Understand Which Injuries Are Considered In Personal Injury Cases

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Understand Which Injuries Are Considered In
Personal Injury Cases

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After getting injured, most people confuse
personal injury with a bodily injury. However,
there is a clear difference. A personal injury
is an element of civil law. According to the law,
it compensates the victim of accidents or social
wrongs. In the majority of cases, the plaintiff
is the person who got injured. There are certain
types of accidents that are considered in a
personal injury case. They are listed below, in
no particular order.
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Physical Injuries

• If you got physically injured and are filing a
  lawsuit against the person whose negligence
  caused the accident to happen in the first place,
  as a part of your lawsuit, you can file a
  personal injury claim against the defendant. You
  can usually seek compensation for the two
  following types of damages
• Economic and
• Non-economic

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• Economic damages are all those expenses that you
  have been through (including loses) since the
  moment of the accident. They involve
• Medical bills
• Rehabilitation costs
• Lost wages
• Out of pocket expenses
• Non-economic damages usually involve the costs of
  your pain and suffering. Those are both hard to
  calculate, and most attorneys usually use special
  methods when calculating non-economic costs.

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Death
Another aspect of personal injury claims refers
to fatality. If a person died in an accident, as
a result of someone elses negligence, that
persons surviving family members are able to
file a personal injury claim against the person
responsible for causing the accident. To be able
to file a claim, you (and your attorney) first
have to prove negligence and liability. It is a
very complicated process.
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Proving liability is extremely hard in most
cases, as there are usually not enough evidence
to support the plaintiffs claim. However, when
there are eyewitnesses and a camera footages
present, things get a lot easier.
The surviving family members have the right to
compensation for the loss of a loved one in
order to obtain the compensation (which usually
covers for the funeral costs and all other
expenses, including a loss of income), the
surviving family members have to file a personal
injury claim within a certain time period.
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It's Time To Hire Attorney
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Speak with a Pittsburgh personal injury lawyer
at SMA Law Group right after the accident. Their
attorneys will help evaluate your case and help
you with your claim. Do not hesitate to get in
touch. You have nothing to lose but could end up
winning big. Think about your future and the
future of your family. That should help you make
the right decision.
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