Personal injury law covers a broad range of case types, but all attorneys who practice personal injury law are focused on a single thing: getting their clients the compensation they deserve. Take a look below for just three common instances that should prompt a call to a trusted personal injury attorney as soon as possible.
Defective Products
Many people suffer physical harm as a result of a defective product. Automobile parts such as fuel tanks and airbags have been the focus of defective product lawsuits in the past, as have home insulation materials and farming equipment. A personal injury lawyer can help sort out who is liable for the defect — the manufacturer, the retailer, the distributor, or some combination of these — and negotiate a fair settlement on your behalf so that you can focus on recovery.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice suits are another kind of personal injury case, and they are notoriously difficult to settle if you are representing yourself. That's because you must show that a doctor or other medical professional was acting in a way that did not meet one or more prescribed standards of acceptable care. This may have happened to you in one of several ways: a misdiagnosis of an illness or condition, a failure to complete necessary treatment, a medication that was wrongfully prescribed, or an error in the amount of anesthesia you were given during an operation.
You can be sure that a doctor's or hospital's attorneys will do everything in their power to prove that these things do not constitute malpractice, which is why it is so important to have an attorney on your side.
Car Accidents
Car accidents are one of the most common reasons people end up hiring an attorney for a personal injury case. An attorney can perform discovery on the facts of the accident, gather evidence that supports your statement, and ultimately prove that the negligence of another driver (or other external factors) directly caused the injuries you are currently suffering from. They may also be able to show that any emotional distress you have suffered is grounds for additional compensation as well. If you choose to attempt all of this on your own, you risk ending up with a paltry settlement that does not cover the cost of medical bills and lost wages that you must deal with in the aftermath of a car accident.
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