PERSONAL INJURY LAW - TORTS & PERSONAL INJURY

Overview

Torts are civil actions recognized by law as cause for a lawsuit. These actions result in injury or harm providing the basis for a claim by the injured party.

The primary focus of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms.

Injured persons may sue for an injunction to prevent the continuation of the conduct or for monetary damages. Injured parties may recover the following damages, and they include both present and future expected losses.

Personal Injury comes in many forms and from many sources:

» Products Liability is the liability of any or all manufacturers of any product for damage caused by that product. Products containing defects that cause harm to a consumer of the product, are the subjects of products liability suits.

» Workers' Compensation laws provide employees who are injured or disabled on the job, fixed monetary awards, without having to endure litigation. Benefits are also provided for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related accidents or illnesses.

Other laws protect employers and co-workers by limiting recovery amounts and liabilities of both the employers and co-workers. Both state and federal workers compensation statutes provide this structure.

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