5 Common Causes of Personal Injury Lawsuits

Let's be honest, law is not the most appealing topic to talk about for most people and personal injury law is especially complex. But knowing some basics about injury law is important and a legal remedy that can help you recover some losses as a result of an unfortunate accident or incident.

In case you might be asking yourself, personal injury law comes into effect when a person suffers physical harm as a result of negligence by another person. Simple enough? That being said, you can also file a lawsuit under personal injury for unsafe premises, defective products and even dog bites.

Anyway, in this article, we consider five common reasons behind personal injury law:

1. Injury as a Result of Car Accidents

As you might have guessed, car accidents are the most common cause for personal injury lawsuits. The premise for these lawsuits is that a particular driver was careless in some way and the other person was injured as a result of this negligence.

2. Harm of Injury as a Result of Any Other Kind of Accident

While car accidents are more common, many personal injury claims relate to people falling or sustaining injury on a particular premises. What's more, negligence or malpractice at a dentist, doctor or medical facility can result in a personal injury lawsuit.

3. Injury of Harm Due to Assault (And Other Deliberate Acts)

Assault is another common reason why you might want to know more about personal injury law. Simply put, this refers to an intentional or deliberate act which causes harm to another person.

4. Damage in the Form of Defamation of Character

Defamation of character is when a person's reputation suffers as a result of a false statement. Most often, these defamatory statements will relate to a crime and a person can file a personal injury lawsuit against whomever released this false statement. However, it should be noted that even is a statement is true, some countries (Sweden & South Korea) will even enable individuals to file an injury lawsuit on the grounds of defamation.

5. Injury or Harm as a Result of Defective Products

Almost any product can cause injury or harm to a person. For many of these lawsuits, the product itself was faulty in some way and the manufacturer had no intention of causing harm. Either way, it's possible to file an injury lawsuit when injury or harm is sustained as a result of a defective product.

But that's just part of the story...

Final Thoughts

The truth is, every personal injury case is entirely different and the details of each incident will dictate much of the legal process. In other words, while it's often easy to determine whether a lawsuit can be filed, further investigation is needed in order to assess the validity of a claim. For this reason, learning as much as possible about injury law will certainly help, but it's best to allow an attorney to deal with the complexities involved in these lawsuits. Either way, injury law gives a person a legal remedy to recover losses that may stem from an incident or an accident.