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Understand Which Injuries Are Considered In Personal Injury Cases

If you or your loved ones get injured, donu2019t waste time and claim your personal injury within a certain period. Call the personal injury attorneys in Pittsburgh at SMA Law Group by calling at 412-765-3345.

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Understand Which Injuries Are Considered In Personal Injury Cases

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  1. Understand Which Injuries Are Considered In Personal Injury Cases

  2. “ After getting injured, most people confuse personal injury with a bodily injury. However, there is a clear difference. A personal injury is an element of civil law. According to the law, it compensates the victim of accidents or social wrongs. In the majority of cases, the plaintiff is the person who got injured. There are certain types of accidents that are considered in a personal injury case. They are listed below, in no particular order.

  3. Physical Injuries If you got physically injured and are filing a lawsuit against the person whose negligence caused the accident to happen in the first place, as a part of your lawsuit, you can file a personal injury claim against the defendant. You can usually seek compensation for the two following types of damages: ●Economic and ●Non-economic

  4. “ Economic damages are all those expenses that you have been through (including loses) since the moment of the accident. They involve: ● ● ● ● Medical bills Rehabilitation costs Lost wages Out of pocket expenses Non-economic damages usually involve the costs of your pain and suffering. Those are both hard to calculate, and most attorneys usually use special methods when calculating non-economic costs.

  5. Death Another aspect of personal injury claims refers to fatality. If a person died in an accident, as a result of someone else’s negligence, that person’s surviving family members are able to file a personal injury claim against the person responsible for causing the accident. To be able to file a claim, you (and your attorney) first have to prove negligence and liability. It is a very complicated process.

  6. Proving liability is extremely hard in most cases, as there are usually “not enough evidence” to support the plaintiff’s claim. However, when there are eyewitnesses and a camera footages present, things get a lot easier. The surviving family members have the right to compensation for the loss of a loved one; in order to obtain the compensation (which usually covers for the funeral costs and all other expenses, including a loss of income), the surviving family members have to file a personal injury claim within a certain time period.

  7. Speak with a Pittsburgh personal injury lawyer at SMA Law Group right after the accident. Their attorneys will help evaluate your case and help you with your claim. Do not hesitate to get in touch. You have nothing to lose but could end up winning big. Think about your future and the future of your family. That should help you make the right decision.

  8. SMA Law Group Frick Building 437 Grant St, #600 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-765-3345 https://www.smalawgroup.com/contact/

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