Personal Injury
Unfortunately, people can be seriously injured by the actions of other people or even businesses.
People generally have a duty to be safe to one another. Big businesses — such as trucking companies, construction companies, shipping companies, pharmaceutical companies, food or farming companies, and hospitals — also generally have a duty to be safe. When people or businesses fail to act safely, it can have serious consequences. If you or a family member has suffered an injury that is someone else’s fault, you may have a claim for personal injury.
We have decades of experience representing people who have been injured by the actions and inactions of others in North Carolina and around the country. We fight daily for our clients to recover everything the law allows. If you believe that you have a personal injury claim, we may be able to help you.
What is a personal injury claim?
Personal injury claims can fall into many different categories. Some, but not all, of those categories are listed below.
Motor vehicle accident
Explosion injury
Burn injury
Industrial accident
Farming accident
Construction accident
Child injury
Premises liability (injury on someone else’s property)
Physical assault
Railroad accidents
Aviation accidents
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What damages can you claim?
It depends on the state what damages you may claim.
When you or a family member has been injured or killed by the unsafe acts of a company or person, you may have a personal injury or wrongful death claim. While the law cannot undo the injury or bring back your loved one, it may provide monetary compensation for you or your family. While it depends on the state, in general, you or your family may have claims for the following under the law.
PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES
For those who have suffered physical or emotional injuries because of the unsafe actions of a business or person, the law may permit you to recover past and future medical expenses and lost wages as well as amounts for physical and mental pain and suffering, loss of a body part or use of a body part, permanent injury, scars and disfigurement. If you or your loved one was married at your time of injury, your or their spouse may be able to recover losses, including their lost services, society, affection, companionship and sexual relations.
WRONGFUL DEATH DAMAGES
If your family member was killed by the unsafe actions or inactions of a company or person, the law may permit recovery for medical expenses, funeral expenses, physical and emotional pain and suffering and the loss of the value of the life. Depending on the state, the value of the life may be measured from the perspective of the person who died or the family that lost the person who died. In North Carolina, wrongful death damages are measured by the loss to the person’s next of kin, including loss of society, companionship, advice and kindly offices, as well as lost future wages and the value of the decedent’s support for his or her next of kin.
What do you need for a successful claim?
In order to make a successful claim for personal injury, you must prove three things: (1) negligence, (2) injury and (3) that the negligence caused the injury. In other words, someone or some business must have done something wrong and that something wrong must have caused injury.
Why contact an attorney immediately?
It is important that you contact an attorney immediately if you believe you may have a personal injury claim. There are deadlines within which claims must be filed or the right to file them is lost forever. Evidence can also disappear if you do not have an attorney to help you preserve it. For these reasons, contact an attorney today to review your claim. Waiting even one day can be the difference between having a claim that you can pursue and being barred from pursuing that very same claim.