Attorney Kirt L. Harmon aggressively defends the rights of those who have been harmed due to the negligence or recklessness of another person.

If you have lost a family member due to the negligent or reckless behavior of another person, there is no money in the world that can heal the pain, mend a broken heart, or make the situation right. That isn't why lawsuits are filed for wrongful death actions. Rather, they are filed because every person in this world has the right to expect not to be harmed or killed by another person. They are filed because every person has a duty to every other person to refrain from actions that could cause severe injury or death. Without those rights and exceptations, our society would run amuck. To ensure that people recognize a limit - the imfamous "line" - that cannot be crossed, our laws provide the only means of punishment available in civil matters - monetary awards. For grossly negligent acts, a jury may also award punitive damages, which are, in short, a message from the jurors to the defendant of disdane - the degree to which the jury found the defendant's actions to be immoral, wrong, reckless or negligent can be seen by the punitive award.

Again, in injury cases, money won't heal broken bones, repair damages muscles, or even truly restore a person's health. But through a lawsuit, a person can be comforted to know that a court will help them receive money awarded by the court or jury for a valid claim of injury. Those awards will help a person recover from the extensive financial loss of an injury.

In many cases, if a person has sustained extensive catastrophic injuries, such as in snowmobile accidents or car and truck accidents, the financial loss is devistating. In addition to losing a person's home and emptying the savings account, catastrophic injuries almost always result in job loss and permanent disabilities. It is those types of situations that require our laws to protect the rights of people who through no doing of their own were injured. We help people ensure that they receive the awards due them under Michigan laws.

Speaking from personal experiences when I was injured in an accident while outside of the United States, I can tell you that regardless of how minimal the injuries, the very aspect of being in a hospital unaware of the test results can be overwhelming. While I was neither severely injured, nor unconscious due to close head injuries, I was in a place where I didn't speak the native language, thus reliant upon people to help me understand medical personnel. Although it was not the same for me as a person who has been in a catastrophic car accident, I use my experiences to help people who come to me as a result of an injury and need to understand the law and how it will apply to their medical prognosis.

If you have been injured, or if you have lost a loved one due to someone else's acts, please contact our office to discuss how the laws of Michigan will affect your claim and your right to pursue it. Our telephone number is 906.387.3888 or if you live outside of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but were injured in this area, please use our toll free line, 1.877.300.1259.