Physical injuries, or personal injuries, happen all the time. Frequently, it may be the result of your own carelessness; but, when it is the result on someone else's negligence or reckless behavior, the law provides that you have the right to be compensated for the physical damage including medical costs, the lasting or disabling effects of the injuries and your pain and suffering. Most commonly, these occur as the result of the following: Motor Vehicle Accidents –Crashes between two vehicles can be as minor as two bumpers making contact in a low-speed parking lot or as dramatic as the impact of an 18-wheeled, semi trailer crushing your passenger car on the Interstate. Physical injuries can result in either scenario and while damage may be more readily apparent in the latter scenario, it doesn't necessarily make drivers and their insurers any more generous. Successful prosecution of a personal injury claim in the motor vehicle context requires an attorney who is familiar with accident reconstruction and investigation, a the full gamut of injuries including: - soft tissue injuries including whiplash
- spinal cord damage and herniated, fractured and dislocated disks
- brain injuries and skull fractures
- physical injuries caused by restraint systems, including air bags
- paraplegia, quadriplegia and death
In addition to understanding your injuries and the manner in which they were caused, you need an attorney who is familiar with the insurance laws affecting your recoveries, not to mention knowing the difference between proper claims handling procedures and unfair practices designed to encourage you to take less money than your claim is worth. Products Liability–When things you buy don't work they way they should, it's hard to know you've spent your money on poor quality merchandise. When the product not only doesn't work, but also causes you serious physical injury, it's even worse. Next to car crashes, more people suffer injuries because of poorly designed and malfunctioning products than anything else. The law provides that if a merchant is going to put a product into commerce, it must take some steps to make sure it is designed well and can withstand the uses it foresees consumers making of it. If this is not done, courts have imposed liability against these manufacturers for many claims of injury, including: - serious burns or other permanent disfigurement
- loss of limbs
- inability to earn a living due to disability
- constant pain or discomfort
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