Summerlin West Personal Injury Law Firm

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Summerlin West

Our injury lawyers in Summerlin West handle several types of personal injury cases, including:

Car Accidents

If you are involved in an auto accident, our car accident attorneys will help you understand your rights. A car accident can lead to medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, emotional distress, and mental anguish. Our Summerlin West car accident lawyer will help you hold the at-fault party responsible for their negligent actions.

Truck Accidents

Being involved in an accident with a truck can be life-threatening. Its size and weight can cause you to sustain serious injuries. 

Although you may observe all safety measures to get to your destination safely, a truck driver may still endanger you. They may drive while fatigued or distracted, or violate traffic laws, increasing the risk of an accident happening. A truck accident can substantially affect your life. You need to know how to fight for your rights.

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycles do not offer the protection that vehicles do. They lack a body, airbags, and seatbelts. Thus, in the event of a crash between a motorcycle and a car, the motorcycle rider is more likely to suffer serious injuries. For instance, they may be ejected from their bike and hit their head on the road, potentially sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

If you are injured in a motorcycle accident, we will help you collect all the needed documents to prove that the driver acted negligently.

Pedestrian Accidents

Distracted driving, failing to yield, drunk driving, and speeding are examples of common causes of pedestrian accidents. This type of accident can cause broken bones, spinal cord injuries, soft tissue damage, TBIs, and internal injuries. A driver who fails to respect pedestrians’ rights should be held liable.

Bicycle Accidents

Some drivers often fail to give adequate space to cyclists. A driver may pass a bicycle without maintaining the required three feet clearance. Consequently, a cyclist might be struck by the car’s door or mirror. Failing to yield and unsafe lane changes also contribute to bicycle accidents. If you are injured in a bicycle accident, our skilled injury lawyers can help you hold the negligent driver accountable.

Slip-And-Fall Accidents (Premises Liability)

If you slip and fall on someone else’s property, the property owner may be required to compensate you if an unsafe condition caused the accident, such as a spill, an uneven surface, or inadequate lighting. Our premises liability lawyers have helped many people injured in such circumstances receive just compensation.

Dog Bites

If a dog owner knew, or should have known, about their dog’s propensity to bite — perhaps it has a history of aggression or biting — and fails to control it, resulting in someone being injured, the owner may be found to be negligent. Thus, they will be required to cover the damages the victim suffers. Our personal injury lawyers are experienced in helping people injured in such cases.

Wrongful Death

Unfortunately, someone’s negligence can cause the death of another. This can create grounds for a wrongful death case. If you lose a loved one in an auto accident, slip-and-fall accident, or any other negligent action, our attorneys can help your family recover the damages you incurred. These include medical expenses, lost wages, property damage, burial expenses, loss of companionship, and loss of inheritance.

What To Do if You’ve Been Injured in Summerlin West

You need to be intentional about the steps you take when you’ve been injured in Summerlin West. You don’t want to make decisions that can negatively impact your claim. 

Here is what you should do:

• Seek immediate medical attention to prevent your injuries from worsening. A doctor should examine you to identify and treat your injuries.
• Document the scene. While waiting for medical help, if you can, take photos of the accident scene from different angles. Capture the position of the vehicles and the damage to them if it’s an auto accident, or the condition of the flooring if you slipped and fell. You should also take photos of the surrounding area and your injuries, and collect witness information. If you can’t move due to your injuries, ask someone who is with you, or a witness, to help you document the scene.
• Avoid speaking to insurance companies without legal representation, as you might say something that can damage your claim. Your lawyer will help you identify and avoid statements that may be deemed as an admission of fault or words that downplay your injuries.
• Contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

It’s crucial to know how to protect your legal rights after you are injured. A simple mistake can affect your eligibility to receive compensation, or might reduce the amount you can recover, since Nevada follows modified comparative negligence law — you need to be less than or equal to 50% of the total fault for the accident to be compensated.

Additionally, you have a two-year statute of limitations to observe, Thus, you need to act quickly, gathering adequate evidence to protect your rights. Working with a Summerlin West personal injury lawyer will help you understand all the laws that apply to your case.

Types of Damages You Can Recover in a Personal Injury Claim

Here are the damages you can recover when injured by someone else’s negligent actions:

Economic Damages

These are financial losses that can be calculated. They include medical expenses (treatment, doctor visits, hospital stays, physical therapy, medications, and ongoing medical expenses), lost wages and reduced earning capacity, property damage, such as vehicle repair or replacement, and other out-of-pocket expenses.

Non-Economic Damages

You can also recover non-economic damages — intangible losses that are not easily quantified in monetary terms. Examples include pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and disfigurement or scarring.

We will help you submit solid evidence to prove you incurred these damages to be compensated fairly.

The Personal Injury Claim Process in Nevada With Our Experienced Attorneys

When you contact Adam S. Kutner, Injury Attorneys, to file a personal injury claim in Nevada, you can expect to follow these steps:

• Initial consultation and case evaluation: We will obtain more information about the incident to determine your eligibility to file a claim. Does your case have the elements of personal injury (duty of care, breach of duty of care, causation, and damages)? We also use this stage to establish the best way to approach a case.
• Investigation of the accident: Our team will review police reports, medical records, witness statements, the photos you took, and, if possible, investigate the actual scene of the accident to collect adequate information. Our law firm usually works with other professionals, including accident reconstruction experts, medical specialists, vocational experts, and forensic specialists, to learn more about accidents and the damages incurred. For example, medical specialists provide crucial information on the severity of an injury and its long-term impact.
• Gathering evidence and documentation: After obtaining more information about the accident, we will gather relevant evidence and documentation to prove that the other party was at fault, and that the accident caused you to suffer damages.
• Negotiating with the insurance company: We will file a claim with the at-fault party’s insurance company, which will lead to a negotiation. Typically, the first offer the insurer gives is lower than what you deserve. That’s why it’s not recommended to accept the first offer in a personal injury claim. Our personal injury lawyers will present a compelling case to help you receive just compensation. The other side may send a couple of offers while we continue to prove why you deserve the amount you are requesting. The complexity of the case, and the severity of your injuries, are factors that determine the duration of negotiations.
• Filing a lawsuit: If the other party’s insurer refuses liability or a mutually agreeable settlement cannot be reached, we will take your case to trial to defend your rights in court.