Personal Injury
What is a Personal Injury?
Personal injuries include injury to a person’s body, a person’s emotions, or their reputation. Personal injury is a broad category of body and mind-related legal claims. Most of these kinds of claims are called “torts” as well.
What Are the Types of Personal Injury Claims?
An accident victim could make a personal injury claim after any accident injuring them. The most common personal injuries are:
- Auto Accidents
- Medical Malpractice Claims
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Workplace Injuries
- Wrongful Death
The most common type of personal injury case in Georgia and the rest of the United States is a car accident case.
In a personal injury case, a person hurt in an accident can get monetary damages from a tortfeasor or person who committed the wrongdoing. These damages include lost wages, medical bills, and even pain and suffering.
How Do I Prove a Personal Injury Case?
For most personal injury cases, you need to prove that the other party involved was negligent. To do that, you need to show the following:
- The other person owed you a duty of care
- They violated their duty
- The violation harmed you
- You suffered damages and losses as a result
No matter what kind of personal injury case you file, you have to prove those four things. But in some cases, like when a doctor makes a mistake or a dog bites someone, there are additional rules. Also, in some types of personal injury cases, it may be easier to prove negligence.
Can I Still Have a Personal Injury Case Even if I Wasn't Severely Injured?
Most personal injury cases involve a physical injury. However, you could still have a personal injury case even if you weren’t severely hurt.
Whiplash is a common injury in accidents such as rear-end collisions. You may experience on-and-off pain for an extended period of time, which requires visits to a chiropractor. This type of treatment is something that would be included in a personal injury lawsuit.
Contact the Personal Injury Lawyers at The Brown Firm
If you have been injured, the experienced personal injury attorneys at The Brown Firm offer free consultations to accident victims in Georgia and South Carolina. Call 800-529-1441 to speak with our personal injury team today!
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