Personal Injury Practice Areas
Representing Injured Parties due to the fault of another.
Personal Injury cases include a broad range of cases that primarily involve injury or death suffered by someone due to the negligence of another, but not every type of case involves negligence, physical injuries or death. There is a broad range of scenarios that give rise to a person’s right to recover from another party or multiple parties. How to recover and what you are entitled to recover is unique to each case and dependent on the law and facts. The Law Office of Kenneth G. Goode, Jr. has represented clients in a wide array of cases, such as those listed here. We understand the law, learn the facts, and apply the necessary resources to maximize the value of your case. And we do this all on our own time and expense. You don’t owe us anything unless we get you money
Motorcycle Accidents
Injury or death caused by a Motorcycle, ATV or UTV accident, no matter whether you were the passenger or the driver, or if the accident occurred on road or off road, our office has represented persons under all scenarios.
Auto Accidents
Persons injured or killed in an auto accident, including victims of drunk drivers and single vehicle collisions, are faced with a multitude of challenges in recovering what they deserve. From overcoming minimum coverages, countering diminished valuation tactics, to fending off medical lien holders, each phase of an auto injury claim is crucial to maximizing the recovery. Don’t try and handle your claim on your own, call us.
Boating Accidents
Waterways are ripe for injury and how you recover for an injury occurring on the water will depend on what law applies to your case – Federal or State. Injuries on the water go far beyond boat collisions, and can include injuries caused by the boat itself. It is very important that these cases are analyzed and properly handled to assure you maximize the value you are entitled to recover. We have helped numerous clients recover for severe injuries they suffered while on the water.
Trucking Accidents
Trucking accidents are not the same as auto accidents, and should not be handled the same. Truck accidents typically include a driver that holds a commercial drivers license that is driving a truck pulling a load, each the driver, truck and load are under separate government regulation. The driver, truck and load may also hail from different companies. It is very important to understand the rules and regulations of commercial transportation to maximize the recovery for your client, which we have done for years for our clients.
Wrongful Death
Wrongful death cases arise from the death of an individual caused by the negligence or recklessness of another. They typically have two parts: the wrongful death action and the survivorship action. The wrongful death case usually seeks a recovery for the surviving dependents of the deceased. The survivorship action compensates the estate of the deceased and will go through probate. Our office has handled numerous wrongful death cases over the years, and are here to help you.
Premise Liability
Premise liability involves cases against a person or entity due to an injury suffered on their premises. These cases commonly involve a fall caused by a defect on the premises, but can include any type of injury occurring while on another’s premises. Whether an injured party can recover against a defendant or multiple defendants requires identifying what actually caused the injury? This may be obvious in most fall cases, but it is less clear when someone is injured by falling objects, defective furniture, electrical shock, etc. The proper resources must be invested early on to establish your premise liability case, which is what we can do for you and your premise liability case.
Tort Claims Act
Tort Claims Act is unique because it involves a government entity named as a defendant. Whether it be a state or federal entity, both have a Tort Claims Act. The Tort Claims Act has a multitude of differences from cases involving private defendants, many that can be fatal to your case if not complied with. There is also limitations on the amount of damages and types of damages that can be recovered. Understanding these differences is necessary to be successful in prosecuting cases under the act. Call us now if you have a case against a government entity.
Dram Shop
Involves the recovery against one or multiple entities licensed to sell alcohol, for injury or death caused by someone that was sold alcohol by the entity or entities. This includes bars, restaurants and other retailers of alcohol. One of the many challenges is establishing what entities sold alcohol to the person causing the injury or death. That is why you should hire our law office to put the necessary resources together to establish your dram shop case.