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Personal Injury You have a case if the actions of
another individual operating an automobile, truck, airplane,
motorcycle, or other motor vehicle were careless. Careless is
simply another word for negligent, which is defined as failing
to do what a reasonable person would do, given a certain set of
circumstances. For example, if an individual failed to stop his
vehicle at a red light, as a normal person would, he could be
considered negligent and responsible for damages. These can
include personal injuries caused by his actions for any pain and
suffering, permanent injuries, disabilities, or even death.
In order for damages to be sought, an
injury need not be physical. Such cases that involve being subjected to
extreme emotional distress or verbal abuse may also entitle you to
damages. In the case of a death within a family, surviving family
members can recover damages through wrongful death laws & litigation.
Although many personal injury cases only
involve minor injuries, you may still be entitled to substantial
monetary damages. Medical expenses, no matter how small they are,
including hospital expenses, medications, personal therapy can be
recovered. In addition, in cases of extreme negligence, punitive damages
can be recovered to ensure that the conduct is not repeated in the
future.
There is an increased use of mediation as
a means of resolving personal injury claims. During the past several
years this process has become one of the most widely used methods of
arriving at a reasonable compromise settlement in an personal injury or
wrongful death claim, especially in claims that would be the most
expensive and difficult to litigate to a jury verdict. When approached
effectively, it ends the claim or litigation without any further costs
to the client; when it fails, the injured individual proceeds to use the
regular procedures of litigation and jury trial without any penalties.
Additionally, mediation is an extremely cost-effective procedure that
could save the injured person an enormous amount of money in litigation
expenses.
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