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Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Our lawyers have represented clients in serious personal injury, wrongful death, auto accident, and insurance claims for more than 30 years.

People who have been seriously injured and families who have lost a loved one in an accident are often confronted with pursuing legal claims while experiencing enormous grief and difficult personal circumstances. Our lawyers understand the importance of personal attention and good communication in these situations. Burns, Day & Presnell, P.A is able to devote the resources necessary to investigate and evaluate legal issues involved in catastrophic accidents by accepting only a few carefully selected cases at a time. This approach provides our clients with the personal attention and legal resources they deserve.

We offer free initial consultations. Our personal injury & wrongful death litigation team will be happy to schedule a free consultation with you.  

We deal with a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death claims, including:

• Negligence
• Defective and unsafe products
• Professional malpractice
• Structure failures
• Aviation accidents and airplane crashes
• Farming accidents
• Toxic exposures
• Automobile, truck, and motorcycle wrecks.

Some representative cases involving personal injury and death claims include:

• Father, mother, and two sons who were injured in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway
• Family of a NASCAR team executive in wrongful death claims arising from an airplane crash in Martinsville, Virginia
• Family of a farmer who was killed in a chemical explosion
• Parents of a young woman killed by a drunk driver
• Teenager whose leg was amputated in a farming accident
• Young mother injured by exposure to a toxic substance
• Man permanently disabled by a truck running a stop sign
• Student who had a kidney and spleen removed after his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver’s car
• Middle-aged couple injured in a motorcycle wreck caused by improper tire repair

Toxic Exposure

Harmful toxic exposures can occur at work while on the job, or at home through exposure to harmful well water, air, or even defective products. There are also a number of harmful chemicals that are released into our environment as byproducts of inappropriate and sometimes illegal activities undertaken by businesses. Exposure to some of these chemicals has been linked to terrible and permanent injuries and illnesses, including but not limited to leukemia, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, and other neurological and physiological disorders. Also, the presence of certain contaminants, such as thrichloretheylene, perchlorethylene, arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals in well water has been shown to diminish property values, often resulting in viable legal claims for damages against the company responsible for improper disposal of the chemicals – even if there are no personal injuries or illnesses reported.

Our lawyers have experience handling both personal injuries and property depreciation claims as a result of toxic exposures. It is often the case that these exposures are widespread, involving several properties and sometimes entire neighborhoods. Our attorneys have worked with individuals and multi-family claimants dealing with toxic exposure claims.

If you have been or are being exposed to harmful environmental contaminants that you believe are the result of improper or illegal conduct by another person or a company, feel free to contact our attorneys today. We offer free initial consultations, and can provide quick and confident guidance to assist you and to help you assess whether legal action is appropriate.

Automobile Accidents

Our litigation team has extensive experience in pursuing personal injury claims resulting from all sorts of vehicle accidents – car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bike accidents, truck accidents, and many more. Our experience ranges from “relatively minor” claims sometimes described as “soft tissue injuries”, to very severe accidents involving catastrophic permanent injuries and wrongful death claims.

If you or a family member has been injured in a vehicle accident, it is important that you reach out to an attorney as soon as possible, so you can best understand your options and protect your interests. Typically, the insurance company for the driver at fault will try to reach the injured party prior to that person talking to an attorney. The insurance companies know that an experienced and knowledgeable attorney will maximize the recovery available to the injured parties.

Unlike many firms that will put you in touch with paralegals or “intake specialists,” we will make sure that you speak with a knowledgeable and experienced accident attorney right away. We offer free consultations on all injury claims, so if you or a member of your family has been injured in an automobile accident, feel free to contact us as soon as possible after the injury.

Truck Accidents

Our litigation team has extensive experience in pursuing personal injury claims resulting from all sorts of vehicle accidents – car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bike accidents, truck accidents, and many more. Our experience ranges from “relatively minor” claims sometimes described as “soft tissue injuries”, to very severe accidents involving catastrophic permanent injuries and wrongful death claims.

If you or a family member has been injured in a vehicle accident, it is important that you reach out to an attorney as soon as possible so you can best understand your options and protect your interests. Typically, the insurance company for the driver at fault will try to reach the injured party prior to that person talking to an attorney. The insurance companies know that an experienced and knowledgeable attorney can maximize the recovery available to the injured parties.

Unlike many firms that will put you in touch with paralegals or “intake specialists,” we will make sure that you speak with a knowledgeable and experienced accident attorney right away. We offer free initial consultations on all injury claims, so if you or a member of your family has been injured in an automobile accident, feel free to contact us as soon as possible after the injury.

Motorcycle Accidents

Our litigation team has extensive experience in pursuing personal injury claims resulting from all sorts of vehicle accidents – car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bike accidents, truck accidents, and many more. Our experience ranges from “relatively minor” claims sometimes described as “soft tissue injuries”, to very severe accidents involving catastrophic permanent injuries and wrongful death claims.

If you or a family member has been injured in a vehicle accident, it is important that you reach out to an attorney as soon as possible so you can best understand your options and protect your interests. Typically, the insurance company for the driver at fault will try to reach the injured party prior to that person talking to an attorney. The insurance companies know that an experienced and knowledgeable attorney can maximize the recovery available to the injured parties.

Unlike many firms that will put you in touch with paralegals or “intake specialists,” we will make sure that you speak with a knowledgeable and experienced accident attorney right away. We offer free initial consultations on all injury claims, so if you or a member of your family has been injured in an automobile accident, feel free to contact us as soon as possible after the injury.

Wrongful Death

Sometimes a person is tragically killed as a result of another person’s wrongful, intentional or negligent acts. In such cases, North Carolina law allows family members to seek compensation for a variety of damages against the wrongdoer. Those damages include, but are not limited to, medical costs relating to the injury; funeral expenses incurred; projected lost wages that would have otherwise been earned by the lost loved one; and damages relating to the lost companionship, comfort, and guidance that the loved one would have provided had he or she survived.

Wrongful death claims are unique in several ways – not only in the types of damages that can be sought, but also with respect to the time restrictions in bringing the actions, which must be pursued within two years from the date of death. It is important that you and your family hire a knowledgeable attorney with experience in wrongful death claims.

Our litigation team has extensive experience handling wrongful death claims resulting from a wide variety of wrongful acts – from car crashes to plane crashes to professional negligence and other accidents. If your family has lost a loved one due to the wrongful, intentional or negligent act of another, feel free to contact our attorneys to discuss whether your family may have a viable wrongful death claim.

At Burns, Day & Presnell, P,A, we value high quality and personal service for our clients. Contact us for a free consultation with an attorney who will offer you and your family members support and insight to help you better understand your legal rights and options.