Practice Areas and Legal Definitions
Attorney Steven E. Elliott has years of experience and a successful track record representing clients who have suffered significant injuries in automobile accidents. He works closely with doctors and other health care providers to discuss the short- and long-term medical consequences of an injury. Mr. Elliott possesses a detailed understanding of Ohio's automobile insurance and liability laws and understands the different sources of recovery available to car accident victims and their families.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, over 67,000 cyclists in the U.S. are injured every year in accidents involving motor vehicles. Many cyclists who are injured in bicycle accidents are unaware that they have a personal injury case, and that they may be entitled to compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, medical bills and lost income.
Damages awarded in a bicycle injury claim can include:
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Compensation for an injury sustained while bicycling due to a pothole, poor road or defective sidewalk
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State-mandated residential and commercial bicycle laws, which entitle bikers to observe different traffic rules than cars, trucks and other motorized vehicles. This may mean that a biker is not legally responsible for an accident.
Typically, powerboats such as runabouts, cabin cruisers and jet skis are the most common watercraft to be involved in boating accidents, although sailboats can be involved in accidents as well. The most frequent sources of injuries are caused from propeller accidents and collisions. Because personal watercraft such as jet skis can't be steered when the throttle is released, inexperienced drivers often have collisions when confronted with an emergency. Serious personal injury and even death can occur due to a boating collision or from a person falling over the side of a watercraft and drowning.
Motorcycle riders are often exposed to dangers not met by automobile drivers and other motorists on the road. The lack of any substantial protective barriers, as well as the difficulty that other motorists may have in seeing or stopping for a motorcycle, leaves riders prone to serious personal injury in the event of an accident. Attorney Steven Elliott can advise injured riders of their legal rights and discuss the litigation options that are available.
A wrongful death occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company, or organization. A legal action for wrongful death belongs to the decedent's immediate family members, usually a surviving spouse and children, and sometimes parents. Under certain circumstances, unrelated minor children living with and supported by the decedent may also bring a claim for wrongful death. In order to bring a successful wrongful death cause of action in Ohio, the following elements must be present:
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The death of a human being caused by another's negligent or intentional conduct.
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The survival of family members who are suffering the loss of financial support, love, care, comfort, supervision, guidance, household assistance and general society previously provided by the deceased.
The general rule in wrongful death cases is that one is entitled to recover both economic and non-economic damages which are suffered as a result of the loss of a loved one. Economic damages in a wrongful death case include an award for the financial contributions which the decedent would have made to his wife, children and/or parents had he or she survived. It also includes the recovery for funeral services in memory of the decedent and for burial costs. Non-economic damages include loss of love, society, companionship, comfort, affection, society, solace or moral support.
If you or someone you know in Dayton or within the surrounding communities of Ohio needs the assistance of an experienced personal injury lawyer, contact Attorney Steven E. Elliott at 866-781-6152, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.
