A friend or family member of yours has been injured on the job. You are wondering if you should get a St Petersburg personal injury lawyer for them to help seek compensation.
Here are some things to consider before saying no to an injury claim:
- The individual who was hurt may have lost wages, mental suffering, physical pain, and medical expenses that need to be covered. These can add up quickly. If you have ever opened your wallet after being at the doctor’s office, then you know how expensive medical treatment can be.
- Not all injuries are clear-cut cases where the blame is obvious. For instance, an employee could slip on water in their place of work due to improper care of the premises but it might not be easy to prove who is responsible.
- If the injury was caused due to a defective product, then there are strict time limits on filing an injury claim based on when the product was made. It’s best to have an attorney who specialises in personal injury claims to guide you through these types of cases because they can be confusing without proper legal expertise.
Finding out that your friend or a family member has been injured is stressful enough. Know that they don’t need added stress about money woes disrupting their recovery process too; contact me today for more information about how I can help make this process easier for them.
What do personal injury lawyers handle?
Personal injury lawyers handle cases involving any type of injury either physical or mental due to the negligence, recklessness, or intentional acts of others. They may also represent individuals who have been charged with a crime but only in civil court.
The injuries handled by personal injury lawyers are classified as being either torts or crimes. Torts are civil wrongs that are committed against another person, causing harm to the victim’s person, property, or rights. Crimes are criminal offences that involve violations of laws governing public behaviour and morals. Civil actions allege an act contrary to legal duty carried out by an individual while tort law deals with non-criminal violations of personal rights. In contrast to tortious acts, crimes consist of acts punishable under the criminal law due to the wrongfulness, evil intent or culpability of the defendant.
Personal injury lawyers handle claims involving medical malpractice, product liability, car accidents, work injuries, and slip and fall to name a few. At times personal injury lawyers may be called upon to file suit on behalf of their clients against public entities such as city, county, or state governments for damages resulting from an accident or injury sustained by one of their constituents while using public property. Personal injury lawyers also represent employees charged with discrimination due to wrongful termination or sexual harassment by employers.
When there is any type of physical harm caused by another person’s negligence either because he/she failed to act like a reasonable person would under the same situation or there was knowledge that his/her actions would likely result in harm, the victim could file a personal injury lawsuit. In cases involving physical injuries, there must be proof that another person’s actions or inaction contributed to causing someone else’s injury and that the other person was negligent. In general, it takes two parties for a case to become a personal injury lawsuit. The first party is considered ‘the Plaintiff’ who suffered some type of loss because of the other person while the second party is known as ‘the Defendant.
