Everyone remembers the schoolyard bullies who picked on those smaller and weaker than themselves. Sometimes, these bullies grow up and continue to use violence to impose their will on those around them. This is sometimes against the law. Occasionally, the only way to get the attention of a grown-up bully is to make him or her pay money damages by filing a lawsuit. Cole and Hodges are willing to help victims of physical violence pursue the aggressor for money damages.

Jeremiah Hodges has handled two cases in Alabama where he was able to force settlements for his clients because those clients had been violently attacked without provocation. One of the cases involved a volunteer youth hockey coach who was brutally attacked by three individuals because he failed to give a particular teenager enough time “on the ice.” The other involved an ill informed and intoxicated aggressor who mistakenly believed Hodges’ client had taken his parking spot. Hodges believes that the lawsuits filed in these cases caused Alabama to be a safer place to live. Cole and Hodges understand what it takes to win a lawsuit involving assault and battery and can help.

The law in Alabama defines an assault and battery as “any touching by one person of the person or clothes of another in rudeness, in anger, or in a hostile manner.” In order to prevail in an assault and battery case, you must be able to prove the following factors:

1. You were touched by the aggressor;
2. The aggressor intended to touch you; and
3. The aggressor’s touching was done in an offensive or harmful manner.

If you have suffered an assault and battery you may be entitled to money damages. You could be awarded compensatory damages as compensation for medical bills, lost wages, physical pain, and mental anguish. In certain cases, punitive damages are appropriate to punish the aggressor and also deter other individuals from behaving in this manner.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT ATTACK, CONTACT COLE AND HODGES ONLINE OR CALL US AT (888) 539-3110 TO SET UP A FREE CONSULTATION TO DISCUSS YOUR CASE.