Practice Areas for The S.E. Farris
Law Firm
Defective or Dangerous Products
 Product
Liability
In general terms, the law requires
that a product meet the ordinary expectations
of the consumer. The manufacturer or
seller of a product is expected to
supply products that are not defective
or harmful to consumers.
If a
person is injured by a product, the
injured person can seek compensation
for the damage caused to him or her
as a result of the defective product.
When a product has a defect or poses
an unexpected risk of harm, the product
cannot be said to meet the ordinary
expectations of the consumer. For
more information about product liability,
please click here.
Dangerous
Property
Premises
Liability
You are in a store, or at a neighbor’s
house and you fall. The pain in your
body may or may not be immediate,
but eventually it shows up. You go
to the doctor, and learn that you
have been injured. Who will pay for
the medical bills? Your missed time
from work?
This area of the law is often called
"premises liability." It means that
you were hurt on someone else’s property.
Learn
more about dangerous property and liability
here.
Work Related Injuries - Including Railroad
and Boating Injuries
 If You Are Hurt on the Job
If you are hurt on the job, you most
likely fall under Workers' Compensation
(work comp, or formerly, workmen’s
compensation) law.
Under Workers' Compensation
law, you are entitled to have your
medical bills paid, a portion of your
wages while you are off work due to
the injury, and a lump sum payment
for the disability left after your
medical care ends.
Millions of Americans are injured
at work each year, according to the
Centers for Disease Control. Learn
more about work related injuries.
Medical Malpractice - Including
Doctor, Hospital and Nursing Homes
Health
Care Negligence
Injuries that occur at the hands of
health care providers fall under the
general heading of "medical malpractice."
Medical malpractice is an act or omission
by a health care provider which deviates
from accepted standards of care- not
all mistakes are malpractice, if a
reasonable health care provider could
have had the same mistake!
Malpractice includes missed diagnoses,
incorrect diagnoses, botched treatment
or the wrong treatment for the illness. Click
here to learn more about medical malpractice.
Road and Highway Use
Automobile,
Truck, Motorcycle, Bicycle and
Pedestrian Accidents
Auto Accidents impact
nearly everyone in the United States
each year. Automobile accidents
were the leading
cause of death in the United States
in the last measured year, 2005.
Most Americans know someone who has
been injured or lost a loved one to
an automobile crash. To
learn more about auto, truck and motorcycle
accidents, click here.
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