Personal Injury

Personal injury lawyers represent clients who have sustained a wide range of injuries, such as those that arise from being involved in an automobile accident, a railroad accident, airline or other common carrier accident, a construction or other workplace accident, or injuries that occur as the result of a dangerous or unsafe product. In additionl to helping accident victims, personal injury attorneys also represent clients who have sustained other types of harm resulting from someone else's neglect or violation of a legal duty.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is negligence?
In its most simple definition, it means that someone was careless and as a result of being careless, someone else was injured. Negligence serves as the basis for a personal injury lawsuit. … more
What does the term "liable" mean?
The term liable generally means that a court has determined individual, company or some other entity caused, and is responsible for, another person's injury. When a defendant is found liable, … more
What does the term "reasonable person" mean?
A person has acted negligently if he or she has departed from the conduct expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances. The hypothetical reasonable person … more

Legal Articles

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Personal Injury: Can You Sue an Ex for an STD?
A governing legal principle in our society is that we have a duty to avoid causing an unreasonable risk of harm to others. In plain English this means “don’t do something which you know will hurt someone.” In most states this duty extends to sexual partners. A partner who knows or should have known that they are infected with a sexually transmitted disease … more
What is Litigation Funding?
Sometimes you have no choice but to sue another party in court for personal injuries that sustained in an accident. The reasons for the lawsuit may be just and the potential outcome of the lawsuit may be important. However, no matter how just or important a case is the potential plaintiff must weigh the potential benefits of litigation against the actual costs of litigation. The … more