Kent Personal Injury

Medical Malpractice FAQs From Kent Injury Attorneys

Q. My doctor released my medical records to my employer. Can I sue?

A. It depends. Most medical records are confidential under HIPPA. Consulting a medical malpractice attorney can help you determine whether you have to disclose your records and whether or not you have a case.

Q. I was misdiagnosed. Do I have a malpractice case?

A. If your doctor exercised his judgment but his/her care did not fall below the standard of care, you may not have a case. The law does not require doctors to be perfect, only to follow standard procedures in seeking to diagnose and treat illness or injuries.

Q. What are these “standards of care” and who determines what they are?

A. The medical community provides the measuring stick as to what is the standard of care. This measuring stick is not as exact as a tape measure. It takes into account many variables. But the ultimate goal is to determine whether a physician or other health care professional acted in a manner consistent with or below the standard practices of other like professionals. This why the testimony of expert witnesses who have experience in the same practice area are essential for winning a medical malpractice suit.

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If you’ve been injured in Kent or elsewhere in Washington, it’s essential you promptly contact an attorney. For a free consultation, contact a Kent personal injury lawyer at our firm today.

What to Expect From The Negligent Party’s Insurer

Whether you’ve been injured by the negligence of another, injured in an automobile accident, wrongfully terminated from your job, or victimized by another person or company in some other way, hiring an attorney will prevent an insurance company or employer from victimizing you again. An injured, victimized or abused person should have someone fighting on their side.

We are devoted to aggressively representing and fighting for our clients.

Email him at Rob@kornfeldlaw.com or call 1 (800) 282-4878 to schedule a free consultation or case evaluation over the telephone, by e-mail or in person at a convenient location for you, either at our main office, a satellite meeting location, in your home or at the hospital.

Contact the Kent auto accident lawyers at our firm today for your free consultation.

What can we do for you?

Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen and Lingenbrink, PLLC, is a law firm available to assist in the handling of your personal injury claim, featuring over 100 years of combined experience between the founding partners. Rob Kornfeld has thirty (30) years as a practicing lawyer in the area of personal injury law, helping injured people just like you navigate the legal system and to recover the compensation you deserve.  Rob has dedicated his professional life to helping people harmed by the fault of another, and has a proven track record of high recoveries for his client. Take a look at Rob’s Success Stories in Personal Injury Law to see some of  the results in his representation of other personal injury clients like you.

Put the experience of  Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen and Lingenbrink to work for you.  Call Rob now or email at Rob@Kornfeldlaw.com for a quick case evaluation, or call Rob to schedule a free initial consultation (800) 202-4878.

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Q. Why is brain injury a separate specialty from other injuries?

A. Traumatic brain injuries are a personal injury specialty because they can occur under many different circumstances—automobile accident, sports accident, medical negligence, construction site accident, maritime accident,  etc. For this reason, many legal firms have attorneys that are especially skilled in working with brain injury cases.

If you or a family member have suffered brain injuries of any kind due to the negligence of another a personal injury settlement may be a possibility. Contact a Washington brain injury lawyer at our firm today to learn more.

Kent Personal Injury Lawyer Rob Kornfeld

Rob Kornfeld graduated from the University of Vermont in 1976 with college honors in the area of European Studies. He attended law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wa, where he graduated in 1979. Mr. Kornfeld is a member of the Washington State Bar and is  licensed to practice in federal court, e.g. the Western District of Washington at Seattle, and before the United States Supreme Court in Washington D. C. He is also a member of the New York Bar Association.

Mr. Kornfeld is a longstanding member of the  Washington State Association for Justice, formerly the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.  He is a Master Advocate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, has served on the Washington State Trial Lawyers Editorial Board as Co-Senior Editor of Verdicts and Settlements, and written many articles and published in the WSTLA Trial News.  Mr. Kornfeld has co-chaired many seminars for the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association and attended WSTLA seminars as a guest speaker, and has also spoken at other continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the Washington State Bar Association and other legal associations.

Robert Kornfeld is experienced in trials and settlements in both state and federal courts and has been licensed on a case by case basis to handle legal actions in other jurisdictions outside of Washington state, including Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, and has assisted on cases in British Columbia, Canada.

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Kent Personal Injury Lawyers Handling All Types of Cases

If you have been injured in Kent you financial compensation for those very injuries could be an option. Call 800-282-4878 to speak with a Kent personal injury lawyer at our firm about your case.

Choosing the Right Personal Injury Lawyer

Choose the right attorney carefully.  Be sure the attorney you hire practices only personal injury law.  My practice is devoted to helping injured people.   My firm only handles personal injury law cases for injured persons or victims of other torts.

Injured in Kent? Contact our Kent, WA personal injury attorneys for a free case evaluation at a place of your convenience.

My advice is to choose an attorney with whom you are comfortable and trust, one who is sensitive, caring and dedicated to helping injured people, and one who will aggressively represent you.  It is unlikely that you will find any other attorney who has been through what I have been after my accident in July of 1985.  Hire an attorney who has a track record of going to trial, not just settling cases, as insurance companies will settle for more compensation if your counsel has a track record of going to trial.  Please email us at rob@kornfeldlaw.com or call 1 (800) 282-4878.  We will gladly send you an informational brochure featuring our firm’s successes at no charge.

Kornfeld Law: Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated

Martindale-Hubbell Top Rating. As a result of an extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Washington State Bar, both lawyers and judges, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded the highest peer review rating to Mr. Kornfeld – an AV rating.

The AV rating, which identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability, is a reflection of his expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence. The ratings of Martindale-Hubbell, established by attorneys for attorneys, clearly indicate that Mr. Kornfeld demonstrates the highest professional and ethical standards.

If you have recently been injured in, for example, a car accident our attorneys may be able to help you get financially compensated. Contact our Kent personal injury lawyers for a free consultation to learn more.

What You Are Entitled to After Being Injured in a WA Car Accident

In all personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accident cases of all types, you are entitled to recover general damages for your pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, permanent disfigurement, scarring, loss of opportunity to enjoy life, interference with the husband/wife or parent/child relationship, wrongful death, loss of services, dismemberment and any other type of general damage relating to injury.  You are also entitled to recover special damages, including are past, present and future medical bills, wage loss, loss of earnings potential and other out-of-pocket expenses.  It is your attorney’s obligation to properly prepare your case and determine what these damages are. This usually takes place after your medical condition is stabilized.

At the point when your medical condition stabilizes, which means you will not get any better or worse, your attorney should speak to your doctors and obtain medical reports regarding your prognosis.  At the conclusion of your recovery, the attorney shall put together a settlement demand package to try and resolve your case with the insurance company. From that point forward, negotiations will take place. Your attorney should be goal oriented to maximize your RECOVERY.

If your case does not settle, your attorney will file suit and proceed to trial.  Many times an insurance company will not pay you what you deserve to recover until your case is set for trial or close to trial. Insurance companies know which attorneys take cases to trial and which attorneys settle cases.  The attorneys who proceed and prepare a case as though it shall proceed to trial will likely recover more money for you than a settlement lawyer. It behooves all attorneys to try and settle cases.  However, if cases do not settle in a reasonable period of time, it behooves everyone to file suit and prosecute your case, preparing for trial.

This is the best way to financially maximize your RECOVERY.

If you have been injured due to the negligence of another driver in Kent or elsewhere in Washington state feel free to contact us for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.

FAQ: If I am involved in a pedestrian accident, what should I do?

Q. If I am involved in a pedestrian accident, what should I do?

A. Don’t leave the scene of the accident unless it is in an ambulance. If you are able to do so, get the information of the person involved in the accident—name, address, phone number, drivers license number and expiration date, vehicle license plate, registration and insurance company and policy number. Also get the contact information of anyone who witnessed the incident (this includes passengers in the vehicle). Call the police and wait for them to arrive. If they don’t come to the scene, file a report immediately. You will want to contact your insurance company and make them aware of the accident. It is important to remember that even if you are the victim of a hit-and-run, you need to report the incident to the police and to your insurance company.

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