Personal Injury
Savannah Personal Injury Attorneys Put People First.
EXPERIENCED LAWYERS FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHTS
Aggressive representation from lawyers who know how the system works.
After an injury, your top priority is getting better, so your legal rights can be a secondary consideration. But unless you assert your rights, the insurance company is going to decide how much your claim is worth, and you will probably not receive the compensation you deserve. Insurance companies work to protect their profits, even if it’s at your expense. When you’re hurt, you can rely on Owens & Mulherin Injury Lawyers. We know insurance company tactics—our attorneys began their careers working for them. Now, we work for injury victims like you. When you come to Owens & Mulherin, you get personal attention from lawyers who know what you’re going through and are committed to recovering the full compensation you deserve.
COMMON EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL INJURY ISSUES WE MANAGE
Personal injury law protects innocent people from others who are careless, reckless or intent on causing deliberate harm. Most personal injury cases arise from accidents in which a party who had a duty to act with caution breached that duty with a careless act or omission.
The types of personal injury cases we most often manage include:
Motor Vehicle Collisions
Medical Malpractice
Defective Products
We take on large corporations who put defective products on the market, including faulty auto parts, medical devices and dangerous drugs.
Construction Injuries
Dog Bites
Slip & Fall Accidents
PROVING LIABILITY IN YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE
There are several elements of a personal injury case the plaintiff must prove, including negligence, causation and damages. In brief, you must prove that someone who had a duty to be careful breached that duty by being negligent and that the negligence directly caused an event that left you injured. The economic and non-economic losses you suffered due to your injury are known as damages. If you can prove these elements, the defendant is liable for your injuries and must pay you fair compensation.
One issue that often comes up in Georgia personal injury cases, especially those involving traffic accidents, is contributory negligence. It is a favorite tactic of insurance companies to try to prove that the injured plaintiff was also negligent and deserves a share of the blame for the accident. Georgia operates under a comparative negligence law that allows a plaintiff to recover damages as long as the plaintiff’s fault is less than the defendant’s; however, the amount is reduced in proportion to the plaintiff’s fault.
Comparative negligence is another reason you need an experienced attorney protecting your rights during your personal injury case.
HOW MUCH MONEY IS A PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUIT WORTH?
The damages that can be claimed in a personal injury case fall into two categories:
ECONOMIC DAMAGES
This category covers money you have lost due to the accident, including amounts you may continue to lose in the future. Items you might claim include medical expenses, lost income and property damage. You can also make a claim for future medical expenses and future lost wages. These latter amounts are somewhat speculative, so you must have supporting evidence to convince a jury that the amounts you’re seeking are reasonable.
NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES
Known collectively as “pain and suffering,” these losses are real but intangible and, therefore, very hard to calculate. Losses in this category include physical pain, mental suffering, loss of quality of life, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of consortium. Pain and suffering damages generally depend on the victim’s personal circumstances before and after the injury. There is no limit on pain and suffering damages in Georgia.
Proving that the defendant is liable for your injuries is only half the battle. Proving the extent of your injuries and the amount of compensation you deserve is equally important, but often more difficult. To get the full value of your case, you need an attorney with the knowledge and skill to maximize your damage award.
LET US BE YOUR SAVANNAH PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS
You have many choices when you hire a personal injury lawyer in Savannah. Owens & Mulherin Injury Lawyers has been helping injury victims in Savannah and Coastal Georgia for more than 20 years. You can count on our knowledge and experience to help you take on big insurance companies and corporations.