Martinsburg Personal Injury Attorneys

For over 25 years, the Martinsburg personal injury attorneys at Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson have been helping people in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle recover compensation for personal injury claims. Our dedicated WV personal injury attorneys have the knowledge and passion it takes to represent victims when they have been injured in an accident.

Martinsburg Personal Injury Attorneys Fight for Victims

If you’ve been injured as a result of another person’s negligence, legal damages can include medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, and more. These damages can help you cover your medical bills, living expenses, and allow you to focus on recovery. Whether it is a minor fender bender or catastrophic accident, the personal injury attorneys at Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson fight for the rights of victims.

Types of Personal Injury Cases

A negligence tort claim arises when one party owes a duty to another to exercise reasonable care. A party who breaches that duty to another can be liable for all legal damages caused by an injury which occurs because of the breach. The Martinsburg personal injury attorneys at Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson have expertise in the full spectrum of personal injury cases.

• Car, Truck or Motorcycle Accidents – Drivers must exercise reasonable care with regard to other drivers on the road as well as pedestrians. Drivers are expected to know and obey the rules of the road, to adapt their driving behavior to the current weather and road conditions appropriately, and to carry at least the minimum required amounts of liability insurance.
• Premises Liability – Property owners must maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition for their guests and others legally on the property. A property owner who does not correct a dangerous condition in a reasonable period of time can be liable for a slip and fall or other accident which occurs on the unsafe premises.
• Products Liability – Product manufacturers can be held liable for injuries caused by manufacturing defects or design defects as well as by products that do not contain adequate instructions or warnings. Under some theories of products liability, a manufacturer can be held liable even without proof that the product maker was negligent; sometimes, the manufacturer is strictly liable simply for allowing an unsafe product to be sold.
• Medical Malpractice – Doctors and other health care professionals are held to a standard of care that reflects what is expected of a medical professional in their field. Doctors must be competent to begin with, and, in addition, must not be negligent in the care and treatment of their patients.
• Dog Bites – An owner who allows a dog to run at large is held strictly liable for any harm caused by the animal. Other pet owners can be liable when their dog bites if it can be proved that they were negligent in controlling the animal or if they knew the animal was dangerous.
• Dram Shop Liability – Bars, taverns, and restaurants that serve alcohol have a legal duty not to serve alcohol to anyone who is visibly intoxicated. If alcohol is served to a person who is drunk and that drunk person causes a wreck, an injured victim might have a case against the establishment where the drunk patron was served.
• Wrongful Death – When a party’s negligence or misconduct causes the death of another, the surviving family members can recover compensation for the harm they have suffered, including medical expenses and loss of income, care and assistance the deceased would have provided, and other damages associated with the loss of a loved one.

Trust the Martinsburg Personal Injury Attorneys with Legal Knowledge and Perseverance

Even though all the elements of a personal injury tort may be present, the burden falls on the injured person to prove every element to a jury’s satisfaction. Facts must be persuasively communicated to the jury, often in the face of defenses and claims from the other side that the accident happened differently and that the defendant is not responsible for the plaintiff’s injuries.

The Martinsburg injury lawyers at Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson have the expertise required to effectively present your case and put you in the best position possible to walk away with a successful outcome.

Get In Touch with Your Trusted Martinsburg Personal Injury Attorneys Today

If you are looking for serious injury lawyers in WV, look no further than Burke, Schultz, Harman & Jenkinson. We serve clients throughout the eastern panhandle in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties in WV. If you or a loved one has been injured due to the negligent or wrongful conduct of another, get in touch with our Martinsburg personal injury attorneys by calling 304-263-0900 or by filling out our online contact form.