Bond Law, PLLC

Attorney Johnnie Bond focuses his practice on protecting the rights of families whose lives have been shattered by birth injuries, medical malpractice or accidents. If you or a loved one has been affected by a tragic event, you have enough on your mind without worrying about how to hold the responsible party accountable for the medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering that you may be facing. This is where Johnnie Bond helps you. Tenacious injury lawyer Johnnie Bond aggressively advocates for accident victims in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area. Our team at Johnnie Bond Law is committed to giving each and every case the individualized, personal attention that it deserves. Pursuing Compensation when a Child Suffers from Birth Injury Although experts diverge on the exact figure, hundreds of thousands of acts of professional negligence occur annually. Many patients spend decades coping with the harm resulting from a medical error, which can give rise to substantial costs and losses. Among the most vulnerable individuals are those who have been affected by birth trauma or birth injury. In such cases, an obstetrician’s or nurse’s deviation from the standard of care may result in an entire lifetime of pain, suffering, and hardship. Because of the significant amount of money it takes to compensate a family for such a devastating injury, birth trauma cases are often hotly contested. In these situations, it may be critical to enlist an aggressive lawyer who can help you identify all of the harm that you and your child have endured. Bringing a Medical Malpractice Claim against a Health Care Provider Doctors, nurses, and other health care providers are expected to treat all patients according to the appropriate standard of medical care. When a patient believes that a practitioner has failed to do this, the patient may consider filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. To be successful, he or she must first demonstrate the standard of care that would be appropriate in the specialty and geographic area of the defendant. This usually requires introducing expert testimony. Once the standard of care has been established, the second step is proving that the defendant actually breached the standard by acting carelessly or failing to do something that should have been done. The victim then must show that the defendant’s negligent conduct directly and foreseeably caused his or her harm and that it resulted in damages. After the four elements of the claim have been satisfied, the focus shifts to the damages that the patient and his or her family have suffered. These may include past and future medical expenses, lost wages and loss of future earning capacity, and noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering or loss of consortium. Protect Your Rights after a Devastating Accident Serious harm such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), closed head injury, paralysis, amputation, or other debilitating medical conditions can result from an array of unexpected and avoidable events. Some common examples include car or truck crashes, dangerous or defective products, and slip and fall accidents. These may give rise to personal injury claims based on a theory of negligence, which differ somewhat from medical malpractice cases. For example, the standard of care often is defined more generally as what a reasonable person would have done in a similar situation. In the context of operating a motor vehicle, this means following all applicable traffic rules and taking any unusual road or weather conditions into account. When it applies to property maintenance by a business owner, reasonable care requires inspecting the property for hazards and fixing or warning of any problems that are discovered or that should have been discovered. Regardless of the defendant, it is important to consult an attorney as soon as possible following a serious accident. Often, the responsible party’s insurance company will have a team of investigators, adjustors, and attorneys on the case from the outset. Getting your own legal counsel can help you combat claims of comparative fault, which may reduce or eliminate a victim’s recovery in some instances, as well as ensure that the case is filed in accordance with the statute of limitations and other filing deadlines.