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Personal injuries are often the result of negligence. When someone’s negligence causes harm, the victim is entitled to recover monetary damages. Damages can include money for medical expenses, lost wages, the loss of future earnings and emotional injuries.

We can help you recover compensation for your personal injury. If you are hurt in a car accident, burned by a dangerous medical device, or you slip and fall on someone’s property, Farris, Riley & Pitt can help you navigate an insurance claim and recover a settlement. It is important that you have an advocate to make sure you receive compensation that fairly reflects the extent of your injuries.

Car accidents are one of the leading causes of injuries in Birmingham. Farris, Riley & Pitt can help you if you are the victim of any type of motor vehicle accident. You are likely entitled to recover significant monetary damages.

Drivers owe a duty to others on the road, and when that duty is not fulfilled, their behavior is negligent. Most auto accidents are the result of negligent or reckless behavior. Speeding, texting, driving while drunk or fatigued, and distracted driving are some common causes of accidents.

If you are in an accident with a truck, the injuries can be catastrophic. A car or SUV is no match for even a small truck, let alone an 18-wheeler. When a truck jackknifes, rolls over, or fails to stop, causing an accident, it is usually because of negligence. Whether it is the driver, manufacturer or some other party, someone is usually to blame.

Rarely does a victim of a truck accident in Birmingham walk away from it unharmed, and there are often multiple parties who receive injuries. Injuries from trucking accidents include paralysis, amputation of limbs, and crushed bones. Sadly, these injuries are often fatal.

We have a duty to protect children in our care. Negligent actions often cause serious injuries to defenseless kids. For example, there might be a defect in the manufacture of a crib or blinds that result in the strangulation or suffocation of a baby. There might be a toy that causes lead poisoning or doctor who causes a brain injury to your child during birth. A daycare worker may abuse your child and cause a lifetime of pain and suffering.

Negligence cases involving child injuries require experience and sensitivity. At Farris, Riley & Pitt, representing clients in Birmingham, our personal injury attorneys can help recover damages when your child is harmed.

Motorcycles are no match for cars and trucks when it comes to safety. When motorcycle drivers crash, there is nothing to separate them from the road or other vehicles. Motorcycle injuries are often fatal. When they aren’t, victims may be left with a lifetime of pain and suffering.

We can help if you are the victim of a motorcycle accident in Birmingham. You deserve to receive compensation for your injuries. Farris, Riley & Pitt have personal injury lawyers who handle cases involving motorcycle accidents of all types. Did you lose traction on a poorly marked roadway? Were you thrown from your chopper by a drunk driver? Did a texting teenager fail to check the blind spot and run you out of your lane?

Nursing homes are supposed to care for our loved ones. When you place your family member in a nursing home, the employees have a duty to provide reasonable care and supervision to the residents. Unfortunately, personal injury lawyers in Birmingham see many cases involving nursing home abuse and neglect.

Nursing home abuse takes many forms. Frustrated staff members may hit, push or violently handle patients. Some workers may sexually abuse or assault patients. Employees may refuse to feed residents or provide medication to them. Aides may neglect them entirely, causing bed sores, infections, and emotional distress.

Every day, Birmingham personal injury lawyers at Farris, Riley & Pitt learn about the harm caused by an everyday item. Products often cause some of the worst injuries to children and adults alike. Some of the injuries we see involve electrocution, burns, poisoning, broken bones, and motor vehicle accidents.

Product designers and manufacturers have obligations to make things safe for use. They also have a duty to warn consumers of dangers that exist and harm that might occur. When they fail to satisfy their duties, someone may be liable for injuries that result from their products. Sometimes there is a design defect. Sometimes there is a manufacturing defect. There can be both.

When a family member dies because of an accident, it can leave you in shock. An unexpected automobile crash, drowning, fall, or trucking accident that results in a fatality can cause the surviving family members to feel like they are left with nothing and no one to blame. When your family member dies because of the wrongdoing of another person, you may be able to file a wrongful death claim.

Contacting Birmingham wrongful death lawyers can help when you are next of kin and are unsure of what to do. Doing so quickly can be crucial to your claim. While you are grieving, it can be hard for you to understand what happened to cause the accident. We can help get the facts straight and prove that someone caused your loved one’s death. Our lawyers know that obtaining photographs, interviewing witnesses, and securing experts should be done quickly. We have the resources your case needs at our fingertips.