Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice

Litigation – Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Personal Injury

There are few events more painful than to lose a family member due to the negligence of another party. While nothing can change what happened, our civil justice system may provide family members a way to hold the negligent party accountable.

A serious personal injury also can affect you for the rest of your life. Your choice of a personal injury attorney may be the crucial difference in determining whether you obtain the compensation you need to put your life back together.

Overview:

Our lawyers have handled dozens of wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases. We fight for our clients whether they are injured as the result of negligence, industrial accidents, vehicle collisions, or some other tragic manner. Having achieved many record-breaking outcomes, we know what it takes to be successful and get justice for our clients. We also understand that these cases can be trying and emotional, so we work closely with our clients to do all we can to get meaningful and impactful resolutions.

We handle wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that our fee, if we are successful, will be a percentage of any compensation we recover for you. If we are not successful, you will owe us nothing for our work.

Services:

Medical Malpractice—Medical malpractice occurs when a person suffers an injury or dies because of negligence or improper treatment by a medical professional, a hospital or another provider of health care. Examples of medical malpractice include failure to diagnose a serious injury or disease, surgical errors, birth injuries caused by negligence, prescription drug errors, and radiology or lab test errors.

Serious Motor Vehicle Crashes— In the aftermath of a serious auto, truck, motorcycle or RV crash, you may find yourself dealing with a variety of issues: medical bills, lost time from work and perhaps even permanent disability. In all these circumstances, you have a right to seek compensation for all the damages you have suffered in the crash, including your pain and suffering. We handle motor vehicle crash stemming from a variety of causes and circumstances, such as

• the negligence of another driver
• a defect in your car or a roadway that was not properly maintained
• the negligence of a truck driver or the trucking company

Construction and Workplace Injuries—Construction and workplace injuries can involve unique issues such as building codes, construction standards, and federal and state safety regulations. Our attorneys are skilled in the issues involved with construction (both roadway and building) and workplace accidents.

Arnold & Clifford highlights in these personal injury cases include:

• $6.6 million jury verdict in wrongful death, medical malpractice action
• $5.5 million settlement for medical malpractice
• $4.250 million settlement for medical malpractice
• $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful death, building and workplace accident
• $1 million settlement in wrongful death motor vehicle accident
• $850,000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident
• $500,000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident
• $450,000 settlement in an action for uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage
• $425,000 settlement in a wrongful death, motor vehicle accident