Lawyers can Assist Persons Injured in by Faulty Stryker Hip Implants

Persons who have suffered injury through the implantation of a faulty Stryker hip implant may benefit from the assistance of an experienced personal injury attorney. Experienced personal injury attorneys in the Charlotte, North Carolina region will understand the unique laws, rules, and legal doctrines that govern and which can affect personal injury claims and lawsuits.

The legal professionals at Arnold & Smith, PLLC can assist affected persons with legal claims relating to the defective ABG II and Stryker Rejuvenate hip implants. The law firm offers potential personal injury clients free initial consultations. We have assisted thousands of families with claims that have resulted both in out-of-court settlements and jury verdicts.

Product liability lawsuits can prove challenging, and the cases often involve complex legal theories. In addition to knowing the complex substantive theories that underlie product liability cases, experienced personal injury attorneys familiar with practicing in North Carolina can help claimants successfully navigate the intricate web of court rules, local rules, and other procedural rules.

When considering legal counsel for a product liability case, a potential claimant may focus on some of the following factors, depending upon the unique facts and circumstances of a person’s case:

While no lawyer can promise a result, claimants may feel more comfortable knowing a personal injury attorney has been practicing in the field for a substantial period of time. It is appropriate to inquire as to the number of attorneys in a law firm, the number of years of experience each lawyer possesses, and which legal fields attorneys in the firm have focused on in their individual practices.

An experienced personal injury attorney should be able to deliver to a client or potential frank advice about the prospects of litigation success. An experienced attorney should not exaggerate about a client’s prospects for success in a lawsuit where the prospects are dim. At the same time, an injured person wants a lawyer on one’s side who is willing to take a case to trial if necessary.

Cases involving specialized scientific or medical evidence often require the testimony of experts. Expert testimony has been critical in Stryker hip implant lawsuits. Expert witnesses can demonstrate to a jury how defective hip implants caused injuries. Financial experts can describe the cost of an injured persons’ future pain and suffering and other losses caused by defective Stryker hip implants.

Experienced personal injury attorneys should have a proven track record of working with experts who can help an injured person win one’s personal injury case.

The Rules of Civil Procedure provide litigants with tools to discover and obtain evidence, including physical evidence. Evidence must be properly authenticated, which means that attorneys must take care to demonstrate that an item of evidence is what it is purported to be, and that a person with knowledge can identify it.

Experienced attorneys can, using the Rules of Civil Procedure, obtain and properly present evidence to a jury in a personal injury case.

An experienced personal injury law firm like Arnold & Smith, PLLC employs a team approach to cases, and oftentimes lawyers from across different practice areas in the firm will assist in client matters that involve complex issues and proceedings.

Although personal injury lawyers handle cases on a contingency basis, meaning the lawyers get paid no fees unless a client wins, in order to present a case in court, experts and other witnesses may charge appearance fees, vendors such as transcriptionists may bill for their time and labor, and courts may charge various filing and other fees. Clients generally bear these costs, although in some cases law firms may front some costs, at their sole discretion.

The best thing a person injured in an incident caused by a third party’s negligence can do, before speaking with an insurance company, is contact the legal professionals at Arnold & Smith, PLLC.

Contact our professionals today to schedule a free initial consultation with one of our experienced personal injury attorneys.