Types of Personal Injury Cases
Personal injury cases can range from car accidents to dog bites to cancer caused from exposure to toxic materials. However, many personal injury cases can be categorized into general types of cases.
Types of Personal Injury Cases
There are many different categories of personal injury cases. Some of them are listed below for your reference.
Transportation Accidents
Transportation Personal Injury accidents can include:
- Automobile accidents
- Public transportation claims
- Cruise Ship related claims
- Pedestrian accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Semi-truck accidents
- School bus accidents
- Train accidents
- Aircraft accidents
- SUV Rollover accidents
- Agricultural accidents
These types of accidents often involve a driver that fails to obey traffic laws, resulting in an accident that causes injury to an innocent person.
Premises Liability Personal Injury Accidents
Premises liability personal injury cases can occur at a residence, in a public place, or at a place of business, and can include:
- Dog bites
- Slip, trip, or fall accidents
- Construction accidents
- Industrial accidents
Medical Related Personal Injury Accidents
Medical related personal injury cases often result in the loss of life, loss of functioning organ, or loss of limb. At the very least, these types of cases leave the accident victim with long term suffering and unpleasant effects. These cases can include:
- Medical malpractice
- Miscarriages
- Birth injuries
- Misdiagnoses
- Delayed treatment
- Denial of insurance benefits
- Failure to diagnose
- Prescription drug recalls
- Fatalities from the side effects of prescribed medications
- Nursing home abuse
- Medical device malfunction
- Failure to maintain patient privacy related to medical information
Personal Injuries Related to Toxic Substances
Toxic substances such as asbestos, used motor oil, road paving materials, polluted water, radiation, radon gasses, and inhaled substances can lead to organ damage, chronic sicknesses, or cancer. Any personal injury that involves poisoning from a toxic substance falls into this category.
Personal Attacks
Personal attacks are sometimes not immediately viewed as candidates for personal injury cases. These types of cases involve violent acts against the victim and can include:
- Nursing home abuse or neglect
- Child abuse or neglect
- Shaken baby syndrome
- Rape
- Incest
- Mugging
- Beatings
- Hate crimes
- Discrimination
- Shootings
- Police brutality cases
- Gang violence
- Corporal punishment
- Spousal abuse
- Stabbings
- Assaults
- Bar fight lawsuits
Not all types of personal injury cases can be categorized neatly, and some types of cases can fall into more than one category, like nursing home abuse, depending on the unique circumstances of each individual case. Most personal injury lawyers are able to handle any type of personal injury case, and some specialize in certain areas, such as medical malpractice lawyers, or toxic tort lawyers.
Knowing what type of personal injury case you have can help you prepare your case more thoroughly and can also help you determine a value for your personal injury claim settlement. Consult an attorney for advice if you are unsure of what category your personal injury claim falls into.
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