Overview of our services…
Gage Mathers helps people from across the country and around the world. We only represent negligence victims with life-changing injuries. The firm handles a variety of cases from simple car wrecks to complex trucking, medical, electrical, burn trauma, and many other cases.
Traffic Accidents
Car Crash
Truck Crash
Tractor Trailer Crash
Motorcycle Crash
Bicycle Crash
Uber & Lyft Crash
Bus & Muni Crash
Pedestrian Crash
Distracted Driving
Dangerous Road Designs
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury
Surgical Errors
Failure to Diagnose
Medical Negligence
Brain Injury
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Fire and Explosion Cases
All of these cases might include:
Personal Injury
Catastrophic Injury
Wrongful Death
Wage Loss
Amputation
Herniated Disc
Back Injury
Neck Injury
Brain Injury
Concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Paralysis
Broken Bones
CRPS
Burn Injuries
Paralysis
Degloving
Crush Injury
Eye Injury
Scarring
Disfigurement
Car Crash
Driving in a vehicle is probably the riskiest thing you do.
In detail…
Driving in a vehicle is probably the riskiest thing you do. More than 2 million Americans every year suffer permanent injuries in a car accident, with many more suffering minor injuries. More than 40,000 people die every year from car accidents. This has a devastating impact on victims and their families.
The majority of car accident victims are the drivers, then the passengers of the car, followed by pedestrians, and lastly cyclists.
About 40% of car accident fatalities occur because of a drunken driver. About 30% of the car accident fatalities can be attributed to driving above the speed limits and 33% and above because of reckless driving that causes the car to go off the road and result in an accident.
A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision, including vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, road environment, and driver skill, impairment due to alcohol or drugs, and behavior, notably speeding and street racing. Worldwide, motor vehicle collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved.
If you, or someone you care about, is hurt in a car accident, call Gage Mathers now. We have successfully handled thousands of car crash cases, from simple fender benders to multi-vehicle pileups.
In detail…
Historically, medical malpractice laws were designed to accomplish certain specific social objectives, including addressing poor quality care, fairly compensating patients for injuries resulting from negligence, and imposing justice in a manner that would make future occurrences less likely.
Doctors and other health care providers have a duty to their patients, to provide care and treatment that complies with the appropriate standard of care. This means the health care provider must exercise that degree of care, skill and learning expected of a reasonable, prudent health care provider in the profession or class to which he belongs within the state acting in the same or similar circumstances. If the health care provider fails to acts as a reasonably prudent provider under the circumstances, then that health care provider failed to perform his or her duty and was negligent. This must be proven by presenting a medical expert within the same specialty as the health care provider.
- misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose;
- surgical errors, including unnecessary or incorrect surgery;
- surgical errors, including leaving things inside the patient’s body after surgery;
- premature discharge;
- failure to order appropriate tests or to act on results;
- failure to follow up;
- medication errors;
- poor infection control, including potentially fatal infections acquired in the hospital; and
- general negligence.
Medical malpractice cases are complex with several nuances. It is essential to get advice and representation from an experienced team, like us. If you believe that you or a loved one has been injured by a health care provider’s negligence, then contact us as soon as possible so we can help you determine if your case has merit.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is an epidemic in the U.S.
Truck Crash
Truck accidents can be the most catastrophic crashes on the road.
In detail…
- Semis
- Big-Rigs
- 18 Wheelers
- Tractor Trailers
- Speeding
- Reckless driving
- Defective equipment or equipment brake failure
- Overloaded trucks
- Inexperienced drivers
- Weather conditions
- Road design
- Impaired visibility
- Driver fatigue
- Driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol
- Distracted driving
In detail…
- Fuel Fed Fires: Often minor crashes turn devastating because spilled fuel catches fire after impact, which is often the result of a faulty design.
- Thermal Burn Injuries: Thermal burn injuries can happen in many circumstances where there is exposure to flames, hot liquids, steam, or hot metals.
- Propane/Natural Gas Explosions: With natural gas and propane, a small spark, and even static electricity, can cause a huge explosion.
- Auto Crashes: Often after a crash, the vehicles will start to catch fire, or the deployed air bags may cause burn injuries.
- Plane Crashes: Like with cars, small planes often catch fire after a crash.
- ATV Wrecks: Like road vehicles, these off-road vehicles also have to be designed to avoid “spilling” gas at impact and often are not.
- Arc or Flash Burns: High temperatures caused by an arc or explosion anywhere near the body can cause serious injuries, even if the victim has no direct contact with the source.
- Thermal Contact Burns: When the skin or clothing comes in contact with overheated power sources it can cause life-changing injuries, often when the electricity exits the body.
- Internal Injuries: These are often the worst type of injuries because they cause the greatest damage and are often the hardest to detect. Injuries can include organ damage, internal bleeding, tissue damage, and nerve and muscle damage, often resulting in death.
Fire, Explosion, And Electrical Accidents
Among the most devastating and painful injuries we see at Gage Mathers are burn injuries.
Motorcycle Crash
Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable groups of road users and often suffer the most devastating injuries.
In detail…
- Failure to see the motorcyclist,
- Inattention and distraction (including the use of cell phones and other electronic devices),
- Unsafe lane changes,
- Unsafe passing,
- Failure to yield at intersections,
- Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and
- Reckless driving.