What is a personal injury claims?
A party can make a claim for damages when the suffer an injury when they have been harmed by another party’s negligent act. Personal injury is generally referred to as a claim for damages to the person, mind or emotions opposed to injury to personal or real property.
Common personal injury claims arise from auto accidents, dog bites, persons trespassing on your property, products failing because of a faulty design, a person negligently performing a service and a slip and fall caused by the condition of the realestate.
To recover monetary damages for a personal injury claim, a party must show a link between the damages sought and the negligent or intentional act of the possible defendant(s). Usually personal injury damages can include medical expenses, lost wages or income, lost future earnings capacity, replacement or repair of damaged property, monetary compensation for emotional distress, and on rare occasions punitive damages.
There is no one size fits all cookie cutter to a personal injury case. Each individual is different therefore the facts and circumstances as well as damages are different in every case. If you have been injured and believe you have a case, please contact an attorney timely before your case may be barred by a Statute of Limitations.
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