Personal injury law is one of the most expensive fields of law. Several kinds of accidents happen every day, therefore, lawyers and law offices are expected to encounter even the worst cases. Although accidents of any kind can occur at any moment, there are seven specific personal injury claims that are seen more often than others. Among these consist of slip and fall, medical malpractice, and workplace accidents. What could the others be? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We discuss each common personal injury case in this blog.
Slip and Fall
One of the most common personal injury cases, slip and fall accidents are averaged out at more than one million per year. Although property owners have a legal responsibility to keep their premises reasonably safe and free of hazards that way employees can work comfortably, people still result in these accidents. Those who experience these accidents on public or private property are entitled to compensation for their injuries.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice deals with injuries that were recklessly caused by a doctor’s negligence or misjudgment of treatment. Oftentimes, when medical malpractice occurs, a doctor is found of having broken a law or taking inappropriate measures when it comes to treating a patient. These cases usually take a bit longer to determine if a patient will receive compensation because getting a bad result during treatment does not automatically mean that malpractice occurred.
Wrongful Death
Wrongful death cases occur when a person has died due to someone else’s carelessness. Cases of wrongful death could be caused by anything, including auto accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents, and much more. Wrongful death can even be caused by the misuse of a defective or dangerous product. The compensation collected for a wrongful death case is usually handed to the family or members that survive the person who died.
Dog Bite
Believe it or not, approximately 4.5 million dog bite accidents occur each year and 800,00 of those people will be sent to receive medical care. In most cases, the owners of the dog responsible for the bite or injury are to provide financial compensation. Although, it is important to keep in mind that dog bite laws vary from state to state. In some states, strict liability rules are to be carried out, where the owners of the dog will be responsible for providing compensation, even if the dog does not have a history of aggression or biting.
Workplace Accident
As we have previously mentioned, workplace accidents are rather common. Workplace accidents is a broad field that can include slip and fall, construction accidents, wrongful death, and more. The injured employee is to file a claim under the Worker’s Compensation Act, which requires employers to provide various benefits and compensation to the worker involved in the accident. Compensation can include temporary total disability or permanent partial disability. Similar to dog bite law, workplace accident law will vary from state to state.
Products Liability
This category includes injuries caused by defective products or tools that can induce an accident at home, in public, and/or at work. Improper warnings or misleading operation manuals can also be found at fault for these injuries. Examples of this kind of accident includes consumption of dangerous foods or medication, defective vehicle parts, medical devices, toxic materials and chemicals, and others. Those who are held responsible are those who manufactured these products.
Premises Liability
These kinds of personal injuries occur when an accident was caused by a dangerous condition on someone’s land or property. These accidents can occur anywhere, including restaurants, gas stations, malls, retail stores, someone’s home, swimming pools, recreational centers, and more. If there is anything as minor as a broken staircase or a missing handrail, this is enough to find a landowner liable for the accident.
Motor Vehicle Accident
As of 2018, there were approximately 5,000 motorcycle crashes in the United States that led to death. Some of these motor vehicle accidents were caused by other reckless drivers on the road. If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, as the respective driver, as a pedestrian, as a passenger, or as a driver of a different vehicle, you may be entitled to compensation depending on your injuries and medical costs.
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