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Sometimes automobile or light truck accidents occur when there is only one car involved and no surviving witnesses to testify as to what happened or at least no other driver to testify as to what caused the accident. The victims of these accidents often do not pursue any claim because they assume there was no one at fault except the driver of the single vehicle involved in the accident. Occasionally though, there is a party at fault besides the driver.
The issues that surface in such cases involve the crashworthiness of the vehicle involved or sometimes the roadway itself. Regardless of what caused the accident there is a question of what caused the driver's injuries. Were the injuries caused by the accident itself or by a failed seat belt, collapsed roof, unsafe design, or some other such thing? These questions can even arise when the accident involves two or more vehicles and the injured person appears to be at fault in the accident.
Cases such as those I just described are expensive to investigate and litigate and in order to justify the out of pocket costs the injury must be severe, i.e. resulting in death or life changing injury such as paralysis, severed limb, etc.
If you or someone you know has been involved in such an accident, The Law Offices of Darrell L. Castle & Associates would like to investigate for possible crashworthiness issues. There is no charge for the consultation.
On The Job Injuries - Third Party Liability
Posted by: Darrell Castle
September 28, 2009
My firm represents many clients for injuries suffered on the job. We help steer injured workers through the pitfalls of the Worker's Compensation system and obtain the maximum compensation allowed by law for the injured worker. Quite often the maximum allowed by law is woefully inadequate to compensate the client for the injury he suffered but under the Worker's Compensation system it is all there is. Sometimes we don't have to let it end there because the client has another remedy.
We investigate the worker's case to determine if someone or something other than the employer could be liable for the injury. Sometimes it is a machine that was defectively designed and injured the worker through that defect. Sometimes the worker was a driver or delivery person and another driver caused his accident and injury. Occasionally the injuries suffered on the job but caused by a third party can be catastrophic as in severe burns, severed limbs, paralysis, and even death.
The Law Firm of Darrell L. Castle and Associates takes these types of cases seriously and we strive to make sure that injured workers are not left without a remedy. If you or someone you know has suffered such an injury, call or email for a free consultation.
Single Car Accidents -- Crashworthiness
Posted by: Darrell Castle
September 23, 2009
Sometimes automobile or light truck accidents occur when there is only one car involved and no surviving witnesses to testify as to what happened or at least no other driver to testify as to what caused the accident. The victims of these accidents often do not pursue any claim because they assume there was no one at fault except the driver of the single vehicle involved in the accident. Occasionally though, there is a party at fault besides the driver.
The issues that surface in such cases involve the crashworthiness of the vehicle involved or sometimes the roadway itself. Regardless of what caused the accident there is a question of what caused the driver's injuries. Were the injuries caused by the accident itself or by a failed seat belt, collapsed roof, unsafe design, or some other such thing? These questions can even arise when the accident involves two or more vehicles and the injured person appears to be at fault in the accident.
Cases such as those I just described are expensive to investigate and litigate and in order to justify the out of pocket costs the injury must be severe, i.e. resulting in death or life changing injury such as paralysis, severed limb, etc.
If you or someone you know has been involved in such an accident, The Law Offices of Darrell L. Castle & Associates would like to investigate for possible crashworthiness issues. There is no charge for the consultation.
