Everett Sexual Harassment Attorney
Unfortunately, in this day and age, publicity has shown us that many children, and even adults, are a target of sexual predators and fall prey to sexual abuse in unsuspecting ways. Many of you have heard of cases involving sexual abuse caused by adults, school teachers, clergy, healthcare providers and other professional adults and individuals who take people into their confidence.
Our Everett lawyers handle sexual harassment claims and are open to discuss your potential claims or persons who you feel have potential claims with the utmost confidentiality and privacy as you wish. Please feel free to contact us for a free consultation by e-mail at rob@kornfeldlaw.com or (800) 282-4878.
We are more than happy to make ourselves available to speak to you at your home, in our office, at a hospital or other location convenient for you.
Everett Chemical Exposure Law
Chemical exposure is exposure to a variety of different substances that could be toxic. This can occur at work or at home. Work risks include those who work in chemical and plastic manufacturing, mining, refineries, asbestos or pesticides. Home risks include cleaning products, pesticides, paints, or living near chemical plants, refineries or gas stations. A few of the effects of short-term exposure can include dizziness, headaches, shortness of breath, nausea and rashes. Long-term exposure can cause chronic or fatal diseases, including cancer, birth defects or neurological damage. Many of these side effects and illnesses can take years to develop.
State and federal laws make it the responsibility of manufacturers and companies to provide everyone with safe products and a save working environment.
Should injuries occur, compensation from these injuries can include clean-up of the chemical substance, medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering.
If you or a loved one has suffered chemical exposure injuries in Everett you may contact our Washington chemical exposure lawyers for a free initial consultation. If there is no recovery in your case, there will be no fee. Call (425) 893-8989 today.
Everett Brain Injury Lawyers
Of all injuries brain injuries can be the toughest to deal with and recover from. Our sympathy goes out to anyone who is suffered from traumatic brain injury (TBI), but you may be able to be financially compensated with help of legal counsel.
If an Everett brain injury is sustained due to another’s negligence or a medical mistake, an injury settlement should be an option. If you are unsure if you have a brain injury claim you should waste no time contacting a Washington brain injury attorney. In Washington you, generally, have 3 years to file a lawsuit for TBI.
Our Everett Brain Injury Lawyers
Our firm has 25 + years of experience in handling TBI cases which can be caused by another’s medical negligence,or by motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians, cars, bicycles. motorcycles and trucks, or in on the job settings, such as, maritime, fishing and construction. Traumatic spinal and traumatic brain damage injuries can occur at any time as result of the negligence of another.
The Kornfeld Firm has contacts within the health care community to facilitate evaluation of a client’s cognitive deficits through neuropsychologists, neurologists and other health care practitioners. Mr. Kornfeld is understanding of the deficits of those clients who have suffered serious injuries and the emotional challenges which befall their loved ones and their efforts to find the right health care professionals. Traumatic brain injuries can cause a multitude of family and financial complications for which strong legal counsel and advocacy is helpful.
You are welcome to contact our Everett Brain Injury Attorneys for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.
Everett Maritime Accident Lawyer
Oftentimes crews are required to work under onerous and hazardous conditions in hopes of increasing a vessel’s revenues. These conditions can lead to serious injuries.
If you were injured because of the negligence of an employer or operator, or because of an unseaworthy condition aboard the vessel, you may have a Jones Act claim which would entitle you to the recovery of maintenance (temporary lost wages) and cure (medical care), and additionally general damages. Your employer or the vessel’s owners are required to provide these benefits to you. Typically an injured crew member is entitled to recover his wages, medical expenses and damages for pain and suffering and other general damages providing one has been injured while on duty or during the course of employment. The recoverable general and special damages to one who is injured in a commercial fishing or recreational boating accident may generally be the same as one who is injured in a car accident. You are entitled to recover general damages for your pain and suffering, inconvenience, loss of opportunity to enjoy life, loss of and including the companionship of family members, loss of services, emotional and psychological distress, death, disability, permanent injuries, dismemberment, and all special damages, such as, medical bills, wage loss, future wages, diminution in earning potential, and all other out of pocket expenses.
If you have been injured in a maritime accident you are welcome to contact our Everett Maritime Accident Lawyers for a free consultation. If there is no recovery in your case there will be no fee.
