A personal injury lawyer provides legal representation to those who have been injured due to the negligence or wrongful acts of another person, company, government agency, or other entity.

Personal injury claims can include negligence based on car accidents due to a drunk driver and/or medical complications due to practitioner’s carelessness. In each of these cases, the responsible party ignored the risk posed to others and caused harm to plaintiff.

Personal injury law covers a number of cause of actions besides negligence such as when injuries are caused by defective products, this is called products liability.

How do you make a personal injury claim: If you decide to protect your legal rights after an accident you may have several questions about your case. After a car accident, fall, slip or any other type of personal injury accident case you have the legal right to pursue compensation for your injuries through the court system. There is usually an insurance policy to cover your losses. Personal injury claims are required to be brought within a specified amount of time from the time of the incident. This requirement is called the statute of limitations.