Personal Injury Law

The leading Philadelphia and Delaware County personal injury attorneys of Heavens Law Offices are dedicated to helping victims injured by the negligence of others. We have extensive experience litigating all types of personal injury cases, from car accidents and workplace accidents to premises and product liability. Our firm has helped hundreds of injury victims in thoughout Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia tri-state area and throughout West Virginia. To us, your case is not just business, its personal.

Personal injury law covers a variety of cases in which one negligent party harms another. Negligence refers to the breach of a legal duty that results in injury. The law permits injured victims to sue the at-fault party to recover compensation for costs incurred from the accident. Any person, business or entity is capable of breaching a legal duty resulting in injury. That party is then liable for the medical expenses, lost income, and other costs related to the harm. Examples of accidental injuries caused by negligence include:

In most traffic accidents, negligent drivers breach their legal duty to others in a variety of ways. A distracted motorist could be speeding, talking on the phone, or driving while intoxicated, placing the lives of others at risk. When this negligent or reckless behavior results in an accident causing injury to another, the injured party may sue the at-fault driver for negligence. The objective of the lawsuit is to recover compensation for the property damage and personal injury resulting from the accident. These are costs that the negligent parties, and their insurers, must pay.

Of course, insurance companies try to get by with paying as little as possible. Insurance adjusters attempt to convince people that they don't need a lawyer, because studies show that people who have lawyers receive more compensation from them. When an insurance adjuster tells an injured person that they do not need a lawyer to help them, that person should always ask the insurance adjuster why the insurance company has lawyers on retainer helping the insurance company.

Basic principles of negligence also apply to landlords and property owners who have a duty to protect invitees from unreasonable harm. This may involve clearing the premises of dangerous conditions, like broken locks, loose handrails, or uneven steps, and performing necessary repairs. Property owners who are aware of a dangerous condition and allow it to persist are legally liable for any injury that results. Premises liability law allows victims of slip-and-fall accidents, animal attacks, and other injuries to recover compensation from the negligent property owner. In premises liability cases, insurance companies have a variety of tricks they use to deny claims or limit payments to injured persons. Therefore, it is important to speak with a lawyer before speaking to an insurance adjuster.

Medical providers owe a duty of care to their patients. Like other professionals, they are held to a high standard of care. Some people defend doctors and hospitals and attack the lawyers who file lawsuits on behalf of those who are harmed by medical mistakes. However, everyone has a duty to follow the rules, even doctors and hospitals. Just like we have a duty to make sure the light is green before we proceed into the intersection, a doctor has a duty to identify what he is cutting before he cuts. If he does not do that and harm results, our system requires accountability. Without that accountability, the danger to the public would be increased in the same way it would if drivers running the red lights were not given tickets.

Doctors and nurses breach their duty by making mistakes in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery, seriously injuring or killing the patient. Cerebral palsy, for example, can be caused by mistakes made during delivery that permanently affect the child's motor skills. Nursing home abuse is another example of health care providers breaching their duty of care to the patient. In these cases, patients are entitled to present and future costs resulting from medical malpractice.

Manufacturers are also held to a high standard of care. Because they are in the best position to discover and correct product defects, they can be held "strictly liable" for any resulting injury to the consumer. This means that injured parties need not show negligence, but only that their harm was caused by a "foreseeable use" of the product. Millions of cars, toys, medical devices and prescription drugs are recalled every day because some flaw in their make, model, or design causes fires, rollovers, and other accidents that can be lethal to the consumer. A Philadelphia, Boothwyn, Delaware County, product liability attorney can help you pursue a claim against the negligent manufacturers and distributors who are liable for your harm.

If you were injured in an accident caused by the negligence of another party, the experienced Philadelphia and Delaware County personal injury lawyers at Heavens Law Offices can help. We have recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for personal injury victims in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and remain dedicated to helping clients recover the compensation they deserve. Let us help you achieve the best outcome possible at trial or through settlement. We are on call 24 hours a day and never charge attorney's fees unless we recover for you. For a free consultation, please call us at 1-866-HEAVLAW or contact us online.