Accidents/Serious Injuries

The personal attorneys at Burke & Eisner, P.A. in Gilford represent individuals and families who have been harmed due to the negligence or intentional harm of another party - such as a person, a company, or a legal entity such as a city. Serious injuries can arise in a wide variety of circumstances (some accidental, some involving purposeful harm), such as:

 

  • slipping or falling on public or private premises
  • a fire, explosion, or building collapse
  • dog bites
  • airplane crashes
  • boating accidents
  • workplace accidents
  • dangerous or defective products (including drugs and medical devices)

 

Jim Burke, John Eisner and David Austin have been representing accident victims and the injured since the mid-1990s. They’ve seen firsthand the trauma that injured individuals and their families experience, and they strive to obtain a satisfying resolution to each client’s case in a timely manner. Contact their offices to speak with them about your own circumstances.

 


 

Burke & Eisner Law Blog

Cities May Influence Preterm Birth Risk
Very preterm birth - prior to 32 weeks gestation - is one of the greatest risk factors for cerebral palsy, and a new study suggests that the area where a pregnant woman lives may influence her risk of delivering preterm. Black Women Face Greater Risk Researchers looked at preterm birth rates among black, white and Hispanic [...]
October 4th, 2008 02:26 PM

Lyondell Required to Defend Benzene Accusations
According to recent reports, Lyondell Chemical Company has been asked by Houston Mayor Bill White to participate in a public hearing regarding the accusations brought against them for emitting benzene. Benzene is a known carcinogen and the company, which is the city’s largest refinery, is being accused of emitting large amounts of the chemical into [...]
October 2nd, 2008 07:34 PM

Can Relatives Inherit from Assisted Suicide?
Interesting question before a Wisconsin appeals court. In it’s decision the appeals court upheld an earlier lower court decision that allowed a man’s wife and daughter to inherit his estate even though they assisted him to commit suicide. In what some legal analysts say is a precedent setting case in the nation, the court [...]
September 29th, 2008 04:28 PM

Information about Cerebral Palsy, Resources and Blogs
I was over reading Glenda Watson Hyatt over at her Doitmyselfblog and found a couple of interesting posts.  I had blogged about her last year when she was competing for the blogger of the year competition. Sometimes Cerebral Palsy Means Spilled Cereal - (Photo credit: Peter Galbraith). Having cerebral palsy means never being quite sure what [...]
September 26th, 2008 11:34 PM