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AUTO ACCIDENTS
Motor vehicle accidents can and do happen. Automobile accidents include all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), cars, boats, buses, large passenger vans, mass transit vehicles, motorcycles, school buses, and trucks. Feldman Shepherd attorneys represent accident victims who may include drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or cyclists who are injured as a result of someone else’s carelessness or recklessness. Read More...
AUTO DEFECTS / CRASHWORTHINESS
Motor vehicle accidents triggered by auto defects, product defects, or road defects can and do happen. Defects can cause rollovers, car and van fires, and roof crushes. These accidents can be related to defective car parts and products, including airbags, child car seats, infant and baby safety seats and boosters, seat belt defects, roof collapses, seat back defects, glass defects, tire defects, auto fires, door latches, ejection, and brake defects, as well as road defects. Read More...
CIVIL RIGHTS
Civil Rights Law is the area of law protecting those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, including the right to due process and equal treatment under the law of all people regarding enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and protection. Read More...
CLASS ACTIONS
A class action is a lawsuit in which a large number of people with similar legal claims join together in a group (the class) to sue someone, usually a company or organization. Common class actions involve cases in which a product has injured many people, where a company has wrongfully overcharged for a product or service, or in which a group of people has suffered discrimination at the hands of an organization. Read More...
CONSTRUCTION & WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS
No one expects to get hurt on the job, but workplace and construction site accidents can and do happen. Construction and employment-related injuries can include injury resulting from construction companies, businesses, and government agencies who neglected regulations and codes; injury from neglect of worker safety by a property owner, subcontractor, or contractor involved with your construction site; motor vehicle accidents in a company car or vehicle; and job site injury caused by a defective product. Read More...
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Every consumer deserves to be protected under the law; unfortunately, some businesses violate those laws. Consumer protection covers a wide range of topics, such as overcharging and excessive billing, price-gouging, product liability, privacy rights, unfair business practices, fraud, misrepresentation, health and wellness matters, home repairs, and other consumer/business interactions. Feldman Shepherd attorneys represent individuals who feel they have been a victim of an unfair business transaction or defective product. Read More...
DEFECTIVE DRUGS
Serious side effects from defective drugs can and do happen. All too often, drugs can cause serious health complications and even death. Common classifications of drugs that have caused serious side effects include antidepressants, hormone replacement therapies, pain medications, vaccines, and blood thinners. Read More...
DEFECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES
A medical device is an instrument designed to aid in the diagnosis and/or treatment of health-related issues. When functioning properly, medical devices have the potential to vastly improve the lives of people suffering from chronic diseases, illness, or health-related abnormalities. Read More...
DISABILITY INSURANCE / INSURANCE COVERAGE CLAIMS
You may have purchased an insurance policy to protect you and your loved ones from unforeseen accidents; unfortunately, though, some companies do not live up to their promise to protect you. Some forms of bad faith claims include denied coverage or denied claims, hidden fees, discrimination, insurance fraud, and coverage disputes on any policy purchased. Read More...
INSURANCE BAD FAITH
When an insurance company wrongfully denies payment of insurance benefits or delays payment of an insurance claim, this is known as bad faith—a violation of the insurance company's obligation of good faith. Bad faith claims can involve automobile insurance claims, liability insurance claims, medical payment benefit insurance claims, and personal injury protection insurance claims. Read More...
LIQUOR LIABILITY
There is a responsibility associated with being able to legally consume alcohol, and there is an even bigger responsibility for establishments serving the alcohol. In most states the stores, restaurants, and other businesses that provide beverages and/or liquor as a service or commodity are required to carry liquor liability insurance. Read More...
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Feldman Shepherd is proud of the reputation it has earned in the handling of medical malpractice cases. In this complex field, medical expertise is as important as an understanding of the unique legal principles applicable to malpractice claims. Doctors and hospitals can and do make medical and medication errors. Read More...
NURSING HOME ABUSE
Feldman Shepherd is proud of the reputation it has earned in the handling of nursing home negligence cases. In this complex field, knowledge of proper care and facility management are as important as an understanding of the unique legal principles applicable to nursing home claims. Read More...
PERSONAL INJURY
Any individual can sustain a personal injury at any given time. A personal injury is a physical or psychological injury that occurs to a person as the result of an accident or medical malpractice. The most common types of personal injuries result from traffic accidents, workplace accidents, slip and fall accidents, assaults, accidents in the home, and defective-product accidents. Read More...
PREMISES LIABILITY
At any time or place, you could potentially face an injury. Supermarkets, sidewalks, parking lots and ramps, amusement rides, elevators, escalators, swimming pools, stadiums, shopping malls, hotels and motels, and bars and restaurants all pose threatening injuries. Read More...
PRODUCT LIABILITY
When you purchase or use a product of any kind, you expect the product to function properly; this may not always be the case, and you may have incurred injuries from various product defects. Some forms of product defects include the design, manufacturing, or marketing of dangerous items, as well as many ordinary household items such as home electronics, baby products, medicines, and even furniture. Read More...
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
Feldman Shepherd attorneys handle legal and other professional malpractice cases on behalf of our clients. We accept and vigorously litigate meritorious claims against attorneys and other professionals who have failed to properly serve their clients. Read More...
QUI TAM / WHISTLEBLOWERS
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq., allows private individuals to bring a qui tam action against another who had defrauded the federal government by knowingly presenting a false claim for payment. The Act has specific requirements a whistleblower (known as the “relator”) must follow in order to recover. Read More...
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
There are many toxic substances that can cause serious and potentially deadly consequences to anyone exposed. Toxic substances include fumigants, chemicals, and dangerous gases, to name just a few. We represent employees, union workers, and other individuals who have been unknowingly exposed to toxic substances. Read More...
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