What are Common Types of Personal Injury Cases?

Posted in Firm News,Personal Injury on December 15, 2016

Personal injury law allows a plaintiff to get compensation when someone else’s negligence or intentional act causes them harm. There are many forms of personal injury cases, although these cases can be difficult. This article describes the most common forms of personal injury cases from Soofer Law Group.

Types of Personal Injury Cases

Car Accidents

Car accidents in Torrance and other areas are the most common personal injury cases in the US. Accidents usually happen because someone isn’t following the rules of the road, resulting in a crash. When you can prove that another driver was being negligent at the time of your accident, you probably have a pretty good personal injury case. When a careless driver is involved, they have the financial responsibility to pay for any injuries stemming from the accident.

Slip and Fall

Slip and fall cases are the second most common type of personal injury case. Property owners are responsible for keeping their property safe, or warning visitors of any dangerous conditions. When someone is injured on someone else’s property because of the owner’s negligence, the injured person has a right to compensation. Contact a Torrance slip and fall accident lawyer for more information.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice claims are tricky, but they arise when a physician or other health care professional fails to provide competent and reasonably skilled care. When a patient is injured due to a medical professional’s negligence, they have a right to compensation.

Dog Bites 

In most dog bite cases, the dog owners are financially responsible for providing compensation for any medical bills the person it requires. These rules do not apply if someone is trespassing on private property.

Defamation: Libel and Slander

When someone suffers injury to their character due to untrue statements about them, they can be liable for libel or slander. Libel is a form of written defamation that is an untrue statement in a publication, while is a spoken untrue statement.