Personal Injury

Personal injuries include every variety of injury to a person's body, emotions, or reputation, as opposed to injury to property.

There are three grounds on which personal injury claims can be brought:

• Negligence is the most common basis. The basis for liability under negligence stems from an individual’s failures to behave with   the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances.

• Strict Liability holds a person liable for committing an action, regardless of what his/her intent or mental state was when committing the action. For example, if an injury occurs as a result of a defect in a product.

• Intentional Wrongs result from an intentional act of the defendant; such as battery, assualt, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

 Personal injury claims can arise from harm done to the body. For example:

• Automobile accidents
• Workplace accidents
• Assault
• Product defect accidents 
• Medical malpractice
• Nursing home abuse
• Toxic torts

Personal injury claims can also arise from non-bodily harm. For example:

• Intentional infliction of emotional distress
• Defamation
• False detention, arrest, or imprisonment
• Malicious prosecution
• Invasion of privacy

 A personal injury lawyer provides legal representation to individuals who have been injured in an accident.  If the injured party is successful on their claim, they will be awarded money damages for their injuries. 

Damages are meant to compensate the injured party for their loss. Damages for personal injury may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost wages 
• Pain and suffering
• Mental and emotional distress
• Household assistance
• Travel expenses

Please call our office at (818) 224-4270 with any questions you may have, or for a 

free consultation.