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Accidents rarely come with any forewarning, leaving most victims feeling lost and unsure of how to proceed. When you or someone you know is injured, you will have a lot of uncertainty and need to make a lot of difficult choices quickly. Let our skilled legal team help you today!
Understanding Personal Law?
Personal injuries allude to the legal remedies and defenses involved in civil lawsuits brought as a result of wrongful conduct. As a matter of fact, the word tort comes from the Latin word, which means “twisted or wrong.”
- The law of tort seeks to compensate victims for injuries suffered by the culpable action (meaning the act was wrong but did not involve any evil intent by the wrongdoer.)
- There is a demand for cost of such injuries to the person or persons legally responsible for inflicting harm.
- Discourages risky or careless behavior in the future.
- Lastly, seeks to absolve legal rights and interests that have been compromised, diminished, or emasculated.
In comparison to criminal law, a tort action does not consist of the government prosecuting the wrongdoer. More precise, these cases involve a private plaintiff seeking compensation (usually cash) for the harm caused by the defendant’s actions.
3 kinds of Wrongful Conduct Involving Personal Injury Claims- Strict Liability- Is growing in tort law, and is becoming more substantial. The law holds designers and manufacturers responsible for injuries and defective products. This includes designing and selling unsafe products.
- Intentional wrongs- Including assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress. For example, If someone strikes you, even as a joke, you could have a case for battery. Or if a store detective mistakenly detains you for shoplifting, you may be able to win a suit for false imprisonment. In other situations, the defendant acts purposefully to harm the plaintiff.
- Negligence- This the most common of all conducts. The legal definition states that someone can be held liable for injuries and property damage if their behavior falls short of reasonable standards.
To decide whether conduct is reasonable or not, our Douglasville Personal Injury Attorneys carefully investigate the circumstances that led to the wrongdoing, then decide what a reasonable person would have done under these conditions. Actions that are decided not reasonable under those circumstances can be classified as unacceptable, or negligent conduct.
Most personal injury cases are based on the ideology of negligence. Negligence holds standards for society to behave responsibly and avoid putting others at risk. That doesn’t inquire that in the event someone does become injured or harmed that negligence wasn’t a factor.
Negligence does acknowledge the fact that some accidents are unavoidable. To show liability, the plaintiff must show evidence that a reasonably sensible person in the defendant’s position would have acted differently in that circumstance.
Examples of Negligence that We Can Help With
- Car Accidents caused by drunk drivers
- Truck Accidents caused by tired semi truck operators
Once negligence has been determined in a Georgia personal injury case, the defendant must pay the plaintiff for all damages caused by the defendant. These payments are referred to as compensations and are directly related to your past, present, and future medical bills.
Other losses can be factored in depending on each situation, including loss of income, and out-of-pocket expenses. Putting a dollar value on the total amount of losses is never easy. It often boils down to putting a price on things that don’t have a monetary value such as, pain, suffering, and emotional distress.
Why Should you Hire An Accident Injury Lawyer?
- We will put a dollar value on your injury
- Will use expert witness and testimonials to back your case
- Has successfully won thousands of cases and helped recover compensation for injury victims
- We demand justice from all parties who are liable
- Available 24/7 to answer questions or assist
Contact our Douglasville Injury Lawyers Today
We can help put a dollar value on your injury. Our legal team in Douglasville will carefully gather all facts, interview all individuals necessary, determine your losses, and hold the involved parties liable for the extent of your injuries.
