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Personal Injury

Personal injury, which is sometimes referred to as tort law, covers any injury, wrong or damage a person may suffer to himself, or to his property, rights, or reputation due to the negligence or actions of another. Many such cases involve:

• Defective product
• Negligent drivers and equipment operators
• Failure to warn of hidden or unexpected hazards

Trial attorney Alan R. Johnston has obtained successful jury verdicts or achieved good settlements in many personal injury cases. Personal injuries can occur in a traffic accident, because of a faulty or defective product or a faulty repair, in the workplace, because of a mistaken diagnosis or improper medical treatment, or after a slip, trip or fall on a wet floor or pavement. Personal injuries can be physical or psychological and can include traumatic brain injury and disfigurement. They often arise out of issues of negligence or unreasonably unsafe actions of employers, manufacturers, doctors and other medical professionals, landlords, or other persons or organizations who owe you a duty of ordinary care. Awards in these cases can include lost wages, lost future earnings, medical expenses, damages for pain and suffering, and in certain cases, punitive damages.