Personal Injury

In legal terms, personal injury refers to a civil lawsuit arising when an individual suffers harm or injury due to the negligence, intentional misconduct, or strict liability of another party. The injured party, known as the plaintiff, seeks compensation from the responsible party, known as the defendant.

1. Motor Vehicle Accidents: This includes accidents involving cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, bicycles, and pedestrians. These cases often involve claims of negligence, such as speeding, reckless driving, or failure to obey traffic laws.
2. Slip/trip and Fall Accidents: These occur when someone slips, trips, or falls on someone else's property due to hazardous conditions like uneven flooring, wet floors, icy sidewalks, or inadequate lighting.
3. Product Liability: This involves injuries caused by defective or unsafe products, including defective consumer goods, medications with harmful side effects, malfunctioning medical devices, or poorly designed vehicles.
4. Workplace Accidents: These include injuries sustained while on the job, such as construction accidents, injuries from machinery, exposure to hazardous substances, or falls at work sites. Workers may pursue workers' compensation claims or personal injury lawsuits against third parties.
5. Dog Bites: These cases involve injuries caused by dog attacks or animal bites. Owners may be held liable for failing to control their pets or for known dangerous propensities of their animals.
6. Assault and Battery: These are intentional acts that result in physical harm or injury to another person. Victims may pursue civil claims for damages in addition to any criminal charges brought against the perpetrator.
7. Defamation: Injuries to reputation causing harm to personal or professional life (e.g., libel or slander).