Many trucking accidents are caused by the deliberate violation of municipal, state, and federal safety regulations. Among these regulations is the requirement that truck drivers must take periodic rest breaks to prevent driver fatigue. Trucking companies are required to hire qualified drivers and conduct periodic tests for use of illegal drugs. Mr. Akins is familiar with trucking regulations that apply to trucks in South Carolina and Georgia, and he will take immediate steps to secure the documents that are needed to prove any violations of safety regulations that occured.
Every wrongful death case is different, and may require a different approach on the part of your lawyer. Aggressive representation is needed to hold the responsible party accountable.
Drowning accidents often involve negligence by a pool owner. In one of the cases Mr. Akins handled, a child drowned because he gained access to a pool through a defective gate that had been there for many years. In cases like this, the civil justice system must hold property owners responsible.
A bad medical result in itself does not mean that anyone did anything wrong. A serious injury or even death can occur despite the best efforts of doctors and hospital staff. However, if the medical provider failed to follow the accepted standard of care and you were injured as a result, you may be entitled to compensation.
Many people believe that if you simply fall down in a store, you have a case that is worth money. That is not true. To have a viable case, your lawyer has to be able to show that the store owner created a hazardous condition, or allowed one he or she knew about to remain uncorrected. For example, if you slipped over a spilled liquid in a grocery store, you may not have a case unless a store employee knew about the spill and did nothing to clean it up or to warn shoppers.
When a company is making a profit off a product that is injuring consumers due to a defective design or the lack of proper warnings, sometimes the only way to keep the unsafe product off the market and to protect families is to sue the company.
Many insurance companies systematically deny claims simply because it’s profitable to do so. When an insurance company fails to investigate your claim, denies benefits without a good reason, or forces you to jump through unnecessary “hoops” to get the coverage you paid for, the insurance company may be guilty of bad faith.
One of the most common types of discrimination in the workplace today is age discrimination. It arises from employers seeking to replace men and women in their 40s and 50s with employees who are younger and cheaper. Often, this happens on a systematic basis within a company. Some of the warning signs include “false” bad performance reviews for older workers and age-related comments from supervisors.