Personal Injury

If you've been injured, you need to act quickly to make sure that your rights are protected. There are several aspects of every personal injury situation to consider, and below you'll find a brief personal injury overview that will introduce you to the fundamental tenets of this area of law.

Elements of a Personal Injury Lawsuit Case.

Generally speaking, there are four elements that a judge or jury must consider when deliberating a personal injury case. For a personal injury claim they are:

1. Duty - Every entity has a general duty of reasonable care to others, but in a personal injury claim, it must be decided whether or not a legal duty did in fact exist. If there was a duty present, the analysis can continue to the next step.
2. Breach - If it's decided that a duty of care did exist, the defendant must have breached that duty under the "reasonability" standard in order for the analysis to proceed to the next step. Different standards of "reasonability" apply in different situations and for different types of defendants.
3. Causation - If there was a duty and it was breached, liability will only attach to the defendant if the defendant's breach of said either proximately or in fact caused the injury to occur. This is the most complicated element within this analysis.
4. Damages - A plaintiff must show tangible damages in order to be eligible for equitable recovery. Damages can be incurred in several ways.

The elements presented above are extremely brief. Each of the four elements discussed exists with thousands of judicial and legislative decisions behind it, and each element carries significant weight in terms of proof of liability. There are also several technical variations among each of these personal injury elements.

Personal Injury Lawyers and Attorneys for Litigation.

What this means for you if you've been injured is that you need to contact a personal injury attorney immediately. He or she will have the experience necessary to analyze your situation in relation to the elements above and to recommend a proper course of action. One aspect of your injury situation that isn't included on this page is that of the statute of limitations, which states that you only have a certain amount of time to file a claim, even if it's valid. If you wait too long, your claim will be dismissed as a matter of law. Therefore, contact an attorney today for a free consultation.

Types of Personal Injury Claims Include:

• Bodily Injury: wrongful death, auto accidents, dog bites.
• Economic Injury
• Injury to Reputation
• Intentional Injury

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