Experienced litigators not afraid to take on large firms, counties and municipalities
We pride ourselves on being a well rounded litigation firm that represents both plaintiffs and defendants. Our exposure to a broad range of areas of litigation has provided us with exceptional, unmatched legal knowledge and experience.
We don’t just take easy cases, we litigate challenging cases which may span across several different areas of law. Our experience with these types of cases does not confine our expertise and allows us to think outside of the box in bringing a case and getting it resolved.
If you don't think outside of the box, you are not doing your client justice.
The Law Offices of Joseph G. Sweeney, PC successfully settled what would usually be considered a straight negligence case in an amount above and beyond expectations.
In a case where a tractor trailer accidently ran into and demolished the claimant’s house while the claimants were away, many attorneys would have filed the case as a straight negligence action. Unfortunately this would not have bode well for the claimants as the law forbids pain and suffering damages where no physical injury occurred and especially when claimants were not third party witnesses.
The claimants damages would be limited to out-of-pocket and reconstruction costs of the property which would have been directly absorbed by their insurance. However, the experience of the Law Offices of Joseph G. Sweeney in litigating trespass and nuisance lawsuits whereby the law allows pain and suffering damages to individuals where their property was the victim of a trespass or nuisance, lead Mr. Sweeney to attempt to fit trespass and nuisance into Claimant’s negligence scenario and add the additional causes of action of trespass and nuisance against the defendants. This resulted in a settlement in favor of Claimants for pain and suffering worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This is one of many examples where an attorney who specializes in one or only a few areas, may not have the knowledge necessary to get the best result.