Personal Injury

When someone is injured at the hands of another, that person (the plaintiff) may have a claim for personal injury.  In a court of law, personal injury plaintiffs seek money damages.

 

The most common types of personal injury cases are car and truck collisions, medical malpractice, and injuries while on someone else’s property, like the home or business of another.

 

To recover money damages, a plaintiff must show that the other party (the defendant) was negligent or reckless in their actions.  This means that a defendant had a duty to keep the plaintiff safe but did not do it and the plaintiff was injured because of the defendant’s negligence.  The defendant’s negligence must have caused the plaintiff’s injury.

 

The clearest example of negligence is when a motorist crashes into the rear end of another’s car.  In Pennsylvania, a driver has the duty to keep his vehicle under control and avoid striking other people, objects, or vehicles in the roadway.  Anyone who was injured by the driver’s negligence can seek money damages.

 

Another example is when a physician or hospital doesn’t provide the necessary standard of care to a patient and the patient has a bad medical outcome resulting in serious injury or death.

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And yet another is when a business has a dangerous condition on its property and a customer was injured by the condition.

 

If you think you have been injured by another’s negligence, contact KLLO at (570)

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