Personal Injury

The Jacksonville law office of Kelly B. Hampton & Associates focuses on personal injury law and wrongful death in Duval County and the surrounding areas. They also handle family law and surrogacy cases.

Personal injury claims are initiated by people injured due to someone else’s negligence, carelessness, or recklessness. If you are accepted as a claimant, you or a family member may be entitled to compensation for pain, suffering, medical bills, and lost income. Proving someone else is negligent, however, requires the dedicated efforts of an experienced attorney.

Let Kelly B. Hampton & Associates champion your rights

At Kelly B. Hampton & Associates, personal injury claims represent a significant portion of the cases handled. Kelly B. Hampton is an accomplished trial attorney and negotiator, committed to ensuring the rights and obtaining full and fair compensation for every claimant.

Serious injuries are costly

Personal injury cases involve physical and emotional suffering, plus financial loss. Statistics compiled by the insurance industry reveal that people who retain a lawyer both in wrongful death and personal injury claims make out better than those who do not.

Below are the areas of personal law in which Kelly B. Hampton concentrates:

Motor vehicle accidents

Motor vehicle accidents are a daily occurrence with Florida’s average higher than the national average. Accidents may cause major injuries to people and property—and they may even result in death. Despite Florida’s no-fault coverage, you may have a claim. You will need legal representation to make that determination and to coordinate all the legal issues involved.

Trucking accidents

The complexity of trucking accidents and the often catastrophic resulting injuries present special legal challenges. Did you know that a truck or tractor-trailer wreck that involves a motor carrier regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has built-in protection for an injured party? You cannot discover this without filing a suit with the help of an experienced attorney.

Slip and fall accidents

Kelly B. Hampton knows the standards that property owners, private and commercial, must abide by to protect visitors from injury. And he knows how to hold owners accountable when they fail to maintain those standards. He and his staff will fully investigate your injury, work closely with your medical experts, and remain dedicated to the best possible outcome of your case.  Slip and fall accidents come under premises liability law and usually involve slippery sidewalk, floor, or stairs.

Premises liability

There are other premises liability areas besides the above slip and fall accidents. The best assessment of a case, however, requires an experienced attorney. Some of the issues taken into consideration are the status of the injured party or plaintiff, the possession of the premises, whether the state laws favors the premise owner, etc.

Other areas of premises liability include faulty escalator or elevator, broken curb, improper seating, any other negligent property maintenance. Some instances of dog bites are also included.

Dog bites

Dog bites can result in serious injury. Dog bite laws are a combination of city, county, and state laws or ordinances. Because these laws vary between cities and counties, the location where dog bite incident took place is critical to your ability to recover damages. Usually the owner of the animal is liable for damages, but any negligence on the part of the injured person is taken into account. An experienced attorney is required to make the system work for the injured party. That is where a dedicated attorney such as Kelly B. Hampton can help.

Wrongful death

A wrongful death occurs when a person dies because of a negligent or reckless act, or an intentional attack by another person. Any personal injury that results in a death can be the basis of a wrongful death suit. Compensation may include the following damages:

Kelly B. Hampton possesses the knowledge and resources to investigate a death and to assess the extent of the losses. Punitive damages are included in cases where it is felt the guilty party should be punished.

For experienced, vigorous representation you can trust, call our office at 904.674.007 and schedule an appointment to speak with an attorney.