"Personal injury" refers
to the area of law that seeks to protect victims
who sustain bodily injury due to the negligence
of another person or entity. Damages can include
loss of household services, medical expenses,
impairment, lost wages,scarring and disfigurement,
loss of consortium, physical pain and suffering,
and mental anguish. Houston personal injury lawyer,
Scott Callahan is one of the most respected names
in Texas personal injury law today. More
Sadly, many people are killed as a result of negligence
or wrongful conduct by another individual or company.
The Law Office of Scott P. Callahan, P.C. aggressively
investigates and prosecutes wrongful death cases
and we understand the emotional and financial
difficulties facing families affected by wrongful
death. More
Have you been injured in an auto accident?
If so, you may be eligible for compensation. We
seek to recover damages for you such as medical
expenses, lost wages, physical pain, disfigurement,
impairment, and other losses. More
Involved in a truck accident?
You may be eligible for compensation for your
injuries. Despite federal and state safety laws
specifically governing the trucking industry,
many trucking companies and drivers routinely
ignore these safety requirements when operating
their trucks. This can lead to disaster for other
drivers. More
Have you suffered an on-the-job injury?
Unfortunately, many employers fail to provide
a safe work environment, safe equipment, or proper
training. Injuries at work are increasingly common
and many of them are preventable. More
People working on navigable rivers, lakes and
the high seas have a different group of rights
than those who work on land. If injury or death
occurs as a result of an employer's negligence
offshore or on a navigable vessel, a claim against
either the employer under the Federal Jones Act
or against another party causing the injury under General Maritime Law may be an
effective course of action. More
Medical negligence can involve
any treatment, lack of treatment, or other departure
from the accepted standards of medical care or
health care or safety on the part of a health
care provider that results in patient harm. This
may include misdiagnosis, improper/substandard
treatment, failure to treat, delay to treatment,
lacking follow-up and prescription errors. More
As the "baby boomer" generation reaches
retirement age and advanced health care allows
more Americans to live longer, the difficult questions
of who will care for the elderly linger. The realities
of life often prevent adult children from being
able to care for their aging parents at home.
As a result, many elderly Americans who cannot
care for themselves rely upon nursing homes and
other long-term care facilities to provide living
and health care. When such abuse occurs, you need
to contact a nursing home abuse lawyer or a nursing home negligence lawyer.
Scott Callahan is here to assist you. More
Premises liability involves injuries occurring
on another’s property due to the negligence
of the property owner or by the owner's
actions creating an unsafe condition or environment.
Premises liability may also include incidents
of negligent security that may come in the form
of crimes or attacks that were preventable through
better security conditions. More
Were you or someone you know injured by falling
merchandise in a superwarehouse store?
Scott Callahan has successfully
represented numerous individuals, and their loved
ones, in personal injury cases involving merchandise
that has fallen on customers while shopping at
"super warehouse" stores. Super warehouse
stores include retailers such as Home Depot, Wal
Mart, Toys R Us, K Mart, Lowe's, Sam's, and Builder's
Square. More
Many people are injured each year due to drugs
that have harmful side effects. Often times, these
injuries are fatal. If a drug’s side effects
prove to be too dangerous, with the risks outweighing
the benefits, the FDA will issue a drug recall.
When a person is injured by a defective drug,
the drug manufacturer / pharmaceutical company,
doctor, and pharmacist can be held liable. More
Business conflicts unable to be settled or resolved
without trial often result in a need for lawyers
with experience in state and federal trial work.
Detailed litigation in various areas require an
understanding of process, form, strategy and attack. More
The Law Office of Scott P. Callahan, P.C. represents
many clients nationwide who suffered severe lung
damage and neurological problems from using Tile
Perfect’s Stand ‘n Seal Spray-On Grout
Sealer. Our firm filed the first known lawsuit
against the manufacturers and suppliers of this
dangerous and toxic product. A product recall
was issued shortly after the filing of our first
lawsuit. More
