What is Personal Injury Law?
It is a fact of life: Accidents happen every day and innocent people become injured as a result of these accidents. The injuries sustained can be physical, mental or even financial and the effect can be devastating to a person's well being and quality of life. Injuries that happen as a result of another person's or entity's negligence, carelessness or intentional harm take these unfortunate situations to a whole different level and give the victim the right to file a <a onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=http://www.law-help.com/personalInjury.htm>personal injury lawsuit</a>.
Negligence Defined
When a person has acted negligently, it means that the person failed to act in the same manner and with the same prudence that a rational person would have acted in the same set of circumstances. A few examples of negligence:
- Driving recklessly or under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Neglecting to provide proper medical care for patients
- Failing to properly indicate unsafe walkways
- Failing to inform people of product defects
Personal injury as a result of negligence can happen anywhere at any time:
- Work
- Home
- Hospital or clinic
- Doctor or dentist office
- Roadways
- Place of business
Types of Personal Injury Lawsuits
Personal injury encompasses a wide range of situations that lead to the harm of another person. Some of the most common personal injury lawsuits include:
- Automobile, truck or motorcycle accidents
- Criminal injury
- Defective product accidents
- Tripping, slipping or falling accidents
- Work accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Nursing home abuse or negligence
- Industrial disease cases, such as mesothelioma
- Chest diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or airways disease
- Occupational stress or deafness
- Repetitive strain injury
- Full or partial paralysis
- Animal attacks
- Professional malpractice
- Wrongful death or wrongful birth
Personal Injury Compensation
Personal injury lawsuits exist to compensate victims for physical, emotional and financial hardships. Every personal injury lawsuit has its own unique set of circumstances and as such the levels of compensation differ from case to case. Most personal injury lawsuits work to provide financial restitution as quickly as possible for:
- Medical bills
- Loss of wages
- Pain and suffering
- Treatment or rehabilitation programs
- Mental anguish
Personal injury lawsuits are complicated and require the assistance of an experienced legal team to research the situation, identify the person(s) or company at fault and obtain the compensation that is due. Time is of the essence in filing a personal injury lawsuit, as all states have a statute of limitations on the time period for which a person can file the lawsuit. This time period can range from 1-6 years, depending on the state.
If you feel you have a personal injury claim and would like to discuss your situation with injury lawyers in Maryland, please visit the website of <a onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=http://www.law-help.com/index.htm>Cohen & Dwin, P.A.</a> to arrange a <a onClick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=http://www.law-help.com/contactUs.htm>free personal injury consultation</a> with their experienced lawyers.
