If you or a loved one have been hurt by corporate greed or injured by their negligence in Huber Heights or Montgomery County - Ohio mass tort lawyers at Stamps & Stamps can help you obtain financial compensation.
Getting injured or falling sick is never easy. Having it happen because some company cut corners or disregarded your safety is adding insult to injury. And yet, every year, pharmaceutical companies, industrial giants, and corporate conglomerates cause such harm with their negligence, greed, or recklessness.
Sometimes, these faults come to light; however, when one person speaks up, and then another. Trends are noticed when people from the same area or with the same product start falling sick. When enough cases and claims are made for a clear pattern to emerge, a judge will often call for a Mass Tort lawsuit. This means that injured individuals who might not have the means to take on a big-name company and their lawyers can come together and unite their forces.
Using a mass tort claim reduces the cost of filing and suing these companies, which is sometimes the only way families throughout Ohio and the country can finally obtain compensation for the harm they have endured. In Huber Heights and other Montgomery County suburbs of Dayton, injured individuals can count on the assistance of dedicated mass tort and personal injury lawyers Dana and Eric Stamps.
Mass tort claims are one of two types of lawsuits designed to help groups of injured individuals claim justice and compensation from corporations and institutions, the other being class actions. Unlike class action lawsuits, however, mass tort claims are individual, meaning that each victim has to demonstrate the harm suffered and is free to accept a settlement or pursue compensation in court.
This also means that mass tort cases tend to come out of corporate actions that hurt consumers or bystanders in different and individual ways. This could include, for example:
It is important to note that harm, no matter how dramatic or expensive, is not the only legal requirement. That harm must be caused by specific negligent or criminal behavior by the company in question. This means that they did know, or should have known, about the harm caused and proceeded with their action anyway.
Proving the harm was caused by their negligence and that their actions led to your injury or loss can be quite complex, which is one reason why you need a good attorney on your side. The other reason to hire a lawyer to handle your mass tort claim is to ensure that no harm is overlooked, or source of compensation missed, in your pursuit of justice and financial recovery.
The illnesses and injuries you can claim compensation for in a mass tort claim will vary wildly depending on the nature of the harm. Nevertheless, no matter what form that harm takes, it always comes with a cost. These costs are often referred to as Damages, which come in many different types, some more obvious than others.
Most of the time, these damages are obvious and easy to calculate. If you had to spend time in the hospital, receive expensive treatments or medication, consult specialists, or get surgery, you probably had to pay some or all of those costs. Those bills can all be logged as specific damages.
Even ongoing and future medical expenses can be included in your claim. If a thyroid condition means you will be taking an expensive drug until you die, that is a medical cost.
Medical costs are only the most obvious of a larger category of mass tort compensation called specific damages. This means that they have a direct cost in dollars or can be easily calculated in such economic terms (they are sometimes called economic damages as a result).
Other examples of specific damages include:
In short, any loss that has concrete economic value, even ones that have not happened yet, can and should be included in your demand for compensation. As long as they were directly or indirectly caused by an injury due to a company’s negligence, you should have the company paying these costs through the mass tort claim.
Just because the harm or loss you have endured cannot be easily turned into a dollar value does not mean it should not also be paid for by the company that caused it. Costs that fall into this category are called general damages, and they include any noon-economic harm done to you by the company’s negligent or reckless behavior.
For example:
It is your lawyer’s job to make sure that these damages are all claimed in your mass tort lawsuit and covered in any settlement reached with the company that caused you that harm.
That is why you want a local lawyer who understands your life and cares about what is at stake for you but who also has extensive mass tort litigation and personal injury law experience. In Huber Heights or anywhere in Montgomery County, Dayton-based law firm Stamps & Stamps is the perfect choice.
Stamps & Stamps | Mass tort lawyers Dana and Eric Stamps have extensive experience obtaining significant financial settlements for victims of corporate negligence in Huber Heights and throughout Ohio.
While his law firm is in Dayton, Dana Stamps has fought for justice in Montgomery County for nearly 50 years. As Montgomery County Auditor, in just a few short years, he helped return millions to local schools and government entities, including the General Fund.
However, perhaps his greatest successes still have been the lives directly changed and improved through the pursuit of justice and much-needed financial compensation in both personal injury and mass tort lawsuits, where he is a compassionate advocate and diligent negotiator.
If you or someone you know has suffered at the hands of a greedy or negligent corporation in Huber Heights, Dana Stamps can help. To schedule a consultation with this exceptional Ohio mass tort lawyer, just call (937) 247-6447 or text (937) 265-6418 to tell us about your situation.
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