personal injury

Personal injury is an injury to a person's body, mind, emotions or standing as opposed to damage to their property. It is a popular Internet search term for persons seeking information on injuries they or someone they know may have suffered or the assistance or advice of a personal injury lawyer.

Although a personal injury can arise from events ranging from car accidents to dog bites to medical malpractice, from a legal standpoint it is not limited to bodily injury. For example, the effect defamation or invasion of privacy has on a person is also considered a personal injury.

Personal injury claims most often result in civil lawsuits against the person or entity causing the injury. On occasion, the cause of the injury may also be a crime, such as an assault.

Personal injury also describes that portion of a liability insurance policy, such as a homeowner's policy, that protects you against claims for other than property damage or bodily injury, such as false arrest, libel or invasion of privacy.

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• Mt. Sinai Surgeon Removes Wrong Kidney

  
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  05/17/2013 // New York, NY, USA // New York Injury Accident Lawyer // Jonathan C. Reiter // (press release) A surgeon operating at Mr. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan removed the wrong kidney from an elderly man on an undisclosed date at the hospital’s Manhattan location, reports New York City medical malpractice ...
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• How Common Are Medical Misdiagnoses?

  
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  05/15/2013 // New York Injury Accident Lawyer // Jonathan C. Reiter // (press release) According to research medical misdiagnosis occur at a higher rate than drug errors or wrong-site surgery. Statistics place the number of fatal medical misdiagnoses as nearly equal to the number of deaths from breast cancer, ...
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• Spectator at Police Brutality Protest Settled $35,000 against City for…Police Brutality

  
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  On January 29, 2010 Officer Ronald Frashour fatally shot Aaron Campbell . Only two months later another officer involved shooting resulted in the death of Jack Dale Collins . In response to these unfortunate events a series of protests in Portland, Oregon ensued.   During one of the protests in 2010   the ...
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• Aventura Herniated Disc Injury Lawyer

  
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  In a serious car accident, it is not uncommon for an individual to incur a herniated disc injury, along with other serious car-accident related injuries.  It is important to know that Florida law dictates if you are involved in a car accident, you must seek medical attention within 14 days for injuries received in ...
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• Personal Injury: Who is at fault for a car accident?

  
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  We are often asked how fault in a car accident is determined. This question usually arises after a police officer or insurance company determines that our client was at fault, and our client disagrees with that finding. The good news is that it is not up to the police officer or the insurance company to ...
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• Getting The Most From Working With A Lawyer

  
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  If you aren’t familiar with the legal world, it can be intimidating. Fortunately, it really is possible to learn enough about lawyers and what makes a great professional to select someone who can provide the services you truly need. Read on and learn how a great lawyer can really help you with many different causes. ...
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• Walmart customer seriously injured in slip & fall – $11,250,000 Verdict

  
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  Plaintiff was a customer at a Walmart store in Stafford County. A Walmart employee had mopped the floor and left the area to get a warning cone. While the employee was gone, plaintiff came into the area. Plaintiff did not see the wet floor, slipped on it, and was badly injured. Plaintiff’s injuries are painful, [...]
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• Toddler suffered brain injury in fall from hotel balcony – $10,900,000 Settlement

  
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  The 2-year-old plaintiff was severely injured at a hotel when he fell through a second floor balcony railing landing head first on the pavement below. The balcony railing was missing a vertical bar, resulting in a 12-inch-wide opening. The plaintiff suffered a skull fracture and a right subdural hematoma. Emergency ...
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• Cuba-Jailed American Settles Lawsuit Against Employer

  
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  Cuba-Jailed American Settles Lawsuit Against Employer from Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/cuba-jailed-american-settles-lawsuit-against-employer.html Simon W. Johnson swj@swjlawoffice.com Law Office of Simon W. Johnson Martindale Avvo Justia FindLaw LawInfo ...
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• 7 Students Injured in Burlington Township School Bus Accident

  
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  05/20/2013 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley // (press release) Burlington Township, NJ — Seven students were injured when their school bus collided with another vehicle on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The school bus accident occurred at the intersection of Salem Road and Cynwyd Drive at about ...
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• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settles for Half a Million Dollars

  
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  A federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000. The mother, Ammee Price, filed the lawsuit individually and as special administrator for her deceased son, ...
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• Riddell Guilty of Failure to Warn Football Player about Concussion Dangers

  
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  A lawsuit brought on behalf of a Colorado high school football player injured during a 2008 practice has resulted in a jury award of $3.1 million against helmet manufacturer Riddell. While the jury rejected the plaintiff’s claim that the helmet was defective, it held Riddell responsible for “failure to warn” of ...
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• Nursing Home Lawsuit Reform Passes Florida Senate Committee

  
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  Tampa, FL ( Law Firm Newswire ) May 20, 2013 - A bill that would make it more difficult to sue nursing homes passed a Florida Senate committee. SB 1384, sponsored by Senator Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 7-2 vote. The bill would affect plaintiffs seeking to recover ...
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• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Pending In Head Trauma Accident

  
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  Austin, TX ( Law Firm Newswire) May 20, 2013 – A baffling death at a South Padre Island water park in Texas prompted this man’s family to file a wrongful death lawsuit . “This case had some serious loose ends, and the family, worried that this type of accident may happen to other workers at the same ...
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• Iraq War Veteran’s Genetics Increases Chances of Traumatic Brain Injury

  
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  Traumatic brain injury chronicles Science Translational Medicine may impact twenty-percent of the over two million veterans deployed to combat zones. However, the permanent health problems of blast exposure have not been documented. Bomb blasts are a typical cause of recurring brain injury in active service members. ...
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• What Is My Case Worth?

  
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  Time-and-time again, people come to me and ask the question: "What is my case worth?"   They throw out a handful of facts, usually all of the positive facts about their case, and then pop the big value question.The problem with this, is that there is no rule or guideline for what a jury can or will do with your ...
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• Ten Signs Your Insurance Company Is Acting In Bad Faith

  
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  Below are a few examples of indications that an insurer is not acting in good faith during the claims settlement process. The presence or occurrence of any of these circumstances should prompt you to seek assistance from a qualified bad faith insurance attorney:- Denial, delay, or discounting of payment (s) due ...
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• Human Factors in Traffic Safety, Second Edition

  
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  List Price: $ 119.00 Last checked best price : Kindly click the buy button to get latest prices Thank you for visiting AttorneyNext. Support us by buying products through our links. There are more than 175 million licensed drivers in the United States. Combined with the many pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and ...
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• Fewer PA Traffic Deaths Show the Possibility of Progress

  
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  Around the country, a little over 87 percent of employees drive to work, and most of them (77 percent) drive alone, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. While the vast majority of people on the road make it to and from their destination without incident, accidents are a daily occurrence. Although fender benders are ...
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• 11-Month-Old Girl Thrown From SUV in Semi-Truck Crash

  
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  An 11-month-old girl was ejected from an SUV when a semi-trailer truck heading north on Dearborn Street ran a red light and struck the SUV on Ohio Street.  Apparently, the child was not strapped into a child seat and was being held in the back seat by a passenger of the SUV.  The child is reportedly in stable ...
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