Personal Injury
Includes the representation of persons who have been seriously injured by the acts of another and the families of wrongful death victims. Personal injury may be intentional or the result of negligence. The most common reason for a personal injury lawsuit is negligence. Victims of negligent personal injury are legally entitled to compensation for lost wages, medical bills, emotional distress, and pain and suffering.
Discrimination: - Age - Disability - Gender - Race - Religion - Sexual Orientation
Harassment: - Sexual - Hostile Environment
Retaliatory Action by Employers against Employees
Wage and Hour Violations
Wrongful Termination
Bad Faith Insurance
Insurance companies receive thousands of claims daily, many of which are denied or underpaid. When an insurer unreasonably withholds legitimate insurance policy benefits, it is called a bad faith claim. There are several ways which insurance companies commit bad faith including but not limited to:
Failing to Promptly and Thoroughly Investigate a Claim
Using Unreasonable Interpretations in Insurance Policy Language
Unreasonably Denying Benefits
Unreasonably refusing to Settle the Case
Refusing to Reimburse You for the Entirety of Your Loss
Roof Leaks
Employment Law
Are you being treated differently by your employer because of your race, gender, your national origin, disability or because your employer believes you are disabled, or because of your sexual orientation, pregnancy, or religion? If so, you may be the victim of employment discrimination, which is prohibited by federal, state and city laws. .
Discrimination: - Age - Disability - Gender - Race - Religion - Sexual Orientation
Harassment: - Sexual - Hostile Environment
Retaliatory Action by Employers against Employees
Wage and Hour Violations
Wrongful Termination
Construction Defects
Denotes that there is a failure to construct the building in a reasonable manner and/or the structure fails to perform in the manner that is reasonably intended by the buyer, usually this includes any deficiency in the performing or furnishing of the supervision, inspection, design, construction, and/or development of any new home or building.
Stucco Cracks
Electrical Problems
Foundation Defects
Noise Intrusion
Plumbing Problems
Wood Rot
Structural Cracking
Drainage Issues
Roof Leaks
HOA Law includes
A Home Owners' Association (HOA) is a legal entity that governs a subdivision, condominium or town home development, or planned community. HOA membership is mandatory for all property owners within the development. However, owners and homeowners’ associations have disagreements over certain policies, rights and obligations. Thus if you are involved in an owner/homeowners’ association dispute and have questions Schimmel & Parks can help:
Association Meetings
Construction Defects
Contract Review and/or Drafting of Contracts
Determine Responsibility for Repairs
Government Document Amendments
Insurance Policy Review
Litigation
LC&R Revision
Tenant/Owner Dispute/Resolution
Product Liability
Products liability refers to the liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by that product. This includes the manufacturer of component parts (at the top of the chain), an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail store owner (at the bottom of the chain).Products liability claims can be based on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty of fitness depending on the jurisdiction within which the claim is based.
Manufacturing Defects - product operates differently from its intended design, even if all possible care was exercised
Design Defects -
when the foreseeable risks of harm posed by the product could have been reduced or avoided by the adoption of a reasonable alternative design, and failure to use the alternative design renders the product not reasonably safe.
Foundation Defects
Noise Intrusion
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