Tom M. Cummings dedicates his efforts to helping injured people receive payment for their injuries. He starts work as soon as possible in order to preserve evidence and contact witnesses at an early point. He has a great depth of experience in all types of personal injury cases, including but not limited to the general areas listed here:
Auto Accidents
Many people underestimate the seriousness of their own injuries, and sign away their opportunity to receive an adequate settlement. There is usually driver negligence in automobile accidents, including drunk driving or carelessness.
Serious Injury
An accident caused by the negligence or purposeful behavior of another person or entity may result in serious or life-long injury. The individual or organization responsible for causing the injury is liable, and may be brought to make payment of compensatory damages to the injured person.
Medical Malpractice
Like everyone else, doctors really are responsible for the damage they cause when they are negligent. Liability may be created by birth injuries, emergency room errors, physicians’ errors, nurses’ mistakes, surgical errors, negligence of patient care, or a number of other professional deficiencies.
Wrongful Dismissal
Workers compensation law was developed as a compromise. Workers injured on the job are entitled to prompt medical treatment and money to continue supporting their families while they heal. Unfortunately some employers fire injured workers out of spite, creating an atmosphere in which injured workers are afraid to make legitimate claims. Such firings are illegal under Oklahoma law, and in Tom Cummings’ hands have resulted in verdicts against malicious employers for significant actual and punitive damages.
Job Accidents
Accidents on industrial or construction sites may mean serious injury and in some cases a permanent loss of income. In many cases accidents at work are required to be settled in workers’ compensation court, but in some cases the facts show that the accident was caused by liability of a third party, not the worker or the employer. Such cases are resolved in the district courts.
Wrongful Death
The surviving spouses and children of persons who have died as the result of negligent actions of another person or entity are entitled to compensation as a result of the defendant’s actions. This may include compensation for lost earnings, both present and future, expenses of hospitalization and treatment and other costs.
Insurance Recovery
If an individual is treated unfairly by an insurance company, there is little chance of making the company recognize its need to change course without seeking legal counsel. Tom Cummings has achieved many successful results in making insurance companies live up to their responsibilities.