Types of Personal Injury Claims
In our day-to-day lives, we generally do our best to avoid injuring other people through our own negligent behavior. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that all people use the level of care that they should when interacting with others, which means that thousands of people are injured in accidents every year through no fault of their own. In these cases, injured parties can recover damages compensating them for their medical bills, lost wages, and property damage, although doing so can be difficult, especially if the defendant is a large corporation. For this reason, it is important for accident victims in Florida to contact an experienced attorney who will aggressively represent their interest, wether during settlement negotiations or in the courtroom. Personal injury claims can be filed anytime that someone else’s negligence, recklessness, or wrongful conduct causes an injury to another person. However, most personal injury claims stem from the following situations:
Car Accidents
Motorcycle Collisions
Bicycle Accidents
Medical Negligence
Defective Products
Truck Accidents
Boating Accidents
Swimming Accidents
Slip & Fall Accidents
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
Types of Personal Injury Claims
Car Accidents
Motorcycle Collisions
Bicycle Accidents
Medical Negligence
Defective Products
Truck Accidents
Boating Accidents
Swimming Accidents
Slip & Fall Accidents
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
The defendant had an obligation to use ordinary care
The defendant breached this duty by failing to use ordinary care
The plaintiff suffered an injury as a result of the defendant's actions
Providing these elements can be complicated, so it is important for plaintiffs to collect compelling evidence to establish their claim. In the case of a car accident, for example, this could include video recordings of the accident, witness testimony from those who saw the accident occur, medical records detailing the victim’s injuries, photographs from the scene of the accident, the police officer’s written report, and testimony from an accident reconstruction expert. When the evidence is particularly strong, a defendant may even be willing to enter into settlement negotiations in an out-of-court setting, which could save all parties involved a significant amount of time and money.
Fortunately, even when a victim was partially at fault for an accident, he or she won’t automatically be barred from collecting compensation, although the recoverable amount will be reduced in proportion to his or her degree of fault. When a victim tragically loses his or her life in one of these kinds of accidents, his or her surviving family members may have standing to file a wrongful death claim on that person’s behalf.
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