A drowning accident is a tragic event where someone becomes overwhelmed in water and can’t breathe. This can happen in pools, oceans, or lakes, often catching the person off guard. These accidents can have crippling impacts on victims and their families, often leading to significant physical, emotional, and financial hardships. Depending on the circumstances, victims or their families can file a lawsuit or insurance claim for compensation. Below, Butler Kahn explains useful information about drowning accidents, including how and why they happen, your legal options, potential financial compensation, and how our drowning accident lawyers can fight to get you maximum compensation and justice.
Legal Options for a Victim of a Drowning Accident
If you’re a victim of a drowning accident in Atlanta, you have legal options to consider. First, you can file an insurance claim. This involves notifying the insurance company of the accident and providing necessary details. The insurance company will then assess your claim. If the accident happened at someone else’s property, their homeowner’s insurance might cover your claim.
Another option is filing a lawsuit. This is a legal process where you formally accuse someone of being responsible for the accident. You’ll need to prove that the other party was negligent and that their negligence led to your injuries. Filing a lawsuit can be a lengthy process, involving gathering evidence, witness statements, and possibly going to court.
It’s important to know that in Atlanta, there are time limits for filing these claims or lawsuits. Missing these deadlines can prevent you from getting compensation. Therefore, it’s advisable to consult a lawyer as soon as possible after the accident.
Atlanta Drowning Accident Attorney
If you or a loved one has been involved in a drowning accident in Atlanta, you have legal rights and options. For guidance on these options, contact Butler Kahn. As experienced premises liability and wrongful death attorneys, we are ready to help you with filing a lawsuit or insurance claim. Call (678) 647-7339 or contact us online for a consultation.
Meet Jeb Butler / Personal Injury Attorney
It’s pretty simple: a lawyer should be good at what he does, care about his clients, and live up to his word. That is how we have built this firm.
I’ve been handling exclusively personal injury and wrongful death cases for over ten years. Before that, I worked as a prosecutor, public defender, federal law clerk, and (briefly) as a civil defense lawyer. In law school I argued on the National Moot Court team, published on the Law Review, and graduated magna cum laude. Doing well in law school opened lots of doors for me but it was not until I started my own law firm handling serious injury cases that I opened the right one.
What I learned before law school has mattered the most. I learned to work hard, for a long time, at jobs that were not glamorous. I shoveled sod, mucked stalls, fed horses and cows, cut grass, and ran a weed-eater. I learned to weld and drive a tractor. I learned about pride in a job well done.
That is what drives me now. I want to win my client’s case, look them at the eye at the end when we deliver the check, and know that my firm has lived up to its word of delivering top-tier legal work and top-tier client service.
Meet Matt Kahn / Personal Injury Attorney
If you’re on our page looking for a personal injury lawyer, you and your family have likely suffered a serious loss. This page probably isn’t the first law firm website you’ve visited. Let me tell you what we can do for you.
The three most important things you should look for in a lawyer are experience, work ethic, and communication.
- Experience – I’ve dedicated my career to fighting for people and families who’ve suffered unimaginable losses by focusing solely on personal injury and wrongful death cases. It’s all we do at Butler Kahn.
- Work Ethic – I fight for my clients around the clock. My day doesn’t end at 5:00 p.m. When I take on a case, that case becomes a significant part of my life. Why shouldn’t it? It’s certainly a significant part of yours.
- Communication – Each of my clients have my cell phone number. If you want to talk to you lawyer, you should be able to on your time.
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