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Electrical Injuries/Electrocution

Electrical Injury?

Attorneys at Morgenstern & Herd, P.A., in Tampa Represent Accident Victims and Families of Electrocution Victims

Electrical accidents happen in a variety of contexts including the following:

  • In connection with automotive repairs
  • In connection with workplace hazards including railroad workplaces
  • In connection with use of defective products

Electrocution — death by electric shock — occurs when humans have contact with high levels of electrical power. Risk of electrical shock or electrocution is enhanced with water is involved. Our Florida law firm represents people who have been injured as a result of electrical accidents and surviving family members when electrocution has occurred.

Legal and financial responsibility for losses caused by an electrical injury vary, of course, depending on circumstances. Liability may pertain to an employer, a property owner, a product manufacturer, a supervisor, a company or a business. One of the major tasks of a personal injury lawyer is to identify the responsible parties and sources of compensation.

Other important tasks for a personal injury law firm include the following:

  • Accident reconstruction
  • Evaluation of injuries: burns, scarring, disfigurement
  • Communication with physicians regarding long-term prognosis and recommended treatment and therapy
  • Determination of total losses in terms of dollar amounts needed to make the accident victim or surviving family "financially whole"

Was your or your family member's electrical injury or electrocution a result of miswiring attributable to a manufacturer? Or was the injury or fatality an occurrence on the job in a railroad or ship context? Talk to an attorney at the Tampa law offices of Morgenstern & Herd, P.A., regarding appropriate laws that may be applicable in your case such as the following:

  • Product liability
  • Premises liability
  • Workers' compensation
  • FELA
  • Jones Act

Electrical Injury Victims: Contact a Tampa Area Personal Injury Lawyer

Whether advocating on behalf of electrical injury victims or surviving family members after an electrocution, Attorney Betsey Herd contributes valuable medical knowledge to injury claims of clients of Morgenstern & Herd, P.A. Her background in cardiovascular physiology and experience as a clinical manager for a large hospital system benefits clients of Morgenstern & Herd, P.A. We handle industrial and other workplace cases on a contingency basis.

Contact us at 813-699-5804 or 888-816-9134 to schedule a free initial consultation. Discuss your legal options after a railroad workplace accident, a traffic accident or an accident at sea.

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