Ask a Personal Injury Lawyer for Advice if Someone’s Negligent Actions Caused You Harm
You may find yourself involved in an accident and suffering from injuries through no fault of your own. Most of the time, an accident is caused by someone’s negligence, which would entitle the injured person to sue for damages.
Personal injury cases are more common across America than you can ever imagine. These cases have a tendency to result in a lawsuit when the insurance company involved in the incident refuses to make a settlement in good faith. Should this happen, you should consider hiring a personal injury lawyer.
There are several types of personal injuries that may entitle you to file a lawsuit seeking compensation. Here are some of the most common:
Motor vehicle accidents some one of the most common personal injury cases settled at courts every year. This is directly influenced by the fact that as many as six million accidents occur in the U.S. each year.
Depending on the impact, there are a number of injuries a passenger or driver may develop as a result of the accident. Passengers may suffer from a number of head and back injuries. Drivers and passengers inside the affected cars may end up striking their heads against the dashboard, steering wheel or windows, causing a trauma or something more serious. The impact may also damage a passenger’s spinal cord. This can lead to reduced sensation in the body or worse, paralysis.
Aside from head and back injuries, the victim of a car accident may also suffer from injuries in the chest area such as collapsed lungs and broken arteries. They may also end up with damage to the abdomen, pelvis and internal organs as a result of the accident.
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle accidents are just as common and serious as car accidents. In some accidents, the motorcycle gets thrown off the vehicle upon impact. This can lead to serious injuries, including those affecting the head, neck, spine, arms and legs. A motorcycle accident can also lead to permanent paralysis, leaving the person unable to earn a living.
Slip and Fall Incidents
Slip and fall accidents are quite common and can happen just about anywhere. Outdoors, a slip and fall accident may occur if someone failed to properly maintain a walkway leading to cracks, holes and uneven surfaces that someone could trip over. It’s also possible to trip due to poor lighting.
During a slip and fall, a person may end up suffering from soft tissue injuries. These include anything from a sprain on wrist or ankle to an actual tear in the ligaments or tendons. When these kinds of injury are left untreated, they can cause significant chronic pain. At the same time, a person already suffering from soft tissue injuries will naturally become more vulnerable to subsequent injuries in the future.
Aside from soft tissue injuries, a slip and fall may also cause serious spinal cord injuries. If the injury affects the lower part of the spinal cord, the person may end up suffering from a paralysis of their lower limbs. This is also known as paraplegia. On the other hand, if the person suffers injuries the high cervical spinal cord, it may result in full paralysis. This is also clinically known as quadriplegia.
A serious slip and fall incident can also lead to some head injuries such as a minor concussion. If the impact of the fall is more serious, however, it can also result in traumatic brain injuries or TBI. The symptoms of TBI include vomiting seizures, pupil dilation, blurred vision and numbness of the extremities and limbs. Victim may also end up with some serious fractures in the bones. All these injuries can cause a victim to be out of work for a significant period of time.
If you have suffered personal injury recently and the insurance company refuses to provide adequate compensation, don’t worry. With good legal counsel at your side, you stand a good chance of being indemnified. Just trust your lawyer and follow his advice.
For more information contact one of our highly qualified Attorneys in the Oklahoma City area call (405) 253-4478 or our main office in Ardmore (580) 798-0447.
Sources:
Types of Car Accident Injuries, Findlaw.com
Slip and Fall Injuries, Findlaw.com
Personal Injury Statistics: The Numbers Speak for Themselves, thepostemail.com