Anderson County Personal Injury Lawyer
A personal injury can impact your ability to perform routine tasks or earn a living. Instead, you may find yourself undergoing surgeries, attending follow-up appointments, and participating in physical therapy. Various treatments can cost thousands of dollars, leading to financial distress. If someone else caused your injuries, that individual should be responsible for your accident-related expenses, not you. At Bradley Law, our Anderson County personal injury attorney is dedicated to protecting your interests.
Injury Cases We Handle
Our Anderson County personal injury lawyer has helped injured victims recoup damages related to the following accidents and incidents:
- Car Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Work Injuries and Workers’ Compensation
- Dog Bites
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Premises Liability
- Wrongful Death
Anderson County is at the crossroads of Interstate 85 and several state highways that connect rural communities to the county’s urban core, creating conditions where high-speed commercial traffic meets suburban congestion. White Hall Road and Pearman Dairy Road are among the intersections identified as high-accident areas in the county.
Personal injury claims filed here are handled through the Anderson County Court of Common Pleas, and having an attorney who knows the local court system from the start makes a difference in how a case is prepared and presented.
Determining Liability for Your Injuries
Our personal injury lawyer can assist in proving the at-fault party’s liability, which involves establishing the following:
- That the wrongful party owed you a duty of care.
- The wrongful party failed to uphold this duty of care.
- Due to the wrongful party’s actions, you sustained injuries. The wrongful party’s conduct must be the actual and proximate cause of your injuries. Actual cause means that their actions set a chain of events into motion, directly leading to the harm you suffered. Proximate cause (also known as legal cause) means that your injuries were a foreseeable result of the defendant’s actions. Causation is the element that insurance companies challenge most often.
- As a result of the accident, you suffered physical, emotional, and financial losses. In personal injury cases, this often involves medical bills, lost wages, and emotional distress.
Calculating Compensation for Your Injuries
Our Anderson County personal injury lawyer will assist in calculating both economic and/or non-economic damages. Economic damages are out-of-pocket costs due to your accident. In a personal injury case, these may include:
- Emergency room care;
- Surgeries and/or treatments;
- Prescription costs
- Follow-up appointments
- Physical therapy
- Home modifications
- Mobility aids (i.e., crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, canes)
- Prostheses
Non-economic damages are intangible losses that impact a person’s quality of life. Although there is no price tag attached, the extent of these damages can be more far-reaching. In a personal injury case, non-economic damages may include:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Damage to reputation
- Humiliation
- Loss of companionship and society
- Scarring and/or disfigurement
- Permanent disability
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Given the non-monetary nature of non-economic damages, quantifying them can be more difficult.
Tracking Legal Deadlines
A major benefit to hiring our experienced personal injury lawyer is having someone who will track legal deadlines. While most personal injury claims are settled through insurance, a small percentage do reach the courtroom. Under SC Code §15-3-530, you only have three years to take legal action following a personal injury. If you do decide to pursue litigation, you will be glad that you have our personal injury lawyer by your side to track various deadlines to submit court pleadings and discovery information.
Injured? Speak with Our Anderson Personal Injury Lawyer
A personal injury can and often does happen unexpectedly. There is no amount of money that can give you back the life you worked so hard to cultivate. Fortunately, compensation can give you access to the resources you need to take care of your health. At Bradley Law, we believe that the at-fault party should be held legally responsible for your injuries. To arrange a free consultation with our Anderson personal injury attorney, contact us online or by phone today.
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