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Personal Injury Attorney – Fielding Law Salt Lake City

Have the thoughtless actions of another person harmed you? Are you undergoing physical, emotional, mental, and financial hardships due to your injury? If so, the law in Utah may consider you the victim of a personal injury. When you are harmed or suffer as a result of the negligent and reckless behavior of someone else, personal injury law establishes your rights.

If you feel that your accident was caused by someone’s carelessness, you may qualify for compensation. Let the personal injury attorneys at Fielding Law in Salt Lake City help you determine your rights. We will aid you in pursuing and obtaining the compensation that justice requires you to have.

Why You Need a Personal Injury Attorney?

Perhaps it is obvious who is responsible for your injury, and that person or company is covered by insurance. Even though it might seem that a personal injury attorney is unnecessary in this instance, insurance companies can be slow to respond and less than forthcoming when it comes to offering complete and fair compensation to victims. To ensure that you receive what you need to recover financially, you need to have a personal injury attorney fighting for you.

On the other hand, it may not be crystal-clear which party is responsible and accountable for the injuries you have received. Without question, a personal injury attorney is essential in this case. An attorney can assist in isolating and understanding the specifics of an injury-causing event and thereby determine who is liable for the injuries you have received.

In either case, remember that the insurance company is not on your side. The legal team at Fielding Law in Salt Lake City is educated and skilled in using the law to compel insurance companies to provide you with the compensation you require and deserve.

Our personal injury attorneys can assist you with:

  • Accident investigation
  • Collaborating with accident reconstruction experts and similar specialists
  • Analyzing medical records to present the full extent of your injuries
  • Consulting with and persuading the insurance company’s adjusters and attorneys
  • Researching Utah state law to ensure that your claim is well-founded
  • Notifying, informing, and responding to creditors, collectors, adjusters, as well as handling all paperwork and phone calls involved in your personal injury claim
  • Providing proficient, candid, and sincere counsel concerning your legal rights and the best methods for attaining the results you are eligible to receive
  • Representing your interests in court, should your claim require a trial

Your legal and financial interests may not be important to the insurance companies and agencies that you must face concerning your personal injury claim, but your interests are our top priority. 

When you have a personal injury attorney on your side from Fielding Law in Salt Lake City, we will relentlessly pursue your interests and demand that they are addressed. You can concentrate on recovering from your accident while your attorney arranges for the just compensation you are entitled to obtain.

What Circumstances Require a Personal Injury Attorney?

It is always beneficial to review the details of your injury with an attorney to help you determine the strength of your claim. However, certain circumstances may strongly indicate that consulting with a personal injury attorney is vital. Be sure to contact a personal injury lawyer for assistance if you have experienced the following consequences of an injury.  

Accidents and injuries which require medical attention 

Obviously, the medical expenses incurred from initial visits to the hospital and to the doctor could soon come to a large total. Additionally, if your injuries result in repeated medical visits or long-term care, the costs for your needs could sky-rocket.

Following any injury or accident, one of the most important steps that you should take is to receive medical attention and care promptly. Although your injury may seem minor at first, symptoms can intensify with time, and severe complications might not be obvious until some time later. Yet, having a medical examination to document your pain, bruising, etc. will establish the facts concerning your injuries. This is crucial if you later decide to pursue compensation for damages incurred.

Experiencing pain and suffering due to your injuries

Pain and suffering are legal concepts that are best addressed with the aid of a personal injury attorney. Unlike medical costs, which can be quantified with bills, receipts, and payment plans, the financial impact that results from a person’s suffering and pain isn’t as easily measured. Nonetheless, Utah considers these damages as valid and worthy of compensation.

Having a personal injury attorney will help you receive what is appropriate and just. Personal injury lawyers can prevent an insurance company or another party from belittling and minimizing your compensation for pain and suffering.

Pain-and-suffering damages can be pursued for the following reasons:

  • Disfigurement or disability
  • Public embarrassment or shame
  • Mental affliction
  • Emotional adversity
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Dysphoria
  • Sexual dysfunction

The following is a list of some of the more prominent indicators that you should speak with a personal injury attorney:

  • A physical injury occurred as a result of the accident, like a car or motorcycle accident
  • A hospital stay resulted from the injury, or the injury otherwise created a substantial medical expense
  • You missed a considerable amount of work due to the accident
  • You received an unfair denial of your claim by the insurance company
  • There has been an unreasonable delay by the insurance company to respond to you or process your claim
  • There is uncertainty as to who is at fault for the accident
  • Multiple parties were involved in the accident
  • The insurance company is pressuring you to approve a settlement offer for less compensation than you anticipated

Unfortunately, insurance companies and other accountable parties may understate their accountability and attempt to reduce the amount of compensation for the injured party. Yet, when the injured party is represented by a capable and formidable lawyer, the accountable parties often become attentive and forthcoming with fair and appropriate compensation.

This being the case, it is of the utmost importance to consult with a personal injury lawyer before legally coming to an agreement with an insurance company. The Salt Lake City personal injury attorneys at Fielding Law are here to help you take on the insurance company so that you receive the best possible outcome for your claim.

What are Leading Causes of Salt Lake City Personal Injuries?

If you have experienced one of the following types of injuries, consult with a personal injury attorney about your legal rights connected to your personal injury claim. Fielding Law of Salt Lake City covers the following case types.

Car accidents

A sizeable number of injuries and deaths are the result of car accidents each year nationwide, and Salt Lake City is not exempt from these statistics. In fact, there were over 62,000 crashes in Utah in 2018 alone. Though the many different types of car accident injuries may vary in degree, all should be considered serious.

Boating accidents

With the Great Salt Lake being so close to us, many around the Salt Lake City area enjoy spending time on the water in boats with friends and family. Sadly, according to the Utah State Parks blog, accidents often occur as a result of negligence on the water. When a boat collides with another, etc. there may be serious injuries.

Truck accidents

Trucks, due to their size, can cause extensive injuries and damage after truck accidents. Further, accidents involving trucks in Utah can be complex. It is normal for trucking companies to have detailed, expansive insurance policies which can be difficult to understand, and the process to seek compensation becomes even more difficult when there are multiple potentially liable parties.

Motorcycle accidents

Regardless of how modern or powerful a motorcycle might be, the potential for serious injury is high in an accident with a large vehicle at high speeds. It is noteworthy that many motorcycle accidents in the United States are determined to be the fault of someone elsenot the motorcyclist. In view of this, it is crucial to retain a lawyer who can aid you in defending yourself so you can win compensation.

Animal bites

Animals cannot reason as humans do, and they can misread a situation and become aggressive and hostile toward a human. Bites can create infections and cause severe damage to limbs or even death, which warrants a personal injury claim.

Slip-and-fall accidents

Ice, snow, and uneven pavement are just a few of the common causes of slips-and-falls in the Salt Lake City area. Property owners have a responsibility to maintain that their property is safe and free of hazards. When negligence by a property owner leads to injuries, you likely qualify for compensation.

Faulty products

Each year in the United States, faulty or dangerous products harm unsuspecting consumers. When you buy a product, you trust that it will function properly and safely. When it doesn’t, a personal injury claim connected with product liability is possible.

Medical malpractice

Mistreated or misdiagnosed medical conditions can result in persistent pain and suffering to people, perhaps for the rest of their lives. Contact us as soon as possible if you are experiencing pain from an inaccurate or ineffective medical diagnosis, a surgical mistake, an error in a prescription, or another flawed medical experience.

Pedestrian accidents

Each pedestrian is entitled to use walkways safely. If you are hit by a negligent motorist and injured, you may deserve compensation.

Job-related injuries

Within the US, the Salt Lake City area included, jobs connected to construction and road work are among the most dangerous. Employees who have been injured at work should be able to take advantage of workers’ compensation. At times, though, employees are treated unfairly when they pursue their claims. If you have experienced a workplace injury and you feel that you are being dealt with unreasonably and dishonestly, you may qualify for personal injury damages.

Burn injuries

Cars, trucks, chemicals, and flammable products can easily contribute to burn injuries. These take place instantly, and the resulting pain and damage and be both intense and long-lasting, which means that any victims deserve to be well-compensated.

Long-term disability

It is an unfortunate reality that many times insurance companies will try to provide the least amount of care for the shortest amount of time as possible. This is never a good situation, and it worsens when you experience a long-term injury or disability and the insurance company is resistant or even opposed to providing the compensation you require and deserve. In a situation such as this, a personal injury attorney is especially helpful.

Brain injuries

The brain affects everything we do, whether a major or minor task. A brain injury could result in permanent memory loss; an inability to fully understand, comprehend, and reason; and cause the victim to require lifelong assistance. All the above can bring tremendous economic and emotional stress to the victim and his or her family.

Spinal cord injuries

A spinal cord injury can be debilitating to a person both physically and financially. The costs of  a spinal cord injury, let alone the pain and life-transforming effects from the injury itself, can be tremendous and overwhelming. Spinal cord injury victims might be eligible to receive substantial compensation for their injuries and the subsequent effects of the accident.

Wrongful death

The loss of a loved one is heart-wrenching. Having to suffer financially at the same time is an unnecessary injustice that a personal injury attorney can help prevent. A kind, understanding lawyer can handle the exhausting legalities connected to your loved one’s death while you focus on yourself, your family, and your loved ones.

Fielding Law in Salt Lake City Will Help You

When you are injured, your goal is to recover as quickly as possible and get back to enjoying life. We at Fielding Law here in Salt Lake City want that for you also, and we know that it is not always easy to do. Receiving compensation from the accountable parties can be a struggle, but we want to help you to make your claim a success.

Therefore, while you focus on healing and recovering physically, mentally, and emotionally, let us undertake the process of your financial recovery, obtaining the compensation to which you are legally entitled. Contact a Salt Lake City personal injury lawyer at Fielding Law at (801) 666-2912, or fill in our online form to speak with one of our attorneys about your claim. We offer free initial consultations with our Salt Lake City personal injury lawyers.

 

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“During the course of my career, which has involved a clerkship for a federal judge, working for one of the largest law firms in the world, and now working as a litigation partner at a growing full service law firm, I have seen thousands of lawyers in action, and I can say without reservation that Michael Fielding is one of the best I have come across. He is extremely bright, hard-working, and committed to getting the best possible results for his clients. He also practices law the right way – with professionalism, integrity and an attention to detail. If you hire Michael, you can have confidence that you are in good hands.” – Joseph Callister

Salt Lake City Personal Injury Lawyers