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-J. Fernandez
Automobile Accident Case

Amputations due to Negligence

Have you suffered an amputation which resulted from negligence? Houston's Michael Grossman, personal injury lawyer can offer assistance.

Amputations can be necessary for a number of reasons including cancer and diabetes. Amputation can also be necessary because the limb has been severely damaged or severed. Surgical amputations may involve the knee (above or below), digits, arm, foot or partial foot, above the elbow, or dis-articulation at the ankle, hip, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.

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Some construction accidents can lead to amputation.

Amputation accidents are most often caused by crush injury accidents. Construction and worksite accidents can often result in amputation injuries. Construction workers routinely work with heavy equipment and machinery including cranes, forklifts, backhoes, front end loaders and Bobcats.

The construction accident can take many forms such as vehicle accidents, trench cave-ins, ladder accidents, scaffold accidents, heavy equipment accidents, falling from heights, nail gun accidents, electrical accidents and electrocutions. Any of these types of accidents can result in amputations, or traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury including paralysis or quadriplegia, burns and broken bones.

Ultimately, construction accidents are regulated by OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is responsible for enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act. When a construction worker is seriously hurt or killed at a work site or construction site OSHA has representatives or investigators who will be immediately dispatched to investigate the site, take pictures, interview witness and ultimately issue sanctions if appropriate.

Amputations also occur in medical malpractice cases, work related cases, car accidents, trucking accidents, construction accidents, aviation accidents, boating accidents, product defect cases, railroad accidents, liquor liability or dram shop cases, motorcycle accident cases and pedestrian cases.

The benefit of hiring Grossman Law Offices, Houston accident injury attorneys, in these types of cases is that we have experience handling people who have suffered an amputation and know the effects both psychologically and physically. An amputation has consequences that affect a person from his vocation to his family. It is important to hire the experts necessary to help tell the story of how the amputation affects someone’s life.


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$30,000.00 Recovery - Medical Malpractice (Incorrect Dosage Resulting in Dizzy Spells)
Recovery for client who suffered dizzy spells as a result of being given incorrect dosage of prescribed medication.
Total Recovery:
$30,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$10,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$500.00
$100,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries)
Recovery for passenger of Uninsured Driver Injured in Head-On Crash.
Total Recovery:
$100,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$40,000.00
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$210,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Neck Injury Requiring Surgery)
Our client was injured in a motor vehicle accident when an employer driving a company vehicle failed to yield the right of way and collided with the plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant's employer was sued for negligence soon thereafter. The defendants alleged that the company should not be held liable for the actions of the employee.

They claimed that the employee was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Through discovery, our attorneys learned that the defendants had a policy, both written and implied, whereby employees of the company were allowed to drive work vehicles after hours.

Furthermore, our attorneys argued case law that expanded the definition of course and scope which showed that the defendant was indeed "on the clock" when the accident occurred.

As a result, the defendants conceded liability and turned their defenses toward the alleged damages. They claimed that our client had a preexisting condition that was responsible for her current state.

We deposed the emergency room physician who assessed the client and recommended surgery regarding the medical necessity of the surgical procedure and the proximate cause of the plaintiff's condition. He testimony unequivocally defeated these arguments. The case was satisfactorily resolved through litigation.
Total Recovery:
$210,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$70,110.00
Litigation Expenses:
$3,787.00
$40,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Soft-Tissue Neck Injuries)
Recovery for client who suffered soft tissue neck injuries in a car accident.
Total Recovery:
$40,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$13,333.00
Litigation Expenses:
$50.00
$93,000.00 Recovery - Motorcycle Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries and Abrasions)
Recovered for victim of motorcycle accident who suffered soft tissue injuries and abrasions.
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$93,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$31,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$181.00
$125,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Soft-Tissue Injuries)
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Total Recovery:
$125,000.00
Attorney Fees:
$50,000.00
Litigation Expenses:
$1,261.00
$337,500.00 Recovery - Third-Party Dram Shop Accident (Punctured Colon and Soft Tissue Injuries)
Our client suffered a punctured colon and numerous soft tissue injuries in an alcohol-related car accident. The accident occurred as the defendant driver crashed his car into a concrete median. The plaintiff, a passenger in the vehicle, alleged that the defendant driver was over served alcohol to such an extent that he was several times the legal limit. As such, a claim was brought against the defendant driver and the bar which over served him. A settlement was reached with the defendant driver and the plaintiff turned his focus on the bar in question. The case was resolved successfully through litigation. Based on the egregious conduct of the bar and it's numerous TABC violations, the defendant's liquor license was revoked soon after the case was resolved.
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$162,500.00 Recovery - Workplace Accident (Shoulder Injury)
Recovered for worker who injured their shoulder while lifting a heavy object.
Total Recovery:
$162,500.00
Attorney Fees:
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$75,000.00 Recovery - Automobile Accident (Neck & Back Sprains)
(policy limits) Recovery for client who suffered sprains in the neck and back due to a rear-end car accident.
Total Recovery:
$75,000.00
Attorney Fees:
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