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When You’re Injured Because of the Fault of Actions of Someone Else, Our Experienced Injury Lawyers Can Help

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If you were hurt in an accident, you have the right to receive compensation for your injuries from the responsible party. Whether that is a person, property owner, or business, our Raleigh personal injury lawyers can help.

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Pool and Lake Accidents

Our Raleigh Pool and Drowning Accident Lawyers
Are Ready to Help When Tragedy Strikes.

Although there is no better way to beat the heat in the Carolinas, swimming pools are far more dangerous than most people appreciate. Pool accidents can involve unsafe pool operations, improper equipment, unsafe pool conditions, lack of warnings, lack of safety devices, diving accidents, or pool deck accidents. Tragically, most pool or waterway accidents happen in an instant with no room for mistakes or do-overs.

Unfortunately, most pool operators or pool owners do not operate their pools with the necessary level of care and responsibility to keep the public safe. Frequently, pool safety is entrusted to 16-year-old lifeguards or other overworked operations staff who treat pools as an afterthought. Children are frequently the victims of public pool accidents, where their parents reasonably trust and rely that the pool is being managed in accordance with reasonable safety standards and protocols.

These cases happen everywhere: hotels, public pools, a neighbor’s house, HOA pools, private clubs, gyms, and community centers. Proving fault in a pool accident case frequently involves the use of expert witnesses who understand the local, state, and national safety requirements given the type, location, and dimensions of the pool. The experienced pool accident attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers can help if you or a family member are injured in a pool or waterway.

Tragically, despite the popularity of Uber and ride share services, drunk driving accidents are still very common in the Carolinas. The moments after a drunk driving accident can be crucial. If you’re physically able, it is important to document the accident scene, call the police, take pictures of the vehicle positioning, and (if you can do so safely), record the other driver and their behavior after the accident. Documenting or proving the extent of the driver’s intoxication or impairment can directly influence the amount that can be recovered in your case.

Dram Shop (Alcohol) Accidents

If You’re Injured by a Drunk Driver, Our Raleigh Dram Shop Lawyers Can Hold the Bar Liable for Your Damages.

Under North Carolina and South Carolina law, it is illegal for a business to serve or sell alcohol to a person who is visibly intoxicated. That includes bars, restaurants, gas stations, wedding venues, private clubs, breweries, and wineries, among others. If a business violates this law and sells or serves alcohol to an intoxicated person and that person then gets in a car and injures a member of the public, then the business can be held liable for those damages.

Proving where an intoxicated person consumed alcohol can be a challenging and difficult process, particularly if they are incarcerated following the accident or were seriously injured themselves. Our experienced dram shop injury lawyers know how to investigate these claims and obtain the information and facts necessary to prove your case.

It is important to note that social hosts (a party at a friend’s house for instance) can also be held liable for a drunk party guest injuring someone in a drunk driving accident. These cases can also be complicated when the drunk driver has a personal relationship with the source of the alcohol that caused the accident. If you’re injured by a drunk driver, the award-winning dram shop attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers can help.

Slip and Fall Accidents

Our Raleigh Slip and Fall Accident Lawyers Can Help If You’re Hurt on Someone Else’s Property.

If you were injured in a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property, you have the right to seek and receive compensation for your injuries from the owner of the property as well as the operator or manager of the property. The slip and fall accident attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers can help you recover every penny you deserve.

Most slip and fall accidents occur when there is an unknown, unmarked, or not readily visible hazard on a person or business’s property. That could include a wet floor, poor lighting, an uneven step, a hole, an unsecured railing, incorrectly installed floor or tiles, or an unmarked parking bumper. In order to prove a slip and fall claim, you must be able to show that the property owner knew or should have known that the hazard existed and that the hazard caused your injury.

Slip and fall cases are very common, but many law firms will not take on these claims because they can be challenging to win. That’s why it is important to contact our experienced slip and fall attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers. When it comes down to “who is at-fault,” don’t make that judgment for yourself or trust a financially motivated insurance company. Schedule a free case evaluation with our award-winning accident lawyers, so they can put their experience to use in your case.

Defective Product Accidents

Our Raleigh Defective Products Lawyers Will Fight to Hold the Manufacturer Accountable for Your Injuries.

Defective products cases (also known as product defects) typically involve products that were sold in North Carolina or South Carolina that injured a consumer. A product manufacturer or seller can be liable for a defective product if you’re able to show that the product was negligently designed, negligently manufactured, or is missing key warnings or instructions, which caused the injury.

Defective products cases require expert witnesses and an experienced personal injury legal team that can navigate the many defenses available to a manufacturer and sell to protect themselves from liability. Our award-winning defective products attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers understand that process well and recently secured a confidential settlement for $2,500,000 for an insufficient warnings case.

Whether it’s true or fair or not, the user of the product or consumer is almost always blamed in a defective products case. They will claim that you used the product incorrectly or against the instructions in the owner’s manual. Our injury team at Osborn Injury Lawyers prepares for those contingencies and is ready to help.

Elevator and Escalator Accidents

Raleigh Elevator and Escalator Accident Lawyers Who Will Help When the Machinery Fails.

If you were injured on an elevator or escalator, you can seek damages against the building owner, elevator/escalator maintenance company, and the property manager that was responsible for overseeing the operation of these mechanical systems. Elevators and escalators may injure less than 1,000 people in the Carolinas each year, but the consequence of an elevator or escalator injury is usually significant. These mechanical systems crush limbs and can even result in death.

Elevator accidents are not limited to elevators in commercial properties or businesses. Rental homes and private residences are also frequently the sites of elevator accidents and often fatalities. The safety mechanisms designed to prevent a person from walking or falling into an elevator shaft in a residence are often poorly maintained, rarely inspected, and many times inoperable or outdated. Children die every year in residential elevator accidents when playing near the elevator shaft when the safety barrier malfunctions.

If you are injured in an elevator accident, do not wait or delay contacting a trusted elevator accident lawyer to investigate and evaluate your claim. It is critical for an engineer to inspect the elevator or escalator as soon as possible before the owner is able to do repairs and paper over any deficiencies. The elevator accident attorneys at Osborn Injury Lawyers are prepared to provide a free case evaluation for your claim today.

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