What is Personal Injury?
The term personal injury encompasses a multitude of common law torts where the injured person has a right to recover against an at-fault party who causes through their negligence an injury to another. Some examples are slip and falls, assault, battery, product claims, construction accidents, dog bites, boating accidents, defective products, such as tire defects, auto accidents, tractor trailor accidents, design defects and many others.
The essence of a personal injury claim is that someone has done something wrong and while doing so, someone was injured. Many times a personal injury claim will involve multiple theories of recovery and require the coordination between multiple insurance companies. There are several types of damages that you may claim against the person or company has caused injury.
You could have some or all of the following damages: medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering. If you have suffered injuries due to the negligence of another, you should call an experienced personal injury lawyer to handle your claim.