Our law firm represents individuals who have been victimized by either negligence or intentional action or inaction of individuals or corporations. Most often, the victim that we represent has been seriously injured or killed as a result of such conduct. Our goal is to obtain money for our clients to compensate them for their damages. At the same time we are often able to improve safety and prevent injuries to others.
Most personal injury cases involve an individual who has been made sick, hurt or disabled, because of a motor vehicle accident, ATV, snowmobile or watercraft accident; a defect in a product such as a machine, tool or household product, injuries from toxic exposure to chemicals, molds, etc., injuries from fire and explosion, various work related injuries, injuries suffered as a result of medical malpractice, injuries caused by a defective condition or dangerous activity conducted by an individual or business on its property, the failure of a business, hotel, or apartment complex to protect individuals from robbery, assault or other criminal actions, exposure to chemicals or molds, food born illnesses such as e.coli or salmonella, the professional negligence of doctors or other health care providers.
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At Jorden and White we handle automobile, car, truck, motorcycle, bus, and pedestrian accidents. The cases we handle involve both severe and modest injuries or death. Depending upon the requirements of your case, we work with investigators, accident reconstructionists, engineers, doctors and other healthcare providers to secure and present all the facts critical to your case. Most often these cases require your attorney to stand strong against large insurance companies, which is what we at Jorden and White have been doing for over thirty-four (34) years. We are able to settle most motor vehicle cases without going to trial, but we will never back off a court battle if that is what justice requires. Attorneys and staff at Jorden and White are dedicated to providing you with the best personal representation that we possibly can.
The fun promised by all terrain vehicles (ATV), personal water craft (PWC), and snowmobiles sometimes ends in tragedy. That tragedy is a serious injury or death that could have been avoided. Marketing strategies from the industry place these very fast and dangerous vehicles into the hands of inexperienced adults and children who do not understand or appreciate the dangers involved. Many times the public trails and waterways where these vehicles are used contain hidden defects and hazards, which bring about injury and death.
Attorneys at Jorden and White have inimate experience and knowledge with all sorts of off road vehicles from motorcycles, mountain bikes, all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, as well as a variety of water craft, including waterski boats and PWCs. Individuals suffering injury as a result of the use of one of these vehicles can put the knowledge and experience of Jorden and White to work for them to recover the money damages that the law requires.
Product Liability is also referred to as strict liability. The manufacturer of a product is liable for personal injury or death caused to an individual because of a defect in the product. A product is defective if it lacks any element necessary to make it safer for its intended use, or contain any condition that made it unsafe for its intended use. We, at Jorden and White, have represented individuals who are injured because products they were using did not possess proper warnings or guards, or the product failed or broke because of material failure or improper design. The victims of product failure often times suffer horrific and disabling injuries.
Bill Jorden and Harry White are experienced in prosecuting such cases for individuals who have been victimized by defective products.
Injuries at work can be devastating to an individual and his family. Such injuries often result in a temporary or permanent loss of income, large medical bills and considerable disability and suffering. Often times, there are multiple sources of money to compensate an injured employee. While we do represent injured workers with regard to their workers compensation claims, workers compensation however, does not always fully compensate an injured employee. Bill Jorden and Harry White are experienced in determining if an individual injured at work is legally entitled to receive compensation from sources other than workers compensation. Sometimes the injury was caused by acts or failure to act of some other person or entity other than your employer. In some instances, the work place injury was caused by defective product. In other instances, a third party individual or company may be at fault.
We work hard at Jorden amd White to find creative ways to ensure that our clients are fully and fairly compensated for their injuries.
We at Jorden and White appreciate the years of education, training and sacrifice committed by our doctors to provide us with the best medical care in this world. Still, doctors do make mistakes. As in any profession, there are bad doctors who should not be allowed to practice. Physicians and doctors should only practice in the discipline in which they are skilled and trained. Even good, competent and well-trained doctors may not always be careful and thorough. Nurses, technicians and other support personnel may be allowed to become sloppy in their attention to procedure and details. Equipment may not be carefully maintained and serviced, or may fail for other reasons. Any of these circumstances or situations can result in people, such as you, being victimized and seriously injured.
We at Jorden and White work with individuals who find themselves seriously injured and debilitated because of medical malpractice. We strive to obtain just compensation for these individuals in order to restore their dignity and help them care for their families and have the wherewithal to pay their bills and continue with their life.
We are also pleased at Jorden and White to have established a close working relationship with other nationally known law firms with specialized experience in the medical malpractice field involving birth injuries, cerebral palsy, brain damage, and wrongful death. The cooperative association established between Jorden and White and other law firms gives our clients a superior advantage in the evaluation and handling of their case.
At Jorden and White, we represent victims of food born illnesses. We know that such illnesses can have devastating consequences to victims, including permanent illness or death. The CDC estimates that 76 million food born illnesses cases occur in the United States every year, which means that one in four Americans contact a food born illness from something they eat a restaurant or from a grocery story that is contaminated with such pathogens as e.coli 0175:H7, salmonella, hepatitis A, and listeria. Approximately 325,000 people are hospitalized with illnesses and 5,000 die.
Premise Liability claims can fall into a number of different categories. Generally the law requires property owners to protect their visitors from certain types of hazards or dangers. Under appropriate circumstances, a property owner is liable for injuries suffered by someone who may slip and fall on their property. A property or business owner may be responsible for injuries caused by an assault upon a guest, tenant or visitor. Property owners can be held responsible for injuries caused by dangerous activities that take place on his land. Many individuals, every year become victims of a property owners neglect and failure to exercise appropriate care.
We at Jorden and White use our legal experience and commitment to pursue homeowners and business owners insurance coverage, to secure the money required to compensate our clients for their damages.
Chemical and mold exposure is being recognized evermore frequently as the cause of severe injury to individuals, especially to children and young adults. Usually such exposure affects the immune system and manifests itself in a variety of symptoms, including chronic fatigue, mental impairment and pain. Such exposure can even result in extreme disability and death.
We at Jorden and White use our experience and personal client dedication to develop the causal connection between the toxic exposure and the resulting illness and injury. We work closely with your physician and the scientific community to obtain compensation for your damages from the companies at fault.
Thousands of people every year are the innocent victims of a fire or explosion because someone was negligent or produced a defective product. Many of these victims suffer painful disfiguring dipilitating injuries or death. When such an accident occurs, we at Jorden and White will represent the victim or his or her family. We work closely with one of the nation's foremost fire and accident investigators. From the day we are hired, we work to determine the precise cause of the fire or explosion. Using their experience and skills as trial lawyers, Bill Jorden and Harry White work with a variety of individuals, experts and resources to determine fault and legal liability. Our attorneys and staff keep in contact and work with our clients, their doctors and health care providers in the interest of justice and being sure that our clients legal rights are protected. The monetary loss and suffering experienced by a fire and explosion victim can be horrific. It is our job at Jorden and White to represent such innocent victims and to see that they are fairly compensated, and the quality of their life restored.