What can a Personal Injury attorney do to help me?
If you have suffered an injury that has been caused due to someone elses negligence, you may have a personal injury case. Most personal injury attorneys work on a contingency basis, meaning you pay no up front costs to have them handle your case. If your case is won, a personal injury attorney will take a percentage of the money collected from the settlement or case award. A personal injury attorney can also explain the law, help you complete the necessary paperwork, and are often highly skilled negotiators who can help you get the compensation you deserve. Find the right local personal injury attorney in the Internet Lawyer Directory.
Personal Injury Law Information
Personal injury law protects those who have been injured due to the negligence of another person, party or entity. If you or someone close to you has been injured as a result of the actions of someone else, you may have a personal injury claim. Types of personal injuries claims include injuries as a result of:
Medical Malpractice
Defective Products
Automobile Accidents
Bus Accidents
Dog Bites
Wrongful Death
Slip and Fall Injury
Workplace Injuries
Catastrophic Injuries
Aviation Accidents
Truck Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Boat Accidents
Head Injury
Brain Injury
Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence
Personal injury cases focus on two elements: liability and damages. Liability and damages can be established on negligence, strict liability, or intentional wrong.
Negligence means not doing something that a reasonable person under the same circumstances would do or doing something a reasonable person would not do. Negligence is the failure to exercise a reasonable degree of care for the safety of others. An example of negligence would be a business owner that fails to put up signs for a wet and slippery floor, resulting in a slip and fall injury.
Strict liability applies to product liability law. Under this area of personal injury law, manufacturers are held liable if a defective product causes an injury to a consumer. An example would be a defective tire that blows out and causes a vehicle rollover which injures the driver of the vehicle.
Intentional wrong is when someone knows their actions will cause harm or injury to another person, yet they follow through with those actions anyway. Intentional wrongs are punishable by jail time or by an order to financially compensate a victim for damages.
A personal injury attorney can help you determine if you have a case. Most personal injury attorneys work on a contingency basis, meaning you pay nothing unless your case is won. Contact a personal injury attorney for a free consultation.
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