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What You Need to Know Before Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Personal injuries as opposed to injuries to property are often a result of negligence
whether intentional or not and are dealt with by an area of law known as tort.
Typical examples of personal injury include automobile accidents, medical
negligence or promotion of drugs without proper trials and clinical testing as was
done in the famous Risperidone class action lawsuit.
While the effects suffered by victims in the Risperidone lawsuit consisted of
gynecomastia in young boys and early deaths in the elderly and were devastating
to the families involved it is good to have some preparation if you plan to seek
justice for your kin.
There are certain important considerations you need to make while seeking legal
assistance in such cases.
There is usually a time limit within which you can file a case called a limitation
law. In Texas the limitation is 2 years from the date of injury. Unless you take
action within this period your right to compensation will be lost.
If you share at least part of the blame for an injury then the amount you get as
compensation gets reduced by the percentage of fault for which you are
responsible.
Another peculiarity of Texas law is that if you are bit by a domestic animal in
Texas then to claim damages in tort you must show that the owner should have
known that the animal was dangerous.
As any good personal injury lawyer in Dallas will tell you, Texas has caps on the
limits of compensation you can claim in cases of medical malpractice.
If you seek to claim damages for injuries against the government you are required
to file a claim with the respective department within 6 months of the injury first.
For claiming injuries in cases against companies flouting critical legislation such
as Johnson and Johnson in the Risperidone case, acclaimed personal injury lawyer
in Dallas, Ben C. Martin offers to hear cases without charge until the day victory is
claimed.
Originally Posted at:
https://tackk.com/What-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Filing-a-Personal-Injury-Lawsuit

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What You Need to Know Before Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit

  • 1. What You Need to Know Before Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit Personal injuries as opposed to injuries to property are often a result of negligence whether intentional or not and are dealt with by an area of law known as tort. Typical examples of personal injury include automobile accidents, medical negligence or promotion of drugs without proper trials and clinical testing as was done in the famous Risperidone class action lawsuit. While the effects suffered by victims in the Risperidone lawsuit consisted of gynecomastia in young boys and early deaths in the elderly and were devastating to the families involved it is good to have some preparation if you plan to seek justice for your kin. There are certain important considerations you need to make while seeking legal assistance in such cases. There is usually a time limit within which you can file a case called a limitation law. In Texas the limitation is 2 years from the date of injury. Unless you take action within this period your right to compensation will be lost. If you share at least part of the blame for an injury then the amount you get as compensation gets reduced by the percentage of fault for which you are responsible. Another peculiarity of Texas law is that if you are bit by a domestic animal in Texas then to claim damages in tort you must show that the owner should have known that the animal was dangerous.
  • 2. As any good personal injury lawyer in Dallas will tell you, Texas has caps on the limits of compensation you can claim in cases of medical malpractice. If you seek to claim damages for injuries against the government you are required to file a claim with the respective department within 6 months of the injury first. For claiming injuries in cases against companies flouting critical legislation such as Johnson and Johnson in the Risperidone case, acclaimed personal injury lawyer in Dallas, Ben C. Martin offers to hear cases without charge until the day victory is claimed. Originally Posted at: https://tackk.com/What-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Filing-a-Personal-Injury-Lawsuit