Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Effects of a Personal Injury

In United States tort law, slip and fall is a claim or case based on a person slipping or tripping and falling. It is a tort, and base on a claim that the property owner was negligent in allowing some dangerous condition to exist that caused the slip or trip. A personal injury can arise in a few of the circumstances, such as road traffic accident, workplace accident, slip, trip or fall, public place accident and medical negligence and so on.

It is important to inform your doctor who is responsible for your personal injury incase. Gather evidence about the accident and injuries that you are suffering so that you can make a claim for compensation. You can also take photographs of the accident scene or speak to any witnesses of the accident and gather their personal details.

Personal injury can have impact on your life. If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be able to claim two types of compensation; one is general damages and the other is special damages. General damages are paid as compensation for an injury.

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