ARTICLES - Personal Injury

What is Personal Injury?

Personal injury refers to the area of law that seeks to protect victims who are harmed by the failure of another to do or not do something that causes injury. A personal injury claim can be filed for injury incurred by an individual either physically or mentally, and it can sometimes include damage to property.

Liability and Damages

There are two basic elements in every personal injury case: liability and damages. You must prove before you can recover damages that the other person was negligent. Once you resolve that issue the amount of damages becomes important.

Grounds of Personal Injury Claims

Liability and damages can be established on several bases.

• Negligence - When a case is filed for the failure or omission of another we call that a tort. This is where the defendant is accused of causing the injury by failing to prevent it. An example would be an accusation that a property owner failed to clear ice off a sidewalk. Another example would be someone who was speeding and caused an accident.

• Intentional Wrong - Intentional wrongs can sometimes be brought as civil, personal injury claims apart from any criminal charges the defendant may be facing.

The law firm of Belli, Weil, Grozbean & Davis, P.C. have experienced attorneys who know the law and how to maximize your recovery in personal injury litigation, or an attorney who specializes in a specific area of personal injury law (such as an auto accident lawyer or a defective product attorney) may advise victims concerning the most appropriate grounds for filing their individual claims. Our firm handles serious personal injuries where someone has suffered substantial damages.

Types of Personal Injury Cases

Although it is not all-inclusive, the following list offers examples of the types of cases that may be considered personal injury claims.

• Slip and fall injury

• Nursing home negligence

• Automobile accident

• Defective product injury

• Exposure to toxic material

• Medical malpractice

• Wrongful death

• Drug injury

• Job injury caused by another

• Dog bite case

YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THE INFORMATION THAT YOU READ HERE IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND NOT MEANT TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC LEGAL ADVICE FROM AN ATTORNEY.