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The Basics of Personal Injury Law Personal injury law allows an individual that has been injured to attend civil court and receive a legal remedy, or damages, for losses that occurred due to an accident or incident. Personal injury law is also commonly referred to as tort law. The purpose of these laws is to allow the person that was injured a way to receive financial compensation after they have suffered because of someone else’s intentional or careless actions. Here is some basic, but important, information to help you understand this area of the law. Basic Information and Definitions There are several situations where this area of the law applies. If you find yourself facing any of these situations, Gould Injury Law Hartford CT can help. Accidents are one area where personal injury law applies. These are situations where someone is careless or negligent in their actions and harm to other results from these actions. Examples of personal injury accidents are slip and fall, car wrecks, and medical malpractice. Another type of incident would be an intentional act. This is where the defendant in the case intentionally carried out actions that caused harm to another. Examples include assault and other acts of violence against others. Defective products are also occasionally covered under personal injury law. There are times where someone else is liable for injuries that are caused to another even if they did not display negligent or intentional acts that lead to harm. For example, if a company manufactures a defective product and injury occurs; a product liability claim could turn into a personal injury suit. Finally, defamation falls under this type of law. Defamation occurs when one person makes statements that harm another person. Who Makes These Laws? Many of these laws come to originate from “common law rules”. Common law is the term used to describe the law that was made by judges instead of laws made by legislatures or that were passed as bills. Anytime a judge hears and makes a verdict on a case, that decision on whatever area of the law is being addressed becomes the precedent on all courts in the same state with a lower standing than the judge deciding on the verdict. Other courts must apply what the first judge’s verdict was to their cases, and it becomes “common law”. Common law differs from one state to the next. For this reason, personal injury law tends to vary from one state to another. Much of the common law regarding personal injury has been gathered and documented in a record called the “Restatement of Torts”. This document acts as a guidebook and explains the rules. Many states use this document to guide personal injury practices. Legislatures have also passed laws regarding personal injury and statute of limitations. How Does a Case Work? Every accident is different. Two cases may be like one another, but they are never exactly alike; meaning there is no determined path to follow. However, there are some common steps that most of these cases have in common. Here is the chain of events that generally occur. First, the defendant in the case does something that results in injury to the plaintiff. After the plaintiff has been harmed by the defendant’s actions, the plaintiff realizes that the defendant broke some type of legal duty. The type of legal duty is going to depend on what leads to harm. The plaintiff then files a complaint in civil court. Lawyers for each side begin talking about a settlement. Settlements are what it will take for the plaintiff not to go to court. If a settlement is agreed upon, the case is over. If it is not, then the case is heard in front of a judge.

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