No one begins their day expecting it to end in the hospital but unexpected injuries occur in an instant, sending around 40 million people to the emergency room in the U.S.
Personal injury law in Southern California and elsewhere across the United States is based on the premise that all people owe a duty of care toward others in their vicinity. When a person breaches—or fails to uphold—this duty of care, they’ve committed an act of negligence and put others at risk.
Like all states, California places limits on the amount of time after an injury occurs that the victim may make a claim for damages. In personal injury cases, the word “damages” refers to the consequences of an injury, including the victim’s medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering.
Experiencing a sudden traumatic injury is painful and distressing, but when it is caused by someone else’s negligence, reckless actions, or intentional wrongdoing, the painful experience becomes even worse as victims face the complicated legal system to recover their injury-related losses.
If you’ve been seriously injured in an accident caused by another party’s negligence, reckless actions, or purposeful wrongdoing, you shouldn’t be left responsible for the undue damages. In personal injury claims, the word “damages” refers to all the economic consequences to the victim, such as their medical expenses and lost wages, plus the non-economic consequences like pain and suffering.
Experiencing a serious injury is always painful and unexpected, sometimes sending your life spiraling in an unanticipated direction. If the injury occurred at home through no fault but your own, then you’ve no option but to rely on your medical insurance and to take a loss on any missed income and injury-related expenses during your recovery period.
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Experiencing a sudden traumatic injury can send your life spinning off course in a moment. When the injury results from someone else’s negligence or wrongful actions, it’s even more distressing. Not only do you deserve financial compensation for the consequences of the injury—known as “damages” in a personal injury claim—but you also deserve justice.
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