A personal injury occurs when a person has suffered some form of injury, either physical or psychological, as the result of an accident.
The most common type of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, highway tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, and holiday accidents. Indeed, there are a multitude of types of accident and the term personal injury also incorporates medical and dental accidents (which lead to numerous medical and dental negligence claims every year) and conditions which are often classified as industrial disease cases.
When personal injury has occurred you can get legal help from personal injury lawyers, or personal injury attorneys.
Personal Injury: What it is.
Personal injury is an area of law designed to protect those harmed by the negligence, recklessness, malpractice, or inaction of others. Also called tort law , personal injury law encompasses a full range of legal claims, from wrongful death, auto accidents, and medical malpractice to defective drugs, product liability, and workers' compensation. Each victim can file a personal injury claim for physical injury, emotional injury, and, occasionally, for property damages. Furthermore, in some cases - such as those involving medical malpractice or wrongful death - the family of the injured or deceased can file suit on behalf of its loved one.
Those who file
personal injury claims may be eligible to receive damages, namely financial compensation for their loss of income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, permanent disability, and other resulting injuries. If you are considering filing a personal injury claim, you are encouraged to obtain legal advice from personal injury attorneys in your area.
Three elements of the claim:
You must be able to prove that the other party is responsible for your loss and that the damages your are asking for truly represent the extent of damage you have suffered. There are three types or basis of personal injury:
■ Negligence. This is where you believe that someone caused you damage or
wronged you in some manner due to their failing to prevent the situation. for
example, you are delivering papers to a company during one of the winter months
and they failed to keep the sidewalk clear of ice and you slip on the ice and hurt
your back.
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Strict Liability. This is where a company manufactures a product that is defective
and when used correctly, causes injury.
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Intentional Wrong. This type of abuse is typically associated with civil personal
injury such as spouse or child abuse.