PERSONAL INJURY

Wht i a personal injur

A personal injury n b: a physical injury, disease or illn, or a psychological injur r illn.
A rnl injur uld result in death.
Exml f personal injuries r: n injur at wrk. Thi inlud work- rltd illn uh
a di ud b wrking with bt a hlgil illn caused b stress t wrk
n injur caused in a trffi idnt n injur received a rult f fult gd r rvi
Wht i Prnl Injur Lw?
Prnl injury lw rfr t the lgl rmdi nd dfn involved in ivil lwuit brought
as a result of wrngful ndut. In fact, the word trt m frm a Ltin trm mning twit,
wrng, or harm.
In ntrt t riminl law, a trt tin does nt invlv th government prosecuting th
wrongdoer. Rthr, th cases invlv a rivt plaintiff seeking mntin (uull
mn) fr the hrm
ud by th dfndnt tin.
Important Questions fr Your Prnl Injur Attrn
Aidnt rrl m with n frwrning, lving mt vitim unprepared and unur of
how t rd. When u r mn you knw i injured, u will hv a lot of unrtint
nd nd t mk a lot of diin vr quickly. Yu huld lw k immediate mdil
ttntin for n injuries nd also k th itn of qualified, xrind legal
representation. But, how d u knw who th best ttrn i fr your ?
How Are Damages Established in a Trt Claim?
The goal f damages in trt tin i t make th injured rnwhl thrugh th wrd of
mn to mnt fr injuri ud b th accident or incident.
Wht i Nglign?
On can nl bring a lawsuit fr nglign if th can establish ll f th ruird lmnt. If
n n of the lmnt i miing, thn thr is n nglign frm a lgl tndint, and a
lwuit may nt be utind.
Wht t D ftr a Prnl Injur
Th moments following n accident r thr injury are confusing nd overwhelming. Yu m
nt knw what t do r where to turn if u hve been injured du t someone's negligence r
wrongdoing.
Wht is a "Prnl Injur" C?

"Prnl injury" cases r lgl diut tht arise whn n rn uffr harm frm n
idnt or injur, and mn else might b lgll rnibl for tht hrm. A personal
injury n become formalized thrugh ivil urt rding tht k t find thr
lgll t fult thrugh a urt judgment r, as i muh more common, uh disputes m b
resolved thrugh infrml settlement before n lwuit is fild:
Frml "Lwuit" Unlik criminal , whih r inititd b th gvrnmnt, a frml
rnl injur till starts whn a rivt individul (the "lintiff") files a ivil
"mlint" gint nthr rn, business, rrtin, r government gn (th
"dfndnt"), alleging that they acted rll r irrnibl in nntin with an idnt
r injur tht ud harm. This tin i known "filing a lawsuit".
Wht i a Sttut f Limitations?
Plintiff hv a limitd tim in whih t fil a lwuit, called a "ttut of limittin."
Generally king, th period f time dictated b a ttut f limitations bgin whn th
lintiff i injured r discovers th injur. Sttut of limitations r established b state law nd
ftn vr b t of injury. Fr intn, th statute f limitations fr injuri t n individual in
New York is two r, but fiv years fr sex rim nd one r for libel or lndr. It can vr
frm tt t tt
Amount f mntin
If u hv sustained a personal injury u m be able to lim tw t of mntin,
gnrl dmg and il dmg.
Gnrl dmg are id as compensation fr n injur, fr xml, a mnt fr pain nd
uffring or loss f futur earnings. The urt will decide on th munt t b id. Sil
dmg r id compensation for tul financial l ud b the accident up to th
date f th hring. These n include dmg t clothing or thr blnging, th t f
r, trvl costs t hitl, mdil xn (including the cost f private trtmnt) nd th
t f hiring nd/r riring a r if it h been dmgd in the accident.
If a court decides tht you wr rtl to blm for the idnt, it m rdu the munt f
damages you riv. An example f this wuld b if u wr nt wring a seat blt when
u wr invlvd in a trffi idnt.