Whether you were hit by a car, fell on an icy sidewalk, or got hurt using a defective product, our lawyers can help you get justice. The responsible parties can often be held liable in court or pay through their insurance policy so that you can receive compensation for the physical, mental, and emotional toll of the accident, let alone the economic toll.
Our attorneys handle all kinds of injury cases, and we represent our clients against insurance companies, businesses, large corporations, and individual defendants alike. We fight to settle for a fair value, to get the insurance company to hear your claim, and even to take the case before a judge and jury when needed.
For a free review of your potential injury case, call our personal injury lawyers at Leeson & Leeson today at (610) 890-6332.
Types of Personal Injury Cases Our Lawyers Handle in Allentown, PA
If you were injured in an accident, our personal injury lawyers can take your case and fight to get you the compensation you need. We generally handle all kinds of injury cases, but the following are some of the most common:
Car Accidents
Tight streets, awkward parking lots, and stop-and-go traffic on Route 22 are all common causes of car accidents. However, when we take your car accident case, we need to be more specific about what the other driver did that makes them at fault for the crash. Often, we can point to traffic violations like speeding or failing to yield, but we can also point to generally unsafe habits like eating while driving or simply failing to give a proper lookout.
Although many car accidents involve insurance, insurance will not cover everything you need. In many cases involving injuries, going to court can result in fuller compensation.
Truck Accidents
I-78 and Route 22, as well as other roads and highways in the Allentown area, are positively crowded with 18-wheelers on some days. These trucks often cause more serious crashes than when all vehicles are regular passenger vehicles. As such, you might have higher damages, and you should work with a lawyer to get them paid in full. Our attorneys can take your case against truckers and the companies they work for to get you the damages you need.
Motorcycle Accidents
Many motorcycle crashes involve a motorcycle rider who was doing everything right and a driver in another car or truck who failed to look out for them or even ran them off the road. Motorcycles have all the same privileges as cars on the road, and their riders deserve strong representation in an injury case.
Bike Accidents
There are not many separate bicycle lanes in the City of Allentown, and many of the roads are not particularly hospitable to cyclists. If you were hit by a car while riding your bike, you might also face serious injuries that need expensive compensation – all of which our lawyers can help with.
Slip and Falls
When people fail to shovel their sidewalks, when buildings fail to mop up wet lobbies, and when bars/restaurants fail to clean up spilled drinks, passersby and customers can be injured in slip and fall accidents. These and other fall-down accidents like trip and fall cases involving protruding tree roots or uneven flooring can leave victims with surprisingly serious injuries. These cases can involve serious, long-term back injuries, head injuries, broken bones, and more.
Defective Product Injuries
“Products liability” cases deal with injuries from all kinds of products, from home appliances to auto parts to pharmaceuticals. If you or a loved one was injured because of a problem with the way a product was designed or manufactured or because it had inadequate warnings to keep you safe, our lawyers can file a claim against the manufacturer for you.
Work Injuries
Injuries at work are often governed by Workers’ Compensation rules. Still, our lawyers can help you sue other parties outside of that system to recover compensation for pain and suffering and other damages that might not be covered through your employer’s insurance. We can help with cases involving toxic exposure, work-related auto accidents, assault and battery at work, and injuries from defective products in the workplace, to name a few.
Wrongful Death
If a loved one was killed in an accident, we can help you and the rest of your family get justice. Wrongful death lawsuits can help you recover compensation for their death, including lost wages and other damages your family needs.
Proof Needed in a Personal Injury Case in Allentown
When you bring a case against an at-fault party, your side (with help from our lawyers) needs to come up with the evidence to prove your claim. This means providing evidence of the injuries you faced – usually in the form of medical records, bills, receipts, and your testimony – as well as evidence of how the defendant is at fault – such as testimony, witness testimony, police testimony, scientific evidence, records, and more.
Collecting evidence will be an important part of your case early on. Later, once the case moves into the “discovery” stage, we will also be able to subpoena evidence and witnesses and take depositions to build out a stronger body of evidence in your case.
As for what actually needs to be proven, most injury claims are based on “negligence” claims. While you can sue for intentional harm with assault and battery cases, you will instead usually base your claim on their mistake or carelessness rather than intentional acts. This requires a showing that what they did violated a law meant to keep people safe or that their actions fell below the relevant “standard of care.”
Usually, the standard of care in an injury case is based on how a reasonable person would act in the same situation. For example, reasonable homeowners shovel their sidewalks within a reasonable amount of time to avoid slip and falls. However, homeowners also have local ordinances in Allentown that require them to clear their sidewalks. Either a violation or unreasonable action can form the basis of an injury claim.
Call Our Personal Injury Attorneys in Allentown Today
For a free case evaluation, contact Leeson & Leeson’s personal injury attorneys at (610) 890-6332.