Were you injured in an accident due to someone else’s negligence in Mansfield, Ohio? Whatever the nature of your injury, you deserve compensation if you were hurt because of another person’s negligent behavior.
A skilled Mansfield personal injury lawyer can help you pursue the compensation you are entitled to. Jami S. Oliver, the founder of Oliver Law Office, was named Lawyer of the Year for Columbus, Ohio, in 2024. A tough but compassionate advocate for injured people, Jami and her team are ready to help you recover compensation for your injuries.
Oliver Law Office serves Mansfield and other communities near Columbus and Dublin, Ohio. Our offices are in Columbus, but we are happy to come to your home or meet you by video call, whichever option is most convenient for you. We offer a free case evaluation so you can make an informed decision about how to proceed. Contact Oliver Law Office immediately at (614) 220-9100 for help with your personal injury case.
“Personal injury” is a broad term, and personal injury law covers just about every situation in which one person is hurt because another person or company was negligent or harmed them in some way. According to the Ohio Department of Insurance, negligence is the failure to exercise the degree of care a reasonable person would exercise in the same circumstances.
Personal injury cases we handle include:
Car accidents
Bicycle accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Pedestrian accidents
Burn injuries
Dog bites
Injuries to children
Truck accidents
Slip-and-fall cases
Premises liability cases
Workplace injuries
Product liability cases
Nursing home negligence cases
Any of these injuries can become a personal injury case. For example, if you’re hurt when a drunk driver hits your vehicle, you could file a personal injury claim. If you’re bitten by a dog, Ohio law holds that the dog’s owner is liable for your injuries. If you’re harmed when you use a product as it is intended to be used, the product manufacturer should be liable for your injuries and associated losses.
Suppose you turned when you didn’t have the right of way and were hit by a drunk driver going well above the speed limit. The accident might not have happened if you hadn’t made a mistake, but does that mean you are equally at fault?
Under Ohio law, you can collect compensation in a personal injury case even if you were partially at fault for the accident. The law recognizes that even if both people contributed to an accident, one might be more at fault than the other.
According to Ohio law, you can collect damages in a personal injury case if you are less than 50% or less at fault. When the court awards damages or when you settle an insurance claim, your compensable losses will be reduced based on your percentage of fault for the accident.
For example, in a case in which the court awards damages of $100,000, the court would reduce your award to $80,000 if you were 20% at fault for the accident. The driver whose negligence was primarily responsible for the accident will still have to pay for your injuries.
A good attorney can help you prove that the other party was primarily responsible for the accident and can often convince the insurance company to pay a fair settlement of your claim.
What damages can you collect in a personal injury case? In Ohio, compensation for economic damages is not capped, which means you can collect money to equal your actual losses. Economic losses include:
Lost income, including wages, salary, or any other form of compensation
Lost future income
Medical expenses, including expenses for rehabilitation treatment
Any other expenses caused by the injury
Noneconomic losses are intangible losses that are more subjective. They include:
Pain and suffering
Loss of society, consortium, or companionship
Loss of care, assistance, or protection
Mental anguish
Any other intangible loss that doesn’t represent a financial expense
Noneconomic damages are capped at either $250,000 or triple the economic losses, whichever is greater, up to a maximum of $350,000. However, there is no cap on noneconomic damages in cases involving permanent physical deformity, such as loss of a limb or injuries so catastrophic that you are no longer able to care for yourself.
The statute of limitations is a law that sets a time limit for filing a lawsuit after someone else injures you. In Ohio, the statutory period in a personal injury case is two years. That means you have two years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit, and if you wait longer than two years, the court will probably dismiss your case.
It might seem like two years is more than enough time, but your lawyer needs time to investigate the case and negotiate a settlement with the insurance company on your behalf. If the insurance company knows the time is running out, they may delay agreeing to a settlement in hopes that you will run out of time and they won’t have to pay anything. Get in touch with a lawyer right away to make sure your lawyer has enough time to work.
If you’ve been injured due to negligence in Mansfield, Ohio, you don’t have to face the consequences of that injury alone. With the help of a skilled and compassionate personal injury lawyer, you can hold the at-fault party liable and pursue compensation for your losses.
At Oliver Law Office, we pride ourselves on being a women-led injury law firm that breaks barriers and builds trust with our clients. We serve Mansfield, Ohio, and other nearby communities.
If you’re worried about paying for a personal injury lawyer, you don’t need to be. We work on a contingency basis. That means you pay nothing upfront, and if we don’t get compensation for you, you owe us nothing. Once we secure an award or settlement for you, we will collect our fee as an agreed-upon percentage of what we recover for you. Call Oliver Law Office today at (614) 220-9100 and let us get to work for you.
Here’s how you can find our office from any direction.
From the North:
Take I-71 S towards Columbus
Take exit 108A for Main St
Turn right onto E Main St
Turn right onto S 4th St
Turn left onto E Town St
Destination will be on the left
From the South:
Take US-23 N towards Columbus
Turn right onto E Main St
Turn left onto S 4th St
Turn left onto E Town St
Destination will be on the left
From the East:
Take I-70 W towards Columbus
Take exit 102 to Cole St
Turn right onto Kelton Ave
Turn left onto Main St
Turn right onto 4th St
Turn left onto Town St
Destination will be on the right
From the West:
Take I-70 E towards Columbus
Take exit 100 B to W Livingston Ave
Turn left onto S. 4th Street
Turn left onto E Town St
Destination will be on the left
