Personal Injury in Jackson, Mississippi -
Wrongful Death and Product Liability Lawyers
Personal injury encapsulates a wide variety of situations in which you are harmed physically, mentally, or financially due to the negligent action or inaction of another party. Some examples of personal injury cases include spinal cord injury, brain injury, or injury sustained from the use of defective drugs such as Vioxx® or Fen-Phen. If you require personal injury, brain injury, or spinal cord injury representation in Jackson, Mississippi, or perhaps wrongful death and product liability lawyers, Coxwell & Associates can assist you.
Below are a few personal injury areas in which our lawyers concentrate.
Wrongful Death
Coping with the loss of a loved one is a difficult experience. The pain and hardship is even greater when the death of a loved one was the result of another person's wrongful or negligent behavior. Scenarios such as these fall under the heading of wrongful death. Some examples of wrongful death include medical negligence, defective products that lead to the death of consumers, and drunk drivers killing pedestrians. You need not suffer more than you already have if you've lost a loved one due to someone else's actions.
To learn more about types of wrongful death claims and how to file them, visit our wrongful death page.
If you are a resident of Jackson, Mississippi and need a wrongful death lawyer who will fight hard for your rights, please contact the personal injury lawyers of Coxwell & Associates today.
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Product Liability
All store owners and product manufacturers have a responsibility to their consumers to ensure that their products are safe. Regardless of the type of product, manufactures must check that their products pass strict safety and quality control standards before entering the market. Additionally, warning labels and directions must be included to adequately protect consumers from any possible harm. If a consumer uses a product as it is meant to be used but is injured, the product's manufacturer is legally liable. In some instances, the retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or designer may also be charged with product liability. For more information about these claims, visit our product liability page.
If you are a resident of Jackson, Mississippi and need a product liability lawyer who will fight hard for your rights, please contact the personal injury lawyers of Coxwell & Associates today.
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Trucking Accidents
Large semi-trucks are common on our highways. Unfortunately, due to their size and other factors, these trucks pose a number of dangers to other motorists. Truck drivers must deal with large blind spots, the size of their vehicle makes abrupt stops difficult, and the vehicle's high center of gravity may cause it to tip over. Additionally, semi-trucks hauling or carrying objects may lose control and spill its cargo onto the road and other motorists. It is important to seek legal counsel after you have been injured in a trucking accident in order to obtain the compensation you deserve.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a trucking accident, contact our personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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Car Wrecks
Whether it be running errands, going out socially, picking up the kids from school, or commuting to work, a good deal of a person's time is spent on the road. Given how much time a person spends on the road, a car accident seems inevitable. Some collisions are minor fender benders causing little damage, but others can lead to serious personal injury, long-lasting health problems, or even death. It is important to seek legal counsel after you have been injured in a car wreck in order to obtain the just compensation to which you are entitled.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a car wreck, contact our personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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Serious Bodily Injury
Serious bodily injury covers a wide range of cases in which an injury involves a substantial risk of disfigurement, dismemberment, physical and mental impairment, extreme physical pain, or death. Victims often have difficulty performing tasks they were able to perform prior to their serious bodily injury. The effects of the injury to the individual and those around him or her can be devastating, both emotionally and financially. It is of the utmost importance that victims of serious bodily injury seek out legal representation in order to obtain just compensation.
If you have been injured in Mississippi, and need a serious bodily injury lawyer who will fight tenaciously for your rights, please contact the personal injury lawyers of Coxwell & Associates today.
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Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops in people who have been exposed to asbestos. It is most common among those who have been in contact with significant amounts of asbestos over many years, such as workers in the asbestos mining industry or in factories where asbestos is used. Mesothelioma affects the lining of the chest or abdominal cavity. It can be treated with radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy but is oftentimes fatal.
If you believe you have a personal injury case involving mesothelioma, contact our personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) occurs when the bundle of nerves running through the spine is damaged. Spinal cord injury is often caused by trauma such as motor vehicle accidents, acts of violence, and falls. There are two types of spinal cord injury: complete spinal cord injury and incomplete spinal cord injury. An incomplete spinal cord injury means that there is some level of movement or feeling below the primary level of the injury. Generally, the higher the injury is on the spinal column, the more bodily dysfunction will occur.
Paraplegia is a medical term for permanent paralysis of the lower half of the body. Quadriplegia signifies that the paralysis extends from the neck down. Needless to say, a severe spinal cord injury drastically affects a person's health, lifestyle, and ability to work. Legal advice from a spinal cord injury lawyer should be sought out immediately following a spinal cord injury.
Spinal cord injury lawyers, such as the team at our firm in Jackson, Mississippi, can help victims obtain compensation for medical bills, lost income, and unwarranted suffering. Entrust your case to the spinal cord injury lawyers at Coxwell & Associates. Contact our spinal cord injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when the brain sustains damage due to an outside force. Some forms of brain injury involve penetration (such as a bullet wound) while other types of brain injury are classified as closed head (such as a concussion). Common causes of traumatic brain injury are auto accidents, falls, acts of violence, and even contact sports.
The effects of a brain injury can range from a mild concussion to a coma or even death. The extent of a brain injury is not always apparent at first, which is why victims should be thoroughly examined by medical experts after sustaining head trauma. A number of neurological professionals may need to be consulted depending on the severity of the brain injury. The injured party may require some form of rehabilitation. A brain injury can have permanent effects on a person's physical health, mental faculties, personality, ability to work, and lifestyle. For these reasons and more, legal advice from a personal injury lawyer should be sought immediately following a brain injury.
The personal injury lawyers at Coxwell & Associates can help brain injury victims in Jackson, Mississippi obtain compensation for medicals bills and personal suffering. If you or a loved one has sustained a brain injury, contact our lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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St. Jude Aortic Connector
The St. Jude Symmetry Bypass Aortic Connector has been associated with a high occurrence of heart attacks and respiratory failure, and has also been linked to several deaths. The adverse effects associated with the St. Jude Symmetry Bypass Aortic Connector include graft narrowing, valve leakage, failed deployment, and occlusion.
The St. Jude Medical Symmetry device was approved in 2001 after an abbreviated approval process and has since been used in heart bypass surgery. Thousands of the devices have been implanted during coronary bypass surgery, mostly in "off pump" or "beating heart" procedures where surgeons do not place the patient on the heart lung machine.
Despite adverse reports, the manufacturer neither conducted clinical trials or testing of a larger segment of the post-cardiac bypass population, nor have they made any alterations in design or manufacture that would decrease the danger that the aortic connector poses to patients.
To aggravate matters, St. Jude Medical has not contacted the physicians or patients to emphasize the importance of regular monitoring and testing of patients with the Symmetry connector. The Symmetry Bypass Aortic Connector is still on the market and aggressively marketed by St. Jude Medical.
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Drug Litigation
Our personal injury attorneys at Coxwell & Associates also concentrate in drug litigation. Below is a list of some drugs we have handled cases for in the past. If the effects of a dangerous or defective drug have harmed you or a loved one, please contact our personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
Fen-Phen
Fen-Phen refers to a popular diet drug cocktail that many people used in the mid-90s. Phentermine (Ionamin), an amphetamine-like drug, was combined with one of two appetite suppressants, either fenfluramine (Pondimin) or dexfenfluramine (Redux). In 1997, evidence showed that fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine were linked to heart valve damage and primary pulmonary hypertension. There is also some evidence to suggest that Fen-Phen causes neuropsychological damage. The FDA removed both fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine from the market, though it is estimated that roughly 30 percent of former Fen-Phen users suffer from some form of heart valve abnormality.
If you or a loved one were Fen-Phen users or have suffered from heart problems as a result of Fen-Phen use, contact Coxwell & Associates' personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.
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PPA
The FDA reminds residents in Jackson, Mississippi and across the country that they should not take cold or diet pills that contain phenylpropanolamine (PPA). PPA has been linked to a higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke among young women. The FDA also asked manufacturers to stop selling drugs that contain PPA and to replace PPA with a safer ingredient. Many drug stores began pulling products containing PPA from their shelves and have posted warnings about the potential dangers.
If you suspect you may have ingested PPA through diet pills or cold medication, we strongly urge you to contact our personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi for a legal consultation.
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Rezulin®
Also known as troglitazone, the anti-hyperglycemic drug Rezulin® was approved by the FDA to treat Type 2 diabetes. The drug was recalled in March 2000 because of research that showed that Rezulin® could potentially cause liver failure. Rezulin® distributor and manufacturer, Parke-Davis, a Warner Lambert Company, still maintains that the benefits of Rezulin® outweigh any perceived risks.
If you or a loved one has taken Rezulin® and suffered from any form of liver damage or liver problems, please contact Coxwell & Associates' personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi.
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