Michigan Electrocution Accident Lawyer: Best Electrocution Attorneys

Electrocution Lawyers PLLC is the nation’s only law firm exclusively dedicated to injuries and wrongful death caused by electrocution. Led by founder and partner Jeffrey H. Feldman, our electrocution accident lawyers fight for families and communities throughout Michigan and the entire United States.

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If you’ve suffered serious personal injury as a result of an electric shock exposure, or if a loved one has been killed by an electrocution accident, a Michigan electrocution accident lawyer can help you and your family recover full compensation for all of your harms and losses. These can include pain and suffering compensation, compensation for loss of financial support and economic loss, past and future medical bills, lost wages and future lost economic earnings, and compensation for the loss of support and companionship of a loved one killed by electricity.

Finding an attorney who specializes in accidents with electricity is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, your family and your case. It is also one of the hardest, as there are less than a handful of lawyers in the United States today who truly have significant experience in electrical injury cases. Finding an attorney who truly specializes in this area of law can make the difference in holding the power and utility companies and any other negligent parties responsible. It is the difference between a settlement that fully compensates for all the harms and losses that have been inflicted on you and your family and one that does not.

The Most Experienced Electrocution Accident Lawyer in Michigan

For more than 35 years, Michigan electrocution accident lawyer Jeffrey Feldman has been helping people whose lives have been ripped apart by accidents involving electric shock and fatal electrocution. Jeff has handled dozens of electrocution and electric shock cases around the country. He is arguably the most experienced electrocution accident attorney both in Michigan and in the United States today.  

Few other attorneys in the nation have litigated and tried as many electrocution cases as Jeff. And fewer still have won the multi-million-dollar results for their clients that Jeff has.

Here are just two of Jeff’s notable client victories from the last 2 years:

  • Nearly $15 million settlement for workplace electrical injuries suffered in an industrial accident
  • $13.5 million wrongful death settlement for a family who lost their one in an electrical fire
 
Jeff has won cases for his clients in many states throughout the nation, fearlessly squaring off against deep-pocketed utility companies, insurance companies, and corporations that prioritize profits over safety.

Because of his proven track record of successes, his specialized knowledge and experience of electrical injury and engineering, and his compassionate and personal approach with clients, Jeff is the “go-to” lawyer for electrical injuries and electrocution accidents in Michigan and across the country.  

Jeff’s experience and track record as an electrocution accident lawyer is also reflected by receiving the highest rating for legal ability and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell and he has also been repeatedly selected as a Michigan Super Lawyer, an honor that is limited to the top 5% of all Michigan attorneys.

Settlements And Verdicts

Below are just some of the outstanding results that Jeff and Electrocution Lawyers have secured for families he has helped: 

  • Nearly $15 Million – Settlement for electrical injuries resulting from an industrial workplace accident.
  • $13.5 Million – This was a settlement on a wrongful death claim where an electrical fire took the life of a family’s loved one.
  • $6 Million – This verdict was won in a case involving a utility’s negligent installation and maintenance of power lines. The defense’s highest settlement offer was only $75,000.
  • $4.55 Million – This settlement was recovered for the family of a communications worker whose life was taken as a result of negligence by an electrical utility company.
Don’t be fooled by personal injury law firms who claim to be “electrocution attorneys.” Putting up a page on a website to advertise for electrocution accident cases in Michigan – one of dozens of completely unrelated practice areas they are marketing for cases – doesn’t make that law firm capable or competent to actually handle such a case. Results matter more than marketing.

Results matter. Only trust your family’s future to a truly experienced electrocution accident lawyer in Michigan who has the proven track record to fully protect you.  

Common Causes of Electrocution Injuries

Our Michigan electrocution accident lawyers find that electrical injuries can occur due to various factors, including:

  • Accidents involving downed power lines during storms or other natural disasters
  • Contact with power lines that have fallen to the ground due to a negligently maintained electrical system and infrastructure 
  • Contact with sagging power lines (i.e., wires that are still in the air, but that have become dangerously too close to the ground)
  • Exposure to objects – such as ladders, conductive material and even growing vegetation – that touch an energized power line or other electricity source 
  • Construction site negligence involving exposed wires or inadequate safety measures
  • Workplace accidents, such as contact with power lines or faulty equipment
  • Negligently installed or faulty swimming pool lights and pumps
  • The absence of GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupters) safety outlets
  • Damaged or faulty wiring in home appliances including power cords, power strips, and portable heaters

Most Common Victims of Electrocution Accidents

Our Michigan electrocution accident lawyers know that anyone can be the victim of an electric shock injury or a fatal electrocution incident. Here are some of the most common victims:

Jeff was so compassionate toward me and my husband at the time, and pretty much anybody involved. He just had a way of making you feel comfortable with him. We just really struck up a rapport with him, and it was genuine. He was genuinely concerned about this happening and felt that he needed to fight for us.

- Loretta Balotta, Former Client

Electrocution cases are a niche. Defense experts for utility companies are the best in the U.S. and it takes an expert to fare against their seemingly unlimited resources and power. The cases are so labor intensive and require you to work around the clock, as the defense team can be up to six or seven attorneys. Jeff brings the intensity those cases require.

- Rick Arcaro, Attorney

I met Jeff about 40 years ago and during that period of time, I’ve had the opportunity to work with him on cases, so I’ve had the opportunity to see how he works. He’s very, very specific in what he does. He’s very good at what he does. He delves into all the medical and all the liability issues. He’s somebody that I believe personally is one of the smartest, most conscientious attorneys in the State of Michigan.

- Leonard Koltonow, Attorney

Places Where Electrocutions Can Occur

Our electrocution accident lawyers know that electrical injuries and death by electricity can happen nearly anywhere in Michigan that is exposed to electrical currents. Here are a few of the most common places for these accidents to happen:

Electrocution Injury Statistics

There are 1,000 people per year in the U.S. who die from fatal electrocution injuries, according to the National Library of Medicine. There are also 30,000 people who suffer non-fatal electric shock injuries every year in the U.S.

145 deaths were caused by fatal exposure to electricity in the workplace in 2022, according to the most current data available through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workplace fatalities caused by electrocution-related accidents were 152 in 2021, 126 in 2020, 166 in 2019, and 160 in 2018.

Between 2011 and 2022, 1,322 workers lost their lives in fatal electrical accidents in the workplace, according to OSHA data reported by the Electrical Safety Foundation International.

In 2020, the most current year for which data is available, there were 2,220 non-fatal electrocution injuries in the workplace in the U.S, according to ESFI.

The ESFI also reported that between 2011 and 2021 there were 1,201 fatal workplace electrocutions according to OSHA data and there were 1,653 work-related electrocution deaths according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

On average, 102 people per year died from fatal electrocutions resulting from the use of consumer products between 2018 and 2020, according to the most current data available from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In 2018, there were 114 electrocution deaths associated with consumer product use. In 2019, there were 100. And, in 2020, there were 93. None of the electrocution fatalities were work-related.

Types Of Electrocution Injuries

What Happens If A Loved One Dies In An Electrocution Accident?

If you lose a loved one in an electrocution accident in Michigan, you and the surviving members of your family may be able to hire a lawyer to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the persons, entities, and businesses who negligently caused your loved one’s death.
 
Generally, you and the other family members may be able to recover pain and suffering compensation and noneconomic damages for loss of your loved one’s companionship, consortium and society. The economic damages that you may be able to recover in a wrongful death claim include loss of your loved one’s financial support and compensation for medical, burial and funeral expenses under Michigan’s wrongful death statute.  

Can Power and Utility Companies Be Held Liable?

Our electrocution accident lawyers know that power and utility companies may be held liable for electrocution accidents in Michigan if their negligence caused or contributed to the accident and the resulting injuries or death. The state law requires first showing these companies were negligent and breached their duty to exercise reasonable care to keep someone safe from electricity. 

Generally, this duty means that power and electrical utility companies must inspect and repair wires, equipment, and other components of its electrical infrastructure to discover and remedy any hazards or defects. 

In Michigan, the Michigan Supreme Court in its 1993 landmark decision in Schultz v. Consumers Power Company ruled that:

  • A “power company has an obligation to reasonably inspect and repair wires and other instrumentalities in order to discover and remedy hazards and defects.”
  • “Compliance with the [National Electric Safety Code] or an industry-wide standard is not an absolute defense to a claim of negligence.
  • “Electric companies must exercise ordinary care to guarantee that equipment is kept in reasonably safe condition.”
  • “Although we do not follow a rule of absolute liability, the defendant’s duties to inspect and repair involve more than merely remedying defective conditions actually brought to its attention.”
  • “While it may be evidence of due care, conformity with industry standards is not conclusive on the question of negligence where a reasonable person engaged in the industry would take additional precautions under the circumstances.”

How Does An Electrocution Accident Lawyer Prove Negligence In Your Michigan Case?

Proving negligence in an electrocution accident case in Michigan requires a lawyer to demonstrate that: (1) the defendant owed a duty of care to the victim, (2) the defendant breached that duty through negligent actions or omissions, and (3) the defendant’s breach of its duty caused injury, harm, damages and possibly death to the plaintiff as a result. 

To prove negligence when the defendant is a power or electrical utility company, you must show: 

  1. The defendant power company owed a duty to the plaintiff;
  2. The power company breached that duty;
  3. The power company’s conduct was a cause-in-fact of the plaintiff’s injuries;
  4. The power company’s substandard conduct was a legal cause of plaintiff’s injuries; and
  5. The plaintiff suffered actual damages

Can I File A Lawsuit?

You are able to file a lawsuit against the negligent party, businesses, corporations, or electrical utility companies or power companies if you’ve satisfied the legal elements above to recover pain and suffering compensation as well as noneconomic and economic damages to cover your medical bills and lost wages. 

To recover compensation and damages in Michigan, your electrocution accident lawyer will need to prove in your lawsuit that the defendant was negligent and that it was the defendant’s negligence that caused the accident and your injuries.

In Michigan, if your electrocution accident happened at work and the only negligent person or entity or business is your employer – or a co-worker – then the only “lawsuit” your lawyer will be able to file is a Workers’ Compensation claim against your employer.

However, in a Workers’ Comp claim, you will be limited to recovering benefits to cover your medical expenses and to reimburse you for wages lost because your injuries prevented you from working. In Michigan, the Workers’ Comp law’s “exclusive remedy” provision prohibits injured workers from suing their employers for pain and suffering compensation. 

To collect benefits under Michigan’s Workers’ Comp law, you do not need to show that your employer was at fault. 

Get help from an experienced Michigan electrocution accident lawyer

If you or someone you love is a victim of serious personal injury or death caused by electricity in Michigan, you can call and speak with Jeff Feldman, arguably the nation’s most experienced electric shock injury and electrocution accident lawyer. Jeff has litigated electrocution cases and electric shock injury cases in multiple states for families whose loved ones were injured or killed by the four main types of electrical injuries, such as faulty consumer products, negligence in the building and construction industry, downed or low-hanging overhead power cables, and defective or poorly maintained pool equipment. Jeff also consults with injury lawyers throughout the country on electric shock injury and wrongful death cases involving electricity. You can call Jeff toll free at (947) 282-4269 for a free consultation.

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Michigan Electrocution Accident Lawyer FAQs

If you still have questions about what to do and who to turn to for help after your electrocution accident, that is 100% normal. Don’t worry. You’ve come to the right place. We have answers.

Below we address some of the most frequently asked questions that we receive from people like you who are looking for an experienced Michigan electrocution accident lawyer to protect them and their family and help them recover the compensation and damages they are legally entitled to.

If you don’t see answers to the questions that are on your mind, let us know. Click here to schedule your free, no-cost, no-obligation consultation with one of our experienced attorneys. 

Why do I need an electrocution accident lawyer for my case in Michigan?

In Michigan, you need an experienced electrocution accident lawyer for your case because there is a lot at stake for you and your family. You may be entitled to compensation as well as noneconomic and economic damages. 

But just because you’re legally entitled to something, doesn’t mean the utility or power companies are willing to pay it. They often are going to do everything possible to avoid being held accountable.

You need an experienced attorney who has the specialized experience and skill to protect you and secure a full and fair settlement that compensates fully for all of your harms and losses.  

An experienced electrocution accident lawyer in Michigan can:

  • Help you win better settlements faster
  • Stop the destruction of evidence you need to win your case
  • Investigate the circumstances of the accident and gather evidence
  • Identify all liable parties 
  • Identify sources of compensation, including insurance coverage and financial assets that can be used by the negligent parties to pay the full value of your case
  • Investigate and identify all of the violations of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and the National Electrical Code (NEC) which can used to prove negligence
  • Bring in the nation’s top experts to help you prove your case  – These experts will likely include: (1) power infrastructure expert, (2) electrical engineering expert, (3) mechanical engineering expert, (4) reliability engineer, (7) experts on the National Electric Safety Code and the National Electrical Code, (8) an economist, and (9) medical experts to address injuries, surgeries, and present and future medical needs
  • Handle communication with the negligent companies and their investigators, lawyers and adjusters

How Do I Choose The Best Electrocution Accident Lawyer For My Case In Michigan?

To choose the best electrocution lawyer for your case, you need to find an attorney with these qualities:

  • Experience – Before you entrust your case and your future to a Michigan lawyer, make sure that he or she has real and extensive experience handling eletrical injury cases and electrocution accidents. Just because someone has an ad on TV calling themselves an “electrocution attorney” doesn’t make them so. Dig deep. Ask questions to make sure this isn’t just a marketing gimmick.
  • Specialization – Because of the stakes involved for you and your family, electrocution accident cases should not be just one of a litany of practice areas that your Michigan lawyer advertises about. To get the best possible settlement – one that reflects the true value of your case – you need to hire an attorney who specializes exclusively in electrocution cases.
  • A Proven Track Record of Success – Find out about the attorneys’s victories for other electrocution victims that he or she has helped. Ask about their trial verdicts and settlements. How much were they? What were the cases about? You want your Michigan lawyer to get the best possible settlement for your electrical injury or electrocution accident case. The possibility of that happening is much greater if the lawyer has gotten winning results for clients in the past.
  • Reputation with the electrical companies  – You want an attorney who is well-known by the other side – by the insurance companies, utilities, power companies on the other side, and by the claims adjusters and defense attorneys who are frequently hired to defend these cases when an electrocution or electric shock accident occurs. These companies and defense attorneys know when a personal injury law firm is “bluffing” an electrocution case – when they don’t have the experience and when they are therefore more inclined to lose or be forced into accepting a low-ball settlement offer. And they know that a successful, experienced electrocution accident lawyer will do just the opposite and secure a full and fair settlement, or, if the case goes to trial in Michigan, to recover a trial verdict that fully protects your family.  

How much does an electrocution accident lawyer cost in Michigan?

You never have to pay any money out of pocket for our legal services. Our attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, which means that you don’t have to pay our fee unless we first recover for you. No recovery, no fee.  

In Michigan, our fee is set by the Michigan Supreme Court as 1/3 or 33.3% of the verdict or settlement amount that we win for you. You pay our fee only after your case has been won and there has been a recovery for you.  

You will never be asked to pay any money up front for costs or for case expenses or while your case is pending.

Bottomline: With Electrocution Lawyers, you can get the very best electrocution accident lawyer in Michigan for your case without having to pay even one penny out of your pocket.

How long does a settlement take?

There is no average amount of time that it takes for a lawyer to settle an electrocution accident case in Michigan. For instance, if it’s not necessary to file a lawsuit, then your case could settle in a matter of months. However, once a lawsuit is filed, a settlement will take 1 to 2 years, depending on where the case is filed and the court’s backlog.

The factors that will impact how long it takes to settle your case include:

  • The extent and seriousness of your injuries
  • Your current and future medical needs
  • Your current and future ability to work
  • Your Michigan electrocution accident lawyers track record of success and reputation for going to trial – The insurance industry’s own research data shows that experienced attorneys are able to settle cases for 4 times as much money and faster than attorneys lacking those invaluable qualities
  • The defendant and the defendant’s insurance company
  • The defendant’s insurance policy limits
  • The defense lawyer
  • The court in which the lawsuit is filed
  • The judge assigned to the case
  • The time it takes to file and serve the complaint to start the lawsuit
  • Discovery which involves, among other things, deposing all of the parties, witnesses, and experts
  • Case evaluation
  • Mediation
  • Facilitation
  • Settlement conferences and negotiations