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What is Personal Injury?

Friday, August 21, 2009 by Andrew J. Levine

Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury or damage to a property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another.

If the negligence of another party can be proved, the injured party may be entitled to monetary compensation from that party.

The most common types of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, defective product accidents and holiday accidents. The term personal injury also incorporates medical and dental accidents (which lead to numerous medical and dental negligence claims every year) and conditions that are often classified as industrial disease cases, including asbestosis and mesothelioma, chest diseases (e.g., emphysema, pneumoconiosis, silicosis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic obstructive airways disease), vibration white finger, occupational deafness, occupational stress, contact dermititis, and repetitive strain injury cases.

Attorneys often represent clients on a "contingency basis," in which the attorney's fee is a percentage of the plaintiff's eventual compensation, payable when the case is resolved. Often, times having an attorney becomes essential because cases become extremely complex, such as in medical malpratice cases.

The Personal Injury Lawyers in New York City at the Raphaelson and Levine Law Firm are dedicated attorneys providing excellent representation to its clients.

Whether we are representing a client who was injured in a slip or trip and fall, by dog bite, motorcycle accident, accident with machinery at work or at home or any other types of accidents, everyone we represent can be confident that we will know the law and have the medical expertise necessary to achieve the best possible resolution of each and every case.

Contact our New York City Personal Injury Law Firm Today at 1-877-731-1346.

Posted at 11:21 AM

Topic: Personal Injury