Understanding the Basics of Consumer, Financial and Personal Injury Law

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Understanding the Basics of Consumer, Financial and Personal Injury Law

Up until nine months ago, I always considered myself above everyone else when it came to having good credit. I paid my bills on time and never went a day late on rent. I became the epitome of what a good consumer should be. But after losing my job after 12 years of faithfulness and hard work, my ego took a hit and so did my credit and finances. Humbled, broke and unable to pay my bills, I decided to file bankruptcy. I couldn't get a job right away and the only way to stay afloat was to start over. My bankruptcy attorney helped me do that. I started this blog to teach you how to come back from a financial and personal disaster with your life intact. I hope that you find the legal counsel you need to rebuild your life as well.

4 Kinds Of Cases Personal Injury Attorneys Handle

A personal injury attorney can help you with all kinds of cases. They aren't just there for slips and falls. Personal injury law covers a wide variety of things, which means that these attorneys can be the perfect person to help you with your case. So, what kinds of cases do personal injury lawyers handle?

Negligence Cases

Personal injury attorneys handle all kinds of negligence cases. This includes medical malpractice, negligence at work resulting in an injury, and negligence at a storefront resulting in injury or damage. Wrongful death and wrongful life cases can both fall under negligence type cases because there is generally some kind of negligence involved in those cases.  

Defamation Cases

A personal injury attorney can also handle libel and slander cases. Defaming your character or your business can significantly impact your life and make it harder for you to make a living. In extreme cases, people have even moved locations because someone has defamed their characters badly enough that the only way to handle the fallout was to move to another location. That can be harder to do with how the Internet saves information, so you need to fight for your good name, which is why you need a personal injury attorney who deals with these cases. 

Product Liability

This kind of case probably intersects with negligence cases and may even be considered a negligence case. Still, it specifically deals with a faulty product and the fallout from the product. Generally, product liability cases involve many people who were all affected in the same general way by the same faulty product. For example, if people bought a ceiling fan and that fan had blades that fell off randomly, hurting many people could be a product liability case. 

Assault and Battery Cases

A personal injury attorney can also handle cases where one person has been assaulted or battered by another. It doesn't matter if Person B was found guilty or not in criminal court because the standards in civil court are different from the ones in criminal court. The person who was the accused perpetrator can be sued for injuries done to the victim and held liable for their actions. 

If you think that you need a lawyer, a personal injury lawyer may be exactly what you need. They handle all kinds of cases, and it will never hurt to contact one to see if they can help you with your case. 


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