Pasadena Personal Injury Lawyers

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Cases We Handle in Pasadena, Texas

Bordering the Houston Ship Channel, Pasadena's primary economic sectors include petroleum and gas exploration, refining, manufacturing, and shipping. Several major highways cross through the city, including Interstate 45, State Highway 225, and State Highway 146. As native Texans, our firm's founding attorneys are committed to helping the good people who live and work in Pasadena and across the state. Our primary areas of focus are catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths affecting workers, families, and individuals across the United States.

In Pasadena, TX, we take on cases involving plant and refinery accidents such as plant explosions, all kinds of workplace and industrial accidents, trucking accidents and other serious motor vehicle collisions, maritime accidents, injuries caused by defective products, and many others. 

What a Personal Injury Claim Can Help You Recover

Individuals and companies have a moral and legal obligation to act with reasonable care in specific situations. Employers must provide safe workplaces for their employees, drivers must obey traffic laws, manufacturers must produce safe products, and so on. When they fail in this obligation and someone is injured or killed as a result, they can be held responsible by way of a personal injury lawsuit. These are civil actions with financial penalties.

A personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit can provide financial compensation for:

Compensation of this kind serves two purposes: it holds at-fault parties accountable for the harm they've caused, and it helps good people rebuild after the worst circumstances. 

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Pasadena Catastrophic Injury Attorneys

Helping with Burn Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Amputation & More

While all injuries, regardless of severity, can have a lasting impact on the lives of the victims, there are some that can be deemed catastrophic—both legally and personally. These catastrophic injuries are those that have a life-long impact, such as a burn injury that causes permanent scarring, an amputation that requires changes to the overall way of life, or a brain injury that requires long-term medical care. In these situations, it is even more important that you have the assistance of a Pasadena catastrophic injury lawyer to look out for you and your loved ones—someone who can stand up for you and fight for the full, fair compensation you deserve.

At Arnold & Itkin, we have vast experience in these complex claims, helping our clients reach record-setting settlements and win historic verdicts. For example, in one case, our Pasadena burn injury attorneys represented a client who sustained severe burns in a work accident. We set the state record when we reached a $92.7 million settlement. A record that we had previously set when we won an $87 million settlement in a case for a young man who suffered life-threatening burns while working at a refinery. Our legal team is proven in these types of complex cases—fighting to help our clients reach the absolute best result possible for both themselves and their families.

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Pasadena Truck Accident Attorneys

Helping After Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions

Driving to work shouldn't endanger your life. You shouldn't have to worry that sharing the road with an 18-wheeler will put your family at risk. Unfortunately, motor vehicle accidents happen. About 2 million people are injured and more than 30,000 lose their lives in traffic accidents across the U.S. each year, and Texas has one of the highest accident rates. Texas consistently leads the nation in truck accident fatalities. When car, truck, and motorcycle accidents cause catastrophic harm and claim lives, our team at Arnold & Itkin is here to help set things right again.

After a Pasadena, TX trucking accident, we can:

• Handle all communication with the insurance company and other interested parties.
• Launch an independent investigation to see what caused the crash.
• Determine who is responsible.
• Gather evidence that builds a strong personal injury or wrongful death case.
• Negotiate with the at-fault party to seek a fair settlement for our client.
• If the defendant won't play fair, take the case to court to seek a jury award.

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Pasadena Work Injury Lawyers

Helping Workers & Families in Pasadena, TX & Nationwide

Construction workers, plant employees, and workers at factories, warehouses, and refineries face serious dangers when their employers do not maintain safe worksites. Aging equipment, overlooked safety standards, poor training, and inadequate protective gear can all cause or contribute to work injuries that change a person's life forever. When this happens, workers can turn to Arnold & Itkin for the experienced counsel they deserve.

We help with work injury and industrial accident cases in Pasadena, Texas involving:

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Pasadena, TX Offshore Injury Attorneys

Our Pasadena Maritime Lawyers Have a National Reputation for Results

While all offshore accidents happen for different reasons, one fact unites all of them: they’re preventable. Relaxed safety standards, a lack of maintenance, and other cost-cutting measures are some of the most common causes of serious accidents. Large companies should protect workers with safety training, procedures, and thorough maintenance of a vessel. When they fail to do these, workers pay the steepest price for their negligence. When this happens, Arnold & Itkin is standing by to make sure a person can fight to hold companies accountable.

Our Pasadena offshore injury lawyers help after such incidents as:

How Workers Can Recover Damages After an Offshore Accident

In 1920, the Merchant Marine Act was passed to help maritime workers enjoy the same safety standards already provided to their onshore counterparts. Popularly referred to as the Jones Act, this law is still one of the most important laws for offshore workers after they’ve been injured because of negligence.

The Jones Act allows injured seamen to pursue compensation for lost wages, medical bills, pain and suffering, the cost of future care, and more.

Will My Company Treat Me Right After an Offshore Accident?

They might not. Sometimes, companies promise their employees that they are committed to helping them after an accident. Sometimes, they’ll immediately offer a settlement, making it seem like they care. However, this settlement is usually designed to be as small as possible while preventing the company from being liable for further damages. Before accepting a settlement offer, all offshore workers should speak with our Pasadena offshore injury lawyers. Doing so is free and will help you decide if the settlement is fair or if you are entitled to more damages.

How Do Workers Qualify for the Jones Act?

Most offshore workers who sustain injuries while on the job qualify for compensation under the Jones Act. First, the law requires them to be on a vessel that is operating in navigable waters. This may include oil rigs, shipping vessels, barges, dredges, tugboats, fishing boats, cruise ships, and many others. Second, the Jones Act requires that a worker spends at least 30% of their time on a vessel, contributing to its duty or function.

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Pasadena, TX Wrongful Death Lawyers

Helping Families Find Answers & Accountability

In addition to cases involving catastrophic injuries, we also handle high-stakes cases involving wrongful death. These are cases where you have lost someone you care about—a child, a parent, a spouse, a sibling, or another member of your family. We know that these cases require both legal skill, as well as understanding. There’s nothing we can do to bring your loved one back, but we can be there for you—demanding answers, getting the truth, and holding the parties responsible for the irreversible damage that they have caused.

From fatal chemical plant accidents to truck accidents resulting in the loss of life, our Pasadena wrongful death attorneys have been there for people throughout Texas. When you call us, you can feel confident knowing that you’ll have someone on your side who truly cares about you as more than just a case number. 

Our Pasadena wrongful death attorneys are here to listen to your story, answer your questions, and help you understand your rights and options. No matter what.

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About Pasadena, Texas

Located in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, Pasadena is the second-largest city in Harris County. It was founded in 1893 by a Galveston man named John H. Burnett, who named the city after Pasadena, California. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pasadena had an estimated population of 148,626 residents as of July 2021. That was a slight decrease from the April 2020 population estimate of 151,955. Pasadena covers a land area of 42.76 square miles and experiences hot, humid summers and cool, mild winters.

The movie Urban Cowboy, which was a critically acclaimed hit in the 1980s, was filmed and depicted life and love in Pasadena. Pasadena is also famous for its strawberries and was once the self-proclaimed “Strawberry Capital of the World” after the American Red Cross sent 1.5 million strawberry plants to its residents to help rebuild after the 1900 Galveston hurricane that devastated much of the area. Pasadena still holds its annual Strawberry Festival, attracting tens of thousands of attendees. Another key feature of Pasadena is the 2,500-acre Armand Bayou Nature Center, which is the only area in the city where the original ecosystems have been preserved.

In its earlier years, the Pasadena economy was primarily driven by agriculture, specifically strawberries and other fruit, as well as rice from Japanese settlers who relocated to the area. The Texas Oil Boom contributed to Pasadena’s continued growth, and by the late 1910s, oil refining became a primary industry in the region. World War II resulted in the further industrialization of Pasadena, and the city continued to grow. Some residents began calling the city Stinkadena due to constant pollution from industrial complexes. By the 21st century, Pasadena was considered a primarily blue-collar neighborhood of nearby Houston.

Some of the top employers in Pasadena, TX are:

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Our Pasadena Personal Injury Lawyers Are Ready at (888) 493-1629

When a person is injured in Pasadena, they turn to our firm for help. We’ve fought for clients suffering from offshore injuries, construction accidents, and premises liability issues. We’ve shown our dedication to results time and time again by securing billions of dollars in compensation on behalf of our clients. We dedicate the resources cases need for success, investigate every aspect of an accident, and never settle for less than a client deserves. If you’re suffering from any type of injury, our firm is ready to help you now, starting with a free consultation.

Call our Pasadena personal injury lawyers at (888) 493-1629 now for your free consultation.