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What constitutes personal injury? Anything from an injury caused by a faulty product, accidents at a business place or residence, to life-threatening medical malpractice can fall under this heading...

Why do people consult lawyers about personal injuries? If someone is injured or dies because someone else was negligent, no amount of money can change that. What personal injury suits try to do is provide compensation to the person who was hurt, or a family who suffered from having someone injured. That award can help to cover the medical costs, the loss of income and help the injured party - or the family - get help on the road to recovering from the injury.

Another aspect of personal injury laws is that they make the negligent party responsible for changing the conditions that resulted in the injury. The company that allowed a dangerous product to be sold or the homeowner who let a dangerous condition go unfixed is told that they share in the consequences. Tripping on the street is an accident. If bones are broken or injuries result, there isn't mush that can be done. But if the fall was due to a tree root that was allowed to grow making the walk unsafe or a hole in the sidewalk was left unrepaired making the street dangerous... the fall is no longer an unpreventable accident. It could have been avoided. The economic and personal hardships, the pain and suffering that was caused by the accident were avoidable... Negligence caused the accident and, while no one else can carry the pain, the negligent party should bear some of the financial burden that they caused.

Learn more about what legal steps and protections you're entitled to with information on personal injury laws and insurance on the Web...

Personal Injury - Legal Encyclopedia - Nolo - Good advice on determining who is at fault, handling your own personal injury claim through insurance companies, when to hire a lawyer and steps to bringing your case to court.

FindLaw - Personal Injury - Detailed info on your legal rights if you are in an accident or suffer an injury, with more on pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, the stages of a personal injury court case together with separate sections on Medical Malpractice, and Car Accidents.

Prairielaw.com Injuries Channel - Pertinent articles on personal injury including auto accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, filing a lawsuit, with related chat and message boards.

Medicine and Law - Malpractice Topics - Get an insiders view of information for legal professionals from the The 'Lectric Law Library covering what makes for a good malpractice suit, using expert witnesses, and common pitfalls in trying the malpractice suit.

FBIC: Fight Bad-faith Insurance Companies - FAQ, advice, news and related articles on what to do when your insurance company unfairly holds back payment, with a lawyer search, links directory and membership information.

LII: Law about...Personal Injury and Torts - Concise overview explaining the differences between intentional injury, negligence, and liability, with links to recent court decisions and key Internet sources for more information.

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