Personal injury is quite simply the label which is given to lawsuits involving a person whose negligence and misconduct caused an injury to another person – the person who is filing for the personal injury claim. Basically, that is the personal injury definition.
There are many personal injury causes, but the most common ones are:
Another common cause of personal injuries is a defective product. By law, all products are required to be safe for usage by their consumers. When a manufacturer fails to comply with that, they can be held responsible for any pain and suffering caused to their product’s users.
Injuries from drugs are also quite common. Drugs can be regarded as products as well, but a more specific type. Sometimes, even though a drug gets approved for safe usage, some of its side effects might have been overlooked which leads to people getting injured from using it.
The last most common cause of personal injuries is intentional behavior. If someone hurts you intentionally, you have the right to file for a personal injury lawsuit. You can also do that even if they didn’t intentionally hurt you. For instance, if your neighbor throws a knife at another neighbor and you get hit by the knife accidentally, you may still sue and recover damages for your injuries in civil court.
These accidents often lead to serious injuries and sometimes, even fatalities. The most common personal injury types are brain injuries, back injuries, wrongful death, and burn injuries.
First of all, if a personal injury insurance agent arrives at the place where you were hurt, do not sign the claim without thinking. Once you give your signature, you cannot file for any further personal injury claims and you could potentially lose a lot of money in unrecovered damages.
Personal injury damages include both economic and non-economic ones. Economic damages are medical expenses, lost wages, and past or future damages. Non-economic damages include reimbursement for disability, disfigurement, pain and suffering, and an overall lowered quality of life.
Most personal injury cases focus on negligence which is quite simply the action or inaction of a certain person which led to another person’s pain and suffering. However, there are personal injury claims which depend not on negligence, but on strict liability. Strict liability states that a person was responsible for ensuring that no injuries occurred to another person and can be held responsible even if no act of negligence was found. For example, a dog bite, or a defective product can be thought of as personal injury cases focused on strict liability.
If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence or a defective product, you might be eligible to file for a personal injury lawsuit. The lawyers at the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. are extremely skilled in personal injury cases and will fight for you in the court of law.
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