Personal Injury

Kids are often drawn to animals. A dog can pull in children like few other attractions. Most of these interactions are friendly and happy, but sometimes a dog will bite. This can frighten your child, and result in serious injury. If a dog bites your child, you should take immediate steps to protect the child and your legal rights.

Getting out on the water provides some of the great summer recreation in Wisconsin. As more people fill the lakes, though, the potential for danger rises. You need to be careful and know what you are doing. Otherwise, accidents happen. Eisenberg Law Offices is there to help, but we want you to be safe first. Avoid the following causes of most Wisconsin boating accidents.

Personal injury cases in Wisconsin can yield many different types of damages that are awarded to victims. Most people are familiar with compensatory damages which are awarded to cover pain and suffering, medical costs, legal fees, lost wages, and damaged or destroyed property. Less familiar to many people is the fact that victims can also recover punitive damages.

Punitive awards are not available in every case; they are usually only available in extreme circumstances.

The cause of your injuries is clear, and there's no doubt in anyone's mind that the person you're suing needs to pay up, right? It would be nice if personal injury cases were that easy, but they aren't. Insurance limits, comparative negligence, and a host of other factors can make getting compensation for your injury more difficult. Whenever you are dealing with an insurance company over an injury, it's best to have a personal injury lawyer leading the way.

When you suffer a whiplash injury, some of the symptoms are subtle. You might feel soreness in your neck or shoulders, headaches, or increased tiredness. You can also hear ringing in your ears and feel numbness or tingling in your hands or arms. You might have a concussion.

If you ever drive on the highway, you have seen shredded tires lying in the road. Sometimes they sit harmlessly off on the shoulder. All too often, they sit in the middle of the road--or worse, fly off the back of a truck in front of you. Worse yet, trucks that blow out their tires tend to lose control, leaving you vulnerable to a dangerous crash. If the driver could have prevented the truck tire blowout, the driver or trucking company may be liable for your damages.