New Carrollton, Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers

Attorneys for Serious Injuries Caused by Negligence in New Carrollton

Accidents and injuries can occur in a wide variety of situations. However, these cases often share a common element: a person or company's negligence put someone at risk, and serious harm occurred as a result. When addressing injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents, unsafe products, dangerous conditions on someone's property, medical negligence, or in other situations, victims will need to understand their legal options and the steps they can take to obtain financial compensation.

The lawyers at Farmer & Klopfer have been working with clients to address serious injuries for decades. We understand the legal concerns that injury victims may encounter and the financial difficulties that can arise after an accident. We work to ensure that our clients will be able to move forward after being harmed by negligence, and we will fight to obtain the compensation needed in these situations.

Defective Products

A person who purchases and uses a product expects that the product will perform safely when it is used as intended. Unfortunately, there are many types of products that may be defective or dangerous. When product manufacturers sell or release products that put people at risk, they may be held liable for their negligence. Product liability cases may address defects such as:

Design Defects

A product may be dangerous because of flaws in the way it was designed. For example, a vehicle with a roof that has been designed incorrectly may collapse when a rollover occurs, a power tool that has been designed without the proper guards may cause injuries, or a children's product with defectively designed straps may cause a child to become entangled and experience strangulation injuries.

Manufacturing Defects

Errors in the production process may cause products to be dangerous. These errors may include improper assembly of parts, the use of the wrong materials, or the contamination of food products. For example, a vehicle's brakes may not function correctly if errors were made when assembling these parts in a factory.

Failure to Warn

A product may be dangerous if the manufacturer fails to disclose risks or does not provide instructions on how to use the product safely. For example, pharmaceutical companies may fail to inform medical providers or consumers about the side effects of a medication.

Medical Malpractice

Healthcare providers such as doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, or radiologists are each required to meet professional standards of care. Medical malpractice may occur when a provider does not meet the appropriate standards and causes harm to a patient. Medical errors are more common than many people may realize, and they can occur in multiple settings, including hospitals, emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, family medical offices, and pharmacies.

Types of Injuries Caused by Medical Negligence

Patients may suffer harm due to misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. When a doctor fails to recognize the signs of a serious condition like cancer, a heart attack, a pulmonary embolism, appendicitis, sepsis, or meningitis, a person may not receive treatment that could have prevented the progression of a disease or saved their life.

Surgical errors are another cause of serious injuries for patients. They may include operations that are performed on the wrong part of the body, failure to control bleeding during a procedure, surgical instruments or other materials left inside a patient's body, failure to prevent infections, or other mistakes that can affect a person's health and well-being.

Anesthesia errors may lead to brain damage, cardiac arrest, or death. Medication errors can cause patients to experience dangerous side effects or fatal allergic reactions. Birth injuries involving negligence during labor and delivery can lead to cerebral palsy or other developmental disorders for children or injuries affecting the health of mothers.

Premises Liability

Property owners or tenants who operate businesses may be responsible for accidents and injuries affecting people who visit their properties. Premises liability cases may address injuries at apartment complexes, restaurants, grocery stores, fitness facilities, parking garages, or private homes. These cases may involve:

Slip, Trip, and Fall Accidents

Wet floors can lead to slip and fall accidents in situations where spills have not been cleaned up promptly, floor mats were not provided to prevent rain or snow from being tracked into a building's entrances, or other conditions cause floors to become slippery. Trip and fall accidents may be caused by potholes in parking areas, torn carpeting, inadequate lighting, merchandise in a store's aisles, electrical cords that stretch across walkways, or other hazards.

Falls may lead to injuries such as hip fractures, spinal injuries, wrist fractures, dislocated shoulders, sprained knees, traumatic brain injuries, and other forms of bodily harm. When serious falls occur on stairs or from upper levels, a person may be at risk of wrongful death.

Negligent Security

Property owners are required to provide security measures that will help to protect visitors from criminal acts. Appropriate security measures may include exterior lighting, locks on doors or windows, security personnel, and surveillance systems. When a property owner has not taken the proper steps to protect people's safety, they may be held liable for negligent security that led to assaults, robberies, or other types of crimes.

Swimming Pool Injuries

At apartment complexes, fitness centers, residential properties, or other locations with pools, owners are required to meet the proper safety standards. The failure to install and maintain fencing and prevent unauthorized access to a pool could lead to drowning injuries affecting children. Equipment such as drain covers that have not been installed or maintained correctly may lead to injuries. Improper chemical balance in a pool can lead to health hazards. Inadequate supervision by lifeguards may also lead to swimming pool injuries.

Contact Our New Carrollton, MD Personal Injury Attorneys

Addressing the harm that has occurred because of a serious injury may not be easy, but with the help of the attorneys at Farmer & Klopfer, you can make sure you take the right steps to recover compensation from the person or parties who were responsible. Contact our New Carrollton personal injury lawyers at 301-843-3890 today to arrange your free consultation.