised by defective drugs and devices resulting in life altering injuries.  The firm has advocated for victims of medical drugs and devices and constantly investigates new claims of faulty medical drugs and devices that may cause personal injury or wrongful death.

• Medical Malpractice

When a person trusts the care of themselves or their loved one to a physician, one expects that they will receive proper medical care. Unfortunately, physician negligence may rise to the level of medical malpractice resulting in personal injury or wrongful death.  An example of the firm’s prior advocacy involved allegations that a previously healthy individual died from the failure of his medical providers to properly diagnose a pulmonary embolism.  

• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

The elderly are one of the most vulnerable members of society and require greater protections for their rights.  When a person trusts the care of their loved one to a nursing home, one expects that their loved one will be treated with respect and human dignity.  An example of the firm’s prior advocacy involved allegations that an elderly individual died from sepsis due to bedsores as a result of the neglect and abuse endured at a national nursing home facility.

• Vehicle Defects

Victims of car crashes are often not aware that a defective part of a vehicle may have contributed to, enhanced or caused the crash or made their injuries worse.  The firm has been involved with the Takata exploding airbag litigation.

• Vehicle Collisions and Accidents

Unfortunately, vehicle crashes occur on a regular basis due to the negligence of others.  The firm has been involved with numerous claims and lawsuits involving serious and catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.  An example of the firm’s prior advocacy involved allegations that a driver of a vehicle on a beach flipped his vehicle on top of a young couple’s tent resulting in the unfortunate death of both individuals.

• Trucking Collisions and Accidents

Trucking crashes occur on a regular basis due to the negligence of truck drivers. Truck driver’s are regulated under not only state laws but also federal laws that require strict compliance.  

• Unsafe Working Conditions

Employers are required under both federal and state law to provide safe working conditions for employees.  Often times employees are unfortunately exposed to unsafe working conditions that result in personal injury or wrongful death, due to their employer’s negligence.

• Dog Bites and Attacks

Injuries involving dog bites and attacks cause not only injury but often also tremendous psychological impact resulting in PTSD. There is a substantial body of medical and scientific literature that support the causal relationship of PTSD and dog attacks.  An example of the firm’s prior advocacy involved a claim of a Rottweiler dog attacking a mother, her 4 year old daughter, and their small dog while walking through their neighborhood.  

• Childhood Injuries

Children are one of the most vulnerable members of society and require greater protections for their rights.  When a person trusts the care of their children to a facility or supervision of others, one expects that their children will be cared for with a heightened sense of caution.  Additionally, consumers place an implied trust into manufacturers that products and devices sold and marketed to children are safe.  Unfortunately, this is not always the situation.  The firm is presently investigating the dangers of cell phone radiation and children.  For more information about cell phone radiation, please read the firm’s page dedicated to this danger.  

• Sexual Abuse

Victims of sexual abuse often feel embarrassed to come forward about their abuse or either suffer repressed memories of the abuse. Unfortunately, many victims believe that if they come forward that they will become a target for bringing such allegations against the perpetrators of the sexual abuse and will be re-victimized and attacked for bringing such allegations.  Often times, organizations or entities facilitate sexual abuse of victims within their confines, such as churches or other religious facilities, day cares, and schools.  Knowles Law Firm, PC ferociously advocates for victims of sexual abuse against the perpetrators and those entities that are involved with facilitating the sexual abuse of victims.  The firm has been involved with allegations of several minors, who alleged sexual assaults and abuse by an employee of the school system.