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Personal injury lawsuits in Florida are the result of someone's negligence toward another, (FL plaintiff) causing the plaintiff to suffer emotional or physical injuries, property or economic losses, or other personal damages. General negligence is defined as not exercising prudent care, under circumstances where a reasonable person would do so. In order to prevail in your personal injury case, your FL liability attorney must prove negligence, that is to say, that the defendant (negligent party) was responsible for your personal injuries, and that, but for his negligence towards you, you would not have been injured. The following is designed to give you a basic understanding of a personal injury claim, but please call a us for a free consultation regarding your particular circumstances. A Florida PI attorney is on call now.
ELEMENTS OF NEGLIGENCE UNDER FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY LAW: Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation giving rise to FL Personal Injury Cases
In general, Florida laws governing negligence and personal injuries require that people behave reasonably in order to protect others from harm. Legal standards of behavior are expressed as what a reasonable person in the community would do under similar circumstances. This "duty" imposed is based on rationality and safety.
If a person (defendant) acts unsafely, or fails to act in a manner deemed safe and reasonable, then he may be considered to have "breached his duty of due care" to others, specifically to the plaintiff who was injured.
If the defendant's breach of duty causes injury to the plaintiff then he may be held liable for all damages to the personal injury plaintiff caused by his breach of duty.
DAMAGES AVAILABLE TO INJURED PARTIES UNDER FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY AND NEGLIGENCE LAWS: Compensatory and Punitive
Compensatory damages are an award of monetary damages intended to compensate a plaintiff or injured party for economic and non-economic losses and damages sustained due to the malfeasance of the defendant. Economic damages include such things as medical bills past, present and future, lost wages and future lost earning potential, and money for damaged or destroyed property, or medical equipment needed in the future. Non-economic damages include such elements as pain and suffering, loss of lifestyle, loss of consortium, embarrassment, depression, disfigurement, scars, loss of emotional support, society and companionship.
Punitive damages or exemplary damages in a Florida personal injury lawsuit are awarded to the injury claim plaintiff to punish a party defendant who committed a wanton, reckless, malicious or wrongful act causing personal injuries and losses. Punitives, or punitive damages awarded in Florida personal injury lawsuits’ judgments are also meant to deter others from the same conduct.
WE HANDLE ALL TYPES OF FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS, PI CASES, AND LAWSUITS
Some of the most common types of claims handled by Personal Injury and General Negligence lawyers include traffic accidents and motorized vehicle collisions of all kinds, including auto accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, plane crashes, airline and aviation accidents. We also handle premises liability claims including pedestrian accidents, slip and fall and trip and fall injuries, dog bites and animal attacks, and other dangerous conditions of premises cases. We handle all medical malpractice and dental malpractice and all medical negligence claims, including those against negligent doctors, hospitals, chiropractors, surgeons, dentists, pharmacies, pharmacists and other medical care providers. We handle all construction accidents, construction site injuries and work related injuries, whether under Florida personal injury, workers compensation law, or both. Such work injuries and industrial accidents and traffic accidents may include back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck injuries, spinal cord injuries, knee injuries and all other orthopedic injuries. We prosecute workers comp claims for continuous trauma injuries, also known as repetitive stress or repetitive strain injuries. We handle products liability cases including defective products, defectively designed or dangerous consumer products as well as defective drugs and defective pharmaceutical products as well as other product liability law suits. We handle all other very serious personal injury matters including wrongful death, spinal cord injury cases, brain injuries and birth trauma injuries and cerebral palsy lawsuits. We are here to serve you. Please call a for a no obligation, free consultation today.
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