Essay On Personal Injury

At this moment, millions of Americans are working, traveling, driving, walking, shopping and driving, with so much activity in a person’s everyday life its no wonder accidents have become inevitable. Many accidents can be severe and life altering or even result in death, but the fact that accidents are fairly familiar does not reduce from the confusion and pain that can result when an injury or accident happens to you or a loved one. This is especially true when any harm could have been prevented if others had not acted inconsiderately. Personal injury can be psychological or physical but, to be considered unlawful, it must happen due to the negligence or unreasonably unsafe actions of your company, your physician, or some other person or corporation who owes you a duty of ordinary care.

Personal injury is the branch of tort law that covers any wrong or injury done to another’s body, land, reputation, or entitlements. Examples of personal injury include medical malpractice, slander, trespass, wrongful birth, and wrongful death. Every tort claim, regardless of its source, whether intentional, strict liability, or negligence, has two fundamental issues: damages and liability. Was the defendant liable for your damages, and, if so, what was the nature and extent of your damages? Based on the intent or negligence of a responsible party, the injured party may be entitled to financial compensation from that party through a settlement or a verdict.

A personal injury case gets settled in a civil court trial to seek who is at fault for the damages caused against the plaintiff. There is also a chance that an informal settlement is brought to the table prior to an official court dispute. Unlike criminal cases, which are initiated by the gove...

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...dentist, or chiropractor. There are also two ways to qualify for benefits; injuries must be diagnosed as an emergency medical condition for $10,000 or receive only $2,500 for non-emergency medical treatment.

Now you must be questioning how does the attorney and paralegal get paid for all their hard negotiation. Most Florida personal injury legal teams do not charge an initial consultation fee. Most firms do not charge anything unless the client receives a settlement. This option is best for clients that are paying for medical bills out of pocket and don’t need the extra stress of having to pay legal fees for representation. Firms usually charge on a contingent fee basis, which is a percentage of a plaintiff’s final compensation only payable when the case is resolved. If the legal team is unsuccessful in recovering compensation for the client then nobody gets paid.