What is Personal Injury?
Personal injury can range from a minor abrasion to serious physical, mental or emotional injury to an individual’s body or mind. The injury may be temporary or permanent.
Causes of Personal Injury
Negligence is the most important cause of personal injury. Negligence injury is usually unintentional that can be caused by self or by others and include:
- Auto accidents
- Sports injuries
- A fall or slip
- Occupational injuries
Other causes include:
- Intentional Wrongs: Personal injury due to intentional tort by a person. A person’s mindset for the commitment of the tort is necessary during an investigation.
- Defective Products: Certain products you buy may cause injuries even though you used it as recommended. For example, using an electric appliance may cause an electric shock although instructions were followed correctly.
- Dog Bites: A person who owns the dog is legally responsible for any injury the animal causes.
- Premises Liability: It includes slip and fall injuries caused at a premise failing to maintain the general standards for its customers. For example, you slip in a shopping mall due to improper cleaning of the floor. Hence, the shopping mall owner is responsible for the injury.