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Former insurance defense lawyer Tom Hause of the Gourley Law Group will help you stand up to insurance companies to make a successful personal injury claim.
Life after a serious injury is always a battle. Sometimes, it is a fight for survival; other times, you might merely be struggling to make ends meet or cover medical bills. Often, you will have to go up against one or more insurance companies to help cover those costs, especially if the injury was not your fault but the result of someone else’s negligence.
In such circumstances, our personal injury lawyer, Tom Hause, will help you win that fight against a reluctant insurance company. Whether that means convincing them to make a fair personal injury settlement offer or taking them to court and pursuing litigation to obtain it, our lawyer is the perfect choice to help you win that fight.
Tom Hause has several decades of experience with personal injury and other insurance-focused legal battles, including nearly 15 years defending insurers. He knows their tricks, tactics, and pain points and will use that knowledge to secure you a favorable outcome for your injury.
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While personal injury laws exist to help injury victims obtain financial compensation for the harm they have endured, the personal injury claim system can often feel rigged against you. Not every injury is even eligible for one, as it has to be the result of someone else’s negligence. And even if it is eligible, you will be up against an insurance company with extensive experience whose profit margins rely on only paying out what they absolutely have to.
Having a lawyer on your side helps even the personal injury playing field. Someone like attorney Tom Hause, in particular, who has worked for and against insurance companies for decades, will help you avoid their most common traps and tactics. Examples of these include offering early lowball settlements or asking you questions over the phone to record your answers and trap you into admitting partial fault.
When it comes down to it, the meat of most personal injury claims, and Island County’s are no exception, will be debated during negotiations for a settlement or in a courtroom in front of a judge. In either case, you need an advocate who is squarely in your camp and ready to fight hard for your right to compensation. Perhaps most importantly, while doing so, your personal injury lawyer will make sure that all your harms, losses and costs are correctly identified and included in the claim so that when you do get that much-needed compensation, it will be the full and fair amount you deserve.
There are as many ways to get injured as there are injuries in Island County each year; no two circumstances or causes will be identical. Nevertheless, these injuries fall into several categories based on who is responsible and who will end up paying you that compensation.
The roads of southern Whidbey can be particularly treacherous, and locals and tourists each year are injured in car, truck, motorcycle and even bicycle accidents. Other vehicle accidents Island County has to deal with more than most are boat-related accidents and injuries.
Whenever you are injured in an accident caused by another vehicle or a situation outside your control, those responsible and their insurance should be the ones to bear the cost for your injury, and our personal injury lawyer can help make sure that they do.
If you are hurt on someone else’s property, especially in a business or store where someone is in charge of maintaining a safe environment, that can be cause for a premises liability personal injury claim. Such hazards can lead to a wide range of injuries, including dangerous head injuries, especially among the elderly, who are vulnerable to falls.
If the person or company in charge of the place was negligent, leaving hazardous situations unaddressed or, worse, causing them, they deserve to pay for the harm you endured as a result, and our personal injury attorney will help you hold them accountable for it.
Some accidents can occur without you even leaving your home; when an appliance malfunctions or a medication causes dire symptoms, the people who built or marketed the product may have been negligent. And if you have been injured by them as a result, you deserve compensation.
These are called product liability cases and are often resolved through individual personal injury claims (for isolated injuries) or grouped into mass tort or class action lawsuits if others have been similarly injured. In either case, you will need a good attorney to take on the big company responsibility.
You can also be hurt by the very people you turn to to help and heal you. When doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other medical professionals fail in their duty of care to you, and their negligence leads to ongoing or lasting harm, you have a right to demand they pay for it.
These cases are called medical malpractice, and while they can sometimes be challenging to prove, financial compensation can go a long way toward helping you recover or live with your injuries.
Regardless of the type of case or claim, and even if you are not sure whether your case qualifies as a valid personal injury claim, we encourage you to reach out to us. As experienced lawyers familiar with all of these cases and more, we can help you figure out who to file against and ensure your claim covers all the damages you are entitled to.
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You do not have to fight through an injury and recovery alone. Just as you might turn to family for support or doctors for care, when it comes to battling insurance companies to make sure those responsible for your injury pay, you can count on us to be by your side.
If you or a loved one have been injured in Island County, reach out to personal injury lawyer Tom Hause to secure a consultation by calling (360) 323-2885, and we will help make sure that the fight ahead is as simple and painless as possible.
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