Other Personal Injury Claims

We handle and have handled the types of cases discussed below, but the list is not complete. There are many cases that present specific situations that we can help with. If you are not sure if you have the kind of case we handle, just ask us, and if it may be the kind of case we can help with, we will be happy to provide you with a free consultation.

We handle other personal injury cases involving:

• Unsafe or defective consumer products of all kinds (tools, household appliances, consumer
• Items, foods and beverages)
• Unsafe or defective vehicles or components
• Products with unsafe designs
• Products with unsafe manufacturing defects
• Unsafe or defective medical devices
• Unsafe or defective prescription or other drugs

• Dog bites or attacks
• Cat bites or attacks
• Other injuries caused by animals

• Physical assault and battery
• Gunshots
• Rape or sexual battery
• Fatal assaults (homicides)

• Surgical errors
• Failure to diagnose a disease or condition
• Hospital errors
• Pharmacy errors (improperly filled prescriptions)
• Nursing home negligence and nursing home neglect

• “Dram shop liability” (a bar or restaurant serving an intoxicated person who then causes
• Injury or death)
• Inadequate security at a business
• Landlord liability for injury or death
• Explosions
• Fires
• Exposure to toxins or pollutants

• Insurance disputes
• Insurance claims
• Insurance benefits
• Insurance coverage denials and coverage disputes

We handle these kinds of cases when they result in:

• Death of a loved one (wrongful death)
• Brain and head injuries (traumatic brain injuries)
• Emotional and psychological injuries (PTSD, witnessing death or injury to a loved one)
• Skull fractures
• Facial fractures and injuries
• Facial scars
• Facial burns
• Dental injuries
• Jaw fractures and injuries (including TMJ)
• Neck fractures
• Neck injuries
• Nerve injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Paralysis
• Muscle tears
• Dislocations
• Disc injuries and disc herniations
• Rsd (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) or CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome)
• Post-traumatic fibromyalgia
• Burn injuries
• Electrocution and electrical injuries
• Fire and smoke inhalation injuries
• Scarring
• Lacerations
• Infections
• Poisoning
• Toxic injuries
• Shoulder fractures and injuries
• Rotator cuff tears, rotator cuff injuries
• Shoulder slap injuries (superior labrum anterior to posterior)
• Elbow and arm fractures and injuries
• Wrist fractures and injuries
• Hand fractures and injuries
• Hand amputations and finger amputations
• Arm amputations
• Arm crush injuries
• Rib fractures and sternum fractures
• Rib and chest crush injuries
• Organ injuries or organ damage
• Hip fractures
• Hip dislocations and hip injuries
• Leg (femur, tibia, fibula) fractures and leg injuries
• Knee fractures (patellar fractures, tibial plateau fractures)
• Knee injuries (ligament tears, meniscus tears)
• Ankle fractures and injuries (including malleolar fractures)
• Foot fractures and injuries
• Toe fractures and injuries
• Toe amputations and foot amputations

In simple terms, if you live in Indiana or were injured or suffered the death of a loved one in Indiana, we can probably help you. The most important thing to know is that in some cases, the “where” is a complex question, so ask about a free consultation where we can better determine the “where” questions.
 
We have handled and can handle cases in all states of the United States and even in foreign countries. Some cases in other states require that we hire “co-counsel” in that state to help with issues under that state’s laws or to help file a lawsuit in that state, but that never results in any additional fees to you.
 
We have handled and can handle cases in all counties in Indiana, in any state court in Indiana, and in all federal courts in Indiana.

Most of our cases involve clients who live in, were injured in or lost a loved one in these 14 Indiana Counties:

• St. Joseph County, Indiana
• Elkhart County, Indiana
• Marshall County, Indiana
• Starke County, Indiana
• LaPorte County, Indiana
• Kosciusko County, Indiana
• Fulton County, Indiana
• Pulaski County, Indiana
• Jasper County, Indiana
• Porter County, Indiana
• Lake County, Indiana
• LaGrange County, Indiana
• Noble County, Indiana

We help people recover money for damages and obtain the resources to pay for losses including:

• Medical bills (hospital bills, ambulance bills, doctor bills, medication costs, transportation costs, nursing and home health costs, medical equipment costs
• Lost wages or salary
• Lost benefits or loss of employment
• Lost income
• Loss to a business you own
• Lost time
• Physical pain and suffering
• Mental anguish and suffering
• Insurance proceeds
• Insurance benefits
• Rehabilitation costs
• Disability
• Home alteration costs for disabled access
• Counseling costs after a death
• Estate costs after a death
• Funeral and burial costs after a death
• Scarring and disfigurement
• Loss of enjoyment of life (loss of the ability to function as a whole person)
• Property loss or damage
• Totaled vehicle costs
• Vehicle repair costs
• Rental car costs
• Punitive damages (where allowed by law

We represent individuals and families who have suffered an injury or lost a loved one. That includes men, women, children, surviving spouses, surviving parents, surviving children, other surviving family members, and guardians of a child or disabled person.
 
We do choose which people we represent, but we never make those choices on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual preference, religion, or political views.

We represent our clients against any person or entity which investigation determines is, are, or may be at fault or legally responsible for our client’s injury or the death of our client’s loved one.

Our client representation against any person or entity includes:

• Individual persons
• Insurance companies
• International or national corporations
• Businesses of any kind (corporations, partnerships, LLC’s, LLP’s, PC’s, sole proprietorships, or non-profits)
• The state of Indiana or any of its agencies
• Any Indiana county, city, town, township, agency, or other entity
• The United States government or any federal government agency
• Any school corporation, district, or school city
• Any transportation or other authority (such as NICTD, Transpo, etc.)
• Healthcare providers

If you are not sure if you have the kind of case we handle, just ask us, and if it may be the kind of case we can help with, we will be happy to provide you with a free consultation.