What is a personal injury case?
Personal Injury refers to any situation wherein one person is injured because of another’s actions or negligence. Personal Injury is a very broad area of law and encompasses many types of cases, which can include slips, falls, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice, spinal cord injury, and brain injury. This area of law is designed to protect citizens against negligence and the damaging actions of others. Each personal injury case is unique, and a consultation is recommended to review your case’s specific details.
“Personal injury” cases are legal disputes that arise when one person suffers harm from an accident or injury, and someone else might be legally responsible for that harm. A personal injury case can become formalized through civil court proceedings that seek to find others legally at fault through a court judgment or, as is much more common, such disputes may be resolved through informal settlement before any lawsuit is filed: • Formal “Lawsuit” Unlike criminal cases, which are initiated by the government, a formal personal injury case typically starts when a private individual (the “plaintiff”) files a civil “complaint” against another person, business, corporation, or government agency (the “defendant”), alleging that they acted carelessly or irresponsibly in connection with an accident or injury that caused harm. This action is known as “filing a lawsuit”. Go here for more information on what a person filing a lawsuit usually must prove. • Informal Settlement In reality, most disput
