Personal injury claims are based on the losses sustained in accidents caused by negligence, and bringing a strong claim can make a serious difference in your ability to recover as fully as possible. If you’ve been injured in an accident that was caused by another person or entity’s negligence, it’s important to seek the skilled legal guidance of an experienced Boynton Beach personal injury attorney.
Common Personal Injury Claims
Your personal injury claim will reflect the specific circumstances that apply, which means it will be unique to your situation. Some of the most common forms of personal injury claims, however, include the following:
- Traffic accidents of all kinds, including car, truck, motorcycle, bike, pedestrian, and Uber and Lyft accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Wrongful death claims, which are similar to personal injury claims but are filed by representatives of the victims’ estates on behalf of their survivors
Establishing the Elements of Your Claim
To bring a successful personal injury claim, you will need to demonstrate that four critical elements apply.
Duty of Care
To begin, the other party must have had a responsibility to your safety, which is called a duty of care in legal terms. This is easily understood when you consider the significant responsibility to others on the road that every motorist accepts.
Negligence
Additionally, the other party must have breached this duty of care, which amounts to negligence on which personal injury claims are based. Common examples of negligence when it comes to traffic accidents include:
- Excess speed
- Failure to follow the rules of the road
- Impairment
- Exhaustion
- Aggression
- Distraction
Direct Cause
Further, the other party’s negligence must have been the direct cause of the accident that left you injured. For example, if a speeding motorist rear-ended you at a stoplight, their excess speed is almost certainly the direct cause of the rear-end accident.
Legal Damages
Finally, you must have suffered losses that are addressed by the law. These can be both economic, which refer to those losses that have a direct cost attached, and noneconomic, such as the emotional pain and suffering you endure.
Your Physical, Financial, and Emotional Losses
In your personal injury claim, you will seek fair compensation for your full range of covered losses, which break down into the following basic categories:
- Medical costs, which may include healthcare needs that extend into the future
- Lost income, which may need to address losses that relate to your career and earning power
- Physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can amplify the impact of your other losses and has the potential to overshadow all of them combined
An Experienced Boynton Beach Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help
The formidable Boynton Beach personal injury attorneys at Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa are committed to helping our valued clients successfully navigate the claims process – in focused pursuit of their rightful compensation – and we’re here for you, too. Learn more about what we can do to help by reaching out and contacting us online or calling us today.