Seattle Personal Injury Attorney
Mark A. Clausen - Practice Areas
Legal claims that arise from vehicle accidents are typically governed by the law of negligence. Any individual who negligently operates a motor vehicle may be required to pay damages to an injured victim. A personal injury case involving a vehicle accident may become formalized through civil court proceedings, or may be resolved through an informal settlement before a lawsuit is filed. Vehicle accidents can include car accidents, boating accidents, motorcycle accidents, semi tractor trailer accidents, school bus accidents and truck accidents, to name a few. Anyone injured by a drunk driver in a traffic accident, or surviving family members of a fatality accident victim, may be able to bring wrongful death charges against the defendant.
Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint: linked to brain damage, especially in children, asbestos: lung cancer, restrictive lung disease, dry cleaning and other solvents: brain damage, major organ damage, pesticides such as dioxin and DDT: birth injuries and toxic landfill waste: leukemia.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when the nerves within the spinal canal are damaged. Most SCI's are caused by trauma to the vertebral column, affecting the spinal cord's ability to send and receive messages from the brain to the body's systems that control sensory, motor and autonomic function. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of SCI, followed by acts of violence, falls, sports injuries and diseases such as polio, spina bifida, and Friedreich’s Ataxia. The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to occur; it only has to be fractured.
Many serious vehicle and recreational accidents result in severe injuries to the brain which in the worst case can require life-long treatment and care. Traumatic brain injury cases require special experience to demonstrate the evidence by use of the correct damage testimony, expert witnesses and documentation. Attorney Mark A. Clausen of the Clausen Law Firm, PLLC, has a proven track record handling these complex cases.
Product liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing a defective product into the hands of a consumer. A person injured by a defective or dangerous product may be eligible to file a lawsuit for product liability, and recover damages under one of the following categories: strict product liability, negligence, or breach of warranty.
SLIP AND FALL/PREMISE LIABILITY:
Slip and fall injuries can happen anywhere. The owner or possessor of a residence, land, or place of business has a duty to exercise reasonable care for the protection of those individuals who are invited to come upon the premises. Failure to exercise this duty may result in liability for the owner of the property.
Americans are living longer than ever before. The fastest growing segment in the United States population is the elderly population. As a result of this demographic shift, many elderly Americans have become residents of nursing homes during their final years. As many of these nursing homes are under-funded and understaffed, a disturbing incidence of neglect and abuse is being reported. Injuries sustained by nursing home residents due to neglect and abuse often involve the inappropriate use of physical restraints, joint contractors, overuse of sedatives, unnecessary use of urinary catheters, loss of mobility, pressure sores and lack of nutrition with weight loss.
Wrongful death law is an area of law that seeks to provide financial compensation to the family of a person whose death was caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act of another. In addition to receiving compensation for wrongful death, the family of the deceased can recover damages for personal injury to the decedent. Wrongful death can occur as the result of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, defective products, premises fatality accidents, automobile fatality accidents and other negligent situations.
In addition to these practice areas, the Clausen Law Firm, PLLC, also provides legal services related to: Construction, Real Estate, Corporate & Intellectual Property Matters, and personal matters such as Bankruptcy and Probate.
If you or someone you know in Seattle, Washington, or within the surrounding cities and counties of Washington, needs the assistance of an experienced serious injury lawyer, contact Attorney Mark A. Clausen of the Clausen Law Firm, PLLC, at 1-866-435-1665 or complete the contact form on this site to begin your free consultation with a personal injury attorney.
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