Your Dothan, AL Personal Injury Attorneys
Personal injury claims include all claims where a person is injured due to someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing. Specific types of personal injury claims that you may be familiar with include:
Injury that results from a collision with a motor vehicle or big truck/commercial vehicle.
Injury that results from medical malpractice.
Injury caused by unsafe conditions on someone’s property, such as a slip and fall (Premises Liability Case).
Injury that results from the use of an unsafe or defective product.
Injury from unsafe or defective medical product or drug.
Injuries that arise as a result of nursing home abuse.
Injuries that occur at someone’s workplace.
Injury as a result of assault.
Birth injuries.
Even emotional injuries to a person’s reputation in the form of defamation are considered personal injuries. Libel occurs when damaging comments are written, while slander occurs when they are spoken.
Personal injury laws were created to protect the public from the harmful effects of other people’s actions, whether intentionally inflicted or caused by negligence. The personal injury lawyers at The Cochran Firm Dothan represent clients who have been physically or emotionally injured as a result of another person’s intentional or negligent actions.
When thinking about a personal injury case, it is crucial to consider the following:
Duty
The duty of care is a legal concept that stands for a person’s responsibility for their actions. In most situations where an injury occurs as a direct result of the wrongful or unreasonable actions of another, the wrongdoer or negligent person will be held accountable for their actions.
Breach
Once a duty is found, a breach must be proven. A breach occurs when someone fails to act reasonably under the circumstances. What is “reasonable under the circumstances” is reviewed case-by-case.
Causation
After a duty, breach, and injury are found, your attorney must show that the injury resulted from the wrongful or unreasonable conduct of another. In other words, if the plaintiff would have suffered the injury even if the defendant had acted reasonably, causation does not exist. This connection can be the most challenging element to prove in a personal injury case.
Damages
Damages are the injuries that occur, whether it is injury or death of a person or damage to property. After duty and breach are established, the claimant must suffer some damages for a civil action to take place.
The personal injury lawyers of The Cochran Firm Dothan are an integral part of a nationwide network of Cochran Firm offices and attorneys. This network provides our clients access to an invaluable pool of the collective experience and resources of all our Cochran Firm partners. Our attorneys across the U.S. have collectively secured over $30 billion for our clients, showcasing our commitment to achieving justice. Our attorneys frequently contribute to the legal community by sharing their knowledge with other attorneys and law firms by lecturing at CLE (Continuing Legal Education) seminars. This instruction helps trial attorneys across the country to better represent their clients and get the justice they deserve.
Areas We Serve
From our office in Southeast Alabama (Houston County), the auto and truck lawyers at The Cochran Firm Dothan are ready to serve clients in South Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle.aluation.