Why People Get An Injury Attorney As Fast As Possible In the stress that every family member of a person who is severely injured has to go through, people often forget the importance of contacting an injury attorney if the injury has taken place because of errors of commission or omission of someone. While it is important to make sure that the injured person gets the medical attention he or she needs, it is also important for the...more
Can I Claim For Personal Injury? If you were injured in an accident then it may be possible for you to make a claim for compensation, to do this you will need to identify someone who is either responsible for the accident, or who had a duty to prevent the accident but failed to do so, or identify who is responsible for increasing the seriousness of the accident. This responsibility can come from a number of different...more
As An Employer How Can I Avoid Being Liable For Personal Injury Claims? All employers have a legal obligation to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their staff at work, when they are on your premises and also when they are outside of your premises (for example if their job requires them to travel).If you do not satisfy this obligation then you will be liable for any personal injuries that your staff may suffer, as a result of your failure to comply. You may even end up being sued in a personal injury claim. There are variety of situations in which an employer can be liable for personal injury. The most common include:• Slips and trips• Faulty or badly maintained equipment• Failure to provide appropriate first response equipment• Failure to warn employees of risks which were known to the employer but which the employee would not necessary be aware ofThere are a number of steps which you can take to try and limit the possibility that you will be found guilty of negligence if an accident occurs:• Limit access to particularly dangerous areas, such as factory floors and workshops;• Ensure that all hazards and dangers are properly highlighted and signposted...more
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Paying for Legal Action of a Personal Injury Claim Anyone that has been injured as a result of an accident and has identified someone who is legally responsible for the accident, will still need to consider how they are going tol pay for any legal action which would be necessary for their claim. There are several options that you...more
Common Types of Personal Injury - Slips, Trips and Falls According to the Health and Safety Executive organisation, slips, trips and falls, are the most common types of accidents to occur in the workplace. These types of accidents result in around 40 deaths each year and over 15,000 major injuries. It has been estimated that the total number of annual cost of slips and trips is £800 million.Employers have a duty to protect all their employees from injuries and should take the necessary steps to minimise the risk of accidents. Employers that fail to follow this duty may be liable to pay compensation for any personal injury which happens to a member of staff.An employer will be liable to pay compensation only where the accident was caused (or was made worse) by their negligence. In order to show that the employer is guilty of negligence, the injured party must be able to demonstrate that it was reasonably foreseeable to the employer that there was risk of accident and that a reasonable person would have taken the appropriate steps to avoid the accident or to reduce the possibility of it ever occurring, and that the employer unreasonably failed to take these steps.Some...more
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Will My Personal Injury Claim Go To Court? If you feel that you are owned compensation by someone who has caused you a personal injury, you will need to try and resolve the dispute with them directly before you take any kind of legal...more
What Compensation Could I Get For My Personal Injury? Compensation is awarded to place the injured party back into a position that is as equivalent to that which they would have been in if the accident had never occured. There are...more
Why Should You Hire A Birth Injury Attorney? If someone is injured by another person - or is injured due to another person's negligence - then the injured individual can take legal action. Civil wrongs are covered by tort law.Birth...more
The Types of Personal Injury Claims All too often, physical or emotional injury caused by another person's negligence is committed without consequence.The victims of these situations could be legally entitled to receive financial...more
Get Compensation For Many Types Of Injuries Using A Personal Injury Lawyer One of the worst things that can happen to a person is to suffer an accident that causes lasting injuries. These injuries can drastically reduce one's ability...more