5 Types of Personal Injuries and Accidents for Which You Can Claim

From a legal viewpoint, a personal injury is a loss sustained through one’s lack of care. Not any bruise and minor annoyance will do; it must have a real and significant impact to meet this legal threshold.

Such unfortunate occurrences can transpire anywhere—in your workplace’s quiet corridors, in your city’s crowded streets, each location possibly opening doors to a specific sort of claim.

“When a product fails to work safely in compliance with its claims and wounds its victim, the victim can claim a defective product. What distinguishes such a claim is its narrow focus on goods—not on mistakes in humans or danger in relation to the environment,” says Texas personal injury lawyer Jonathan Harris of the Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, LLP – Accident & Injury Attorneys. 

The article below seeks to unscramble five common scenarios in which one could claim personal injury.

Car Crash Claims

Car crashes are on top of the list in terms of familiarity. Car accidents can be a minor car tussle in a car park or a high-speed car smash on a highway such as Interstate 35; such occurrences have a knack for muddling your life in seconds. Often, claims involve resolving who is at fault and checking for any loss of property and bodily injuries involved.

The purpose is not only to cover immediate expenses such as medical expenses and car maintenance but also for any loss of earnings in case of grave injuries incapacitating one from work.

Slip and Fall Claims

Slip and fall accidents happen to be the most prevalent, but not many people think of them as able to cause harm that rises to the level of personal injury. Most people do not claim, simply underestimating the gravity of such injuries and attributing them to mere carelessness and awkwardness. Yet, such slips can inflict real injuries such as fractured bones and long-term disabilities.

They typically arise in settings such as grocery stores, workplace settings, or sidewalks in public areas, where property owners or property managers must have safe settings. Where such entities do not correct such dangers as wet and unbalanced floors, such entities become at fault for negligence.

Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical malpractice arises when a medical practitioner deviates from the norm in care or in practice, causing harm to a patient. Examples include misdiagnosis, care and post-care errors, and medical management errors. Unlike most cases of personal injuries, such cases have a high burden of proof. 

Because of their complexity, such as reading medical terminology and knowing correct practice, professional legal professionals with specific training in medical claims can become a necessity.

Workplace Injury Cases Deconstructed

Workplace injury claims arise from workplace-related occurrences and workplace-related injuries incurred in work life. Examples range from slips in a workplace, such as a construction site, to repetitive strain in an office environment. What distinguishes them from most claims is workers’ compensation.

Workers’ compensation in Texas normally covers such expenses as medical care and loss of wage, with no necessity for proving carelessness in terms of causation for employers.  

Nevertheless, in cases when an employer is not covered with workers’ compensation (since employers in Texas don’t have a legal requirement for such coverages in force) or in cases with a third party involved (e.g., a maker of a defective device), workers could have to file traditional claims for personal injuries.

The dual-channel for remedy compounds both complexity and channels for remedy in contrast to traditional cases for personal injuries.

Faulty Product Suits

Cases can include failed car parts, perilous kids’ toys, or contaminated drugs. Such successful claims depend most frequently on proving a flaw in a product at purchase, and proving such a fact tends to necessitate expert testimony and careful analysis.

Seeking an Attorney

Seeking qualified legal guidance is wise in any personal injury claim. Choose an attorney with professional in your field of concern and a successful record of accomplishment. 

Look for qualifications and feedback to assure high service standards. Your attorney will work for you through proofs, paperwork, and court processes, raising your opportunity for a successful resolution.