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Pennsylvania Law Office Explains What Constitutes a Personal Injury Case Monday, March 30th, 5:50 PM
Pittsburgh Law Firm Highlights the Different Types of Personal Injury Cases in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, United States - March 26, 2020 / J.P. Ward & Associates /

Personal injury cases are the most common type of lawsuit filed in Pittsburgh each year. People may wonder what comprises a personal injury case in the state of Pennsylvania. Essentially, the term personal injury refers to the physical or mental damage to a person due to the negligence of someone else. Minor injuries, as well as significant and even fatal injuries, fall under the personal injury category. Such an injury would entitle the victim or the victim's surviving family members to compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical bills.

In Pennsylvania, there are three things an attorney must do to win a personal injury case. First, it must be proven that the party who injured the victim had a responsibility not to injure the victim and failed to fulfill that responsibility. The attorney must also demonstrate that there is a connection between the other party's responsibility and the victim's injury. Finally, it must be proven that the victim's injury resulted in damages or financial loss. An experienced Pittsburgh, PA personal injury lawyer, such as the attorneys at The Law Firm of Fenters Ward, can help victims establish their claim.

There are many types of personal injury cases that are filed in the Pittsburgh area. These cases include:

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Negligence
  • Assault/Battery
  • Product Liability
  • Strict Liability
  • Wrongful Death

With negligence cases in Pittsburgh, PA, the person or company who is negligent is liable for the victim's injury. With Pittsburgh, PA medical malpractice claims, the doctor or other medical professional who is negligent is liable. Hospitals and other medical facilities can also be held responsible for negligence. In cases of assault or battery, the party who deliberately caused the victim's injury is liable. With strict liability, anyone who has engaged in a dangerous activity is held liable, whether the party is an individual or a company. With product liability, anyone who had a role in putting a dangerous product on the market is liable. In Pittsburgh, PA wrongful death cases, the party responsible for causing the fatal injury is liable. A qualified and experienced law firm in Pittsburgh, PA can explain these definitions in greater detail.

The most common types of personal injury claims filed in the Pittsburgh area include injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident, injuries caused by a defective product, injuries caused by a dog bite, slip and fall injuries, injuries caused by a dangerous or defective drug, medical malpractice, misdiagnosis, and injuries caused by someone else's intentional behavior.

Any injury that meets the three criteria of responsibility, connection, and damages is enough to establish a personal injury case. The Law Firm of Fenters Ward is dedicated to advocating for personal injury victims. While money can never make up for the sufferings the victim experienced, it can ease life's burdens going forward. For the legal team at Fenters Ward, there is no greater satisfaction than delivering due and just compensation to clients.

Based in Pittsburgh, The Law Firm of Fenters Ward provides Pennsylvania with professional legal services including personal injury law, criminal law, and family law. Attorneys utilize technology to modernize the practice of law, which helps streamline the defense process and keep costs down. The Law Firm of Fenters Ward proudly represents more than a thousand new clients each year in every county of Pennsylvania.

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For more information about the Pittsburgh personal injury attorney, visit The Law Firm of Fenters Ward on the web at https://fentersward.com. The office can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 1 (412) 545-3016.

Contact Information:

J.P. Ward & Associates

201 S Highland Ave. Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
United States

Joshua Ward
(412) 426-4878
https://jpward.com

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