Personal Injury
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What is “Personal Injury”?
“Personal injury” is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions of a person, or living being, as opposed to an injury to property. The term refers to a type of lawsuit where the person bringing the suit has suffered harm to his or her body or mind. A lawsuit is filed against the person or entity that caused the harm through negligence, gross negligence, reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, and in some cases, on the basis of strict liability. Assessing damages typically include the injured person’s medical bills, pain and suffering, and actual/perceived diminished quality of life.
What types of accidents are considered “Personal Injury”?
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Truck Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Motor Vehicle Accidents were the most frequent causes of injury, making up over half (52%) of all cases! This could be anything from a car crash to being hit by someone on a motorbike. Determining who was at fault in a car accident means figuring out who was negligent, meaning responsible for causing theBetween the two of them, Mark Schondorf and Adam Hecht have over 40 years of experience practicing law. accident. Failure to use reasonable care while operating a motor vehicle constitutes negligence.
Examples of Negligence:
- Failure to obey traffic signs or signals
- Failure to signal when turning
- Careless driving
- Failure to follow the speed limit
- Driving a car under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol
- Talking on a cell phone while driving
- Texting while driving
- Distracted driving
Types of automobile accidents:
- Car accidents caused by defective or recalled vehicles
- Car accidents at dangerous intersections
- School bus accidents
- SUV rollovers and accidents
- SUV crashes injuring pedestrians
- Hit and run accidents
- Violation of some other law
- Head-on Collisions. Negligence usually plays a role in head-on collisions
- Highway Constructions Accidents – Construction companies have a responsibility to not cause accidents
- Intersection Accidents
- Interstate Accidents
- Rear-End Accidents
- Side-Impact Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Examples of common bicycle accidents:
- Dooring Accidents – when a bicyclist is struck by a motor vehiclist opening their door into their path or lane of traffic
- Rear-End Crash
- Stoplight Accidents
- Left-Turn Accidents
- Sideswipe
Truck Accidents
Examples of common truck accidents:
- Jackknife – when a big rig folds in on itself so that the cab forms a 90-degree angle with the trailer, usually caused when a driver brakes hard and quickly
- Truck Rollovers
- Tire Blowout
- Wide Turn
- Blind Spots
- Rear-End
- Under Ride
- Lost Load
Motorcycle Accidents
Examples of common bicycle accidents:
- Dooring Accidents – when a bicyclist is struck by a motor vehiclist opening their door into their path or lane of traffic
- Rear-End Crash
- Stoplight Accidents
- Left-Turn Accidents
- Sideswipe
Major injuries resulting from Road Accidents
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Brain Injuries
- Burn Injuries
- Head Injuries
