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Gulfport Personal Injury Lawyer

Personal Injury Lawyers Serving Gulfport

Gulfport is located along the Gulf Coast. With a population of more than 70,000 people, Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi, trailing only Jackson. Gulfport is a popular travel destination, with visitors flocking to attractions like the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, and Island View Casino. While Gulfport is regarded as a great place to live, work, and visit, people nevertheless suffer injuries in the area on a daily basis. Common sources of injuries include car wrecks, trucking accidents, slip and falls, and workplace accidents. Victims may be left wondering how they will pay for expensive medical treatment or recoup wages lost from having to miss work. A Gulfport personal injury attorney will be able to investigate the circumstances surrounding your accident and discuss your legal rights under Mississippi law. Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz is a large regional law firm, and we serve those injured in the Gulfport area and throughout Mississippi.

Recovering Compensation After an Accident in Gulfport or Harrison County

As a resident of Gulfport, you probably routinely drive on some of the city’s busiest roads, including 25th Avenue and Beach Boulevard. Imagine a situation in which you began slowing down for traffic but the driver behind you failed to stop in time before hitting the rear of your car. This accident can result in both damages to your car and physical injuries, such as whiplash, a concussion, broken bones, or other serious harm. In many cases, the driver who hit you from behind would be considered negligent in causing the car accident for following too closely. Other types of negligence can include driving under the influence of alcohol and texting while driving.

Big rig drivers travel through the area on a daily basis, particularly on Interstate 10. While truckers can be prone to many of the same mistakes as other drivers, trucking accidents can be even more dangerous since commercial trucks are much larger than the vehicles driven by most Mississippians. Given the amount of time that truck drivers spend on the road, it is important for them to be aware of driver fatigue and the potential to fall asleep at the wheel. To promote safety on the road, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has federal regulations in place for interstate truck drivers and companies to follow. If a truck driver breaches these regulations and ultimately causes a crash, the trucker and trucking company could be responsible for the victim’s damages caused by the collision. For assistance in gathering the evidence needed to prove your claim, you should speak with an experienced personal injury attorney in the Gulfport area.

Holding Doctors and Hospitals Accountable for Malpractice

Gulfport has a number of medical institutions in the area. These establishments provide daily care and support for many of Gulfport’s residents, including in times of emergency. Nevertheless, there can be situations in which doctors and nurses breach their standard of care by making a costly mistake with a patient. This would be known as medical malpractice, an extremely serious and complicated area of Mississippi law. Proving liability often depends on expert proof and testimony, and many medical malpractice cases involve Mississippi’s wrongful death laws.

Mississippi Lawyers Assisting Workers Injured on the Job

Workers’ compensation is relevant to many in the Gulfport community. People can injure themselves at work in a variety of ways, such as lifting heavy boxes, operating complex machinery, or being involved in a car wreck. Injuries suffered at work can result in medical bills, permanent impairment, and lost wages. Fortunately for injured workers, Mississippi law requires companies with five or more employees to carry workers’ compensation insurance to cover these incidents. Employees who injure themselves on the job may be eligible to receive medical, wage, and disability benefits as long as they were injured within the course and scope of employment and reported the injury within the sufficient timeframe as set by state law. If a party other than your employer caused or contributed to you getting hurt, you may be able to assert a separate third party claim against that party.

Full Service Personal Injury Law Firm Ready to Speak with You Today

At Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, we have served people injured in the South for more than 30 years. In doing so, we have recovered more than $1.5 billion in compensation for our clients. We handle cases involving car and truck accidents, premises liability, negligent security, product liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and nursing home neglect, among others. To speak with our Gulfport personal injury lawyers, call 800-529-4004 or complete our online form. Let us show you why NST is the way to go.

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