The United States Justice System is among the best in the world. If you, a friend or your loved one has been seriously injured by a corporation or person, and you are unable to reach a settlement, generally you or your loved one will receive a just result in our court system.

A key component to receiving fair compensation is choosing an experienced personal injury lawyer who has the resources and commitment to represent you. Personal injury refers to both psychological and physical injuries that a person suffers as a result of someone’s negligence, their intentional actions, or strict liability. Negligence simply means failing to act as a reasonable or careful person or business would act under the same or similar circumstances. For example, if you are injured in an auto accident, caused by a driver who was on the phone or texting while driving, then you would suffer personal injury as a result of that driver’s negligence. Intentional actions refer to a person who purposefully and deliberately sets out to harm another individual, such as in an assault. Strict liability means that an individual or corporation may be held financially responsible if they produce, sell or distribute a defective or unsafe product that kills or injures someone.

While these scenarios may or may not also result in criminal charges brought against the offending party, generally they result in civil penalties. Civil penalties may include compensation for lost wages and medical bills as well as money damages for pain and suffering.

Types of Personal Injury Cases:

Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

Construction, Industrial and Work Place Accidents

Hospital and Medical Error

Nursing Home Negligence

Defective/Unsafe Products

Airplane & Cruise Ship Accidents

Not All Attorneys are Equally Qualified to Handle Personal Injury Cases

In order to prove your case in a court of law, you must be able to show that your injury was caused by the negligence of another party. The personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Henry Hanflik will help you to determine if you have a valid claim. After your case is carefully analyzed and evaluated, our attorneys will discuss with you the best course of action to follow. Filing a law suit may not always be in the best interest of the client. Virtually every case handled by the Law Offices of Henry Hanflik is on a contingency basis; that means our office advances the costs necessary to handle your claim.  A fee is charged only when we make a recovery on your behalf.

Call us now for a free case evaluation at 810-720-4000 or toll-free at 888-905-4632.

Recent technical glitches at Facebook have exposed the private lives of millions of users. Although U.S. senators and privacy groups have filed complaints with the FTC against Facebook, it appears there may be no limit to the number of features Facebook launches each month, frequently provoking concerns about privacy. (5/19) Wall Street Journal. Note that corporations and individuals, such as insurance companies and investigators, may gain access to your personal information on social networking sites and view or gather your information, photos and the like. If you are involved or later become involved in litigation, your case may be negatively affected.  To insure your privacy, take care in what information you place on the net. At some time in the future, the whole planet may have access to your personal information.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, every year tens of thousands of Americans die  from workplace diseases, and more than 4.6 million workers are seriously injured on the job. OSHA has beefed up penalties and enforcement aimed at recalcitrant employers who underfund safety programs to reduce their costs, thus putting workers at greater risk for injury or death in the workplace.  (4/22) U.S. Dept. of Labor

Mine company operators are avoiding more stringent enforcement of safety and health related measures by vigorously challenging citations in a federal appeals court process. Currently, 32 mine have contested 46,822 violations, which could mean as much as $93 million in fines for mine operators. Massey Energy, the operator of the mine in West Virginia where 25 miners were killed last week, has been cited for violations at a rate 11 times above the national average for mines. Yet the mine continues to operate as the logjam in the appeals process delays resolution: penalties cannot be imposed while health and safety issues continue to mount. (4/10) Washington Post

Independent medical exams conducted as part of New York’s workers’ compensation system routinely favor the position of insurers, regardless of a worker’s actual injuries.  A review of case files and interviews revealed that the largely unregulated doctors who conduct the examinations routinely tilt their reports to benefit insurers by minimizing or dismissing bona fide injuries in order to get paid by insurance companies. Said one doctor, “You have to give them what they want, or you’re in Florida. That’s the game, baby.” N.R. Kleinfield, The New York Times 03/31/2009
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The nation’s most extensive mine collapse in the last half-century was caused by a toxic combination of risky mine planning and lax regulatory oversight, the Department of Labor has determined. Still, the families of workers who died in the Crandall Canyon mine collapse and subsequent rescue efforts feel that they have been failed by the mining company and the government. Paul Foy, Newsday 08/06/2008