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Personal injury claims and lawsuits arise when people are injured by careless or intentional acts of others, or injured by products that are defective in some way. When someone is determined to be legally responsible for injuring someone else, they are liable for the injury, and may be made to pay the injured person compensatory damages. Compensatory damages attempt to put an injured person back in the position he or she was in before being injured. In some cases, punitive damages are also awarded in these lawsuits. Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and deter them from harming others.

A personal injury lawyer handles a variety of claims for clients, including those related to injuries from

• Automobile Accidents,
• Trucking Accidents,
• Use of Defective or Dangerous Products,
• Slip and Fall Accidents, and
• Wrongful Death

Injuries suffered as a result of these types of accidents can be severe and life altering.  Personal injury lawyers understand that your immediate goals after going through such trauma are to get your medical bills paid and covered, make sure you do not suffer financially through any lost wages, and make sure your insurance company will pay for future treatment relating to your injury.  Personal injury attorneys will discuss your situation and go over the options available to you, as well as work with insurance companies and other parties involved in your case to make sure all your needs are handled quickly and appropriately.

Each year, thousands of senior citizens are abused, neglected and exploited in nursing homes and other elder care facilities. Many victims are frail and vulnerable, cannot help themselves, and depend on others to meet their most basic needs.  The issue is so widespread that legislatures in all 50 states have passed some form of elder abuse prevention laws. Knowing the warning signs of abuse is a first step toward protecting elderly friends or relatives.

Sometimes residents of care facilities may sustain physical injuries from abuse, such as bruising. In other instances, neglect can cause dehydration and malnutrition or infections from untreated bedsores. If you believe someone is being neglected in a care facility, please call a personal injury lawyer.  There is a chance his or her fellow residents are also under threat from this neglect.

Medical malpractice claims and lawsuits can arise when people are injured by careless or intentional acts of a doctor, nurse, psychiatrist, dentist, chiropractor, podiatrist, hospital, or other healthcare provider.  When these actions cause an injury to another person (but the actions do not rise to the level of a crime), they are said to be a “tort,” or civil wrong, which can provide the basis for a lawsuit.  When someone is determined to be legally responsible for injuring someone else, they are liable for the injury, and may be made to pay the injured person compensatory damages. Compensatory damages attempt to put an injured person back in the position he or she was in before being injured. In some cases, punitive damages are also awarded in these lawsuits. Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and deter them from harming others.

Medical malpractice lawyers handle a variety of medical malpractice claims, including those resulting from:

• Missed diagnoses
• Delayed diagnosis
• Lack of informed consent
• Anesthesia errors
• Surgical injuries
• Obstetric/labor and delivery surgical injuries
• Orthopedic surgical injuries
• Spinal cord stimulator injuries
• Improperly prescribed, dispensed or filled medication
• Improperly prescribed, dispensed or filled dosages of medication
• Unreasonable conduct of a physician or health care provider
• Patient neglect and nursing home abuse