Personal Injury
Personal injury includes any case in which a person suffers physical injury as a result of the wrongful conduct of a person, organization, or governmental entity. Personal injury includes:
- automobile accidents,
- trucking accidents,
- train accidents,
- construction site accidents,
- slip-and-falls and premises liability
- boating accidents,
- nursing home abuse,
- wrongful death, and
- other wrongful conduct that causes physical injury.
Personal Injury cases involve complicated issues such as proof of injuries and medical bills. In addition, insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, hospitals, and other health care providers may claim that they are entitled to some or all of any money that a victim receives in settlement or trial. As a result, if you have been injured through the conduct of another, it is important that you choose an attorney who knows these issues and who has the compassion, competence, and commitment necessary to handle your personal injury case.
Inge Johnstone takes pride in representing victims of personal injury.
Maritime Personal Injury
Maritime personal injury includes injuries occurring in or around major bodies of water, such as the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway, major lakes, major rivers, bays, and the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, it may include injuries to certain types of workers such as dock workers, stevedores, seamen, and other crewmembers. When an injury is a maritime personal injury, specialized rules apply. If you have been injured in an accident on the water, such as a cruise ship accident, boating accident or a jet ski accident, or have been injured while working on or near the water, make sure to consult with an attorney who has experience with maritime law.
Fraud
Fraud involves the negligent, reckless or intentional misrepresentation of facts resulting in an economic injury to the fraud victim. Some common examples include banking fraud, real estate fraud, and insurance fraud.
- Banking Fraud. With mortgage foreclosures at an all time high and an economy struggling due to the greed of some banks, many Americans have been the victims of banking fraud. Banking fraud can occur when a bank lies to a customer or even forges key documents. Banking fraud often affects those who already are in desperate financial condition. Inge Johnstone has extensive experience in banking litigation and currently represents plaintiffs in bank fraud cases.
- Real Estate Fraud. Real estate fraud involves fraud in connection with the sale of a house, condominium, land or other property. Inge Johnstone has extensive real estate litigation experience and currently represents plaintiffs in real estate fraud cases.
- Insurance Fraud and Bad Faith. Whether it involves an insurance agent misrepresenting the contents of a Medicare Advantage policy to an elderly woman or an insurance company wrongfully denying the claims of policyholders, insurance fraud and bad faith remains a problem in our country today. Click Here to see the American Association of Justice's special report on the ten worst insurance companies in America.
Commercial Litigation
Inge Johnstone has extensive experience in commercial litigation and has represented businesses in a wide variety of business disputes, including indemnity, breaches of real estate leases, breaches of leases of personal property, and failed business sales.