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Simple English definitions for legal terms

personal injury

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A quick definition of personal injury:

Personal injury means any kind of harm to a person's body, feelings, or reputation. It's different from harm to things like buildings or cars. There are three reasons why someone can sue for personal injury: negligence, strict liability, and intentional wrongs. Negligence is when someone didn't act carefully enough and caused harm. Strict liability is when someone is responsible for harm even if they didn't mean to cause it. Intentional wrongs are when someone meant to cause harm. Personal injury can happen from things like car accidents, workplace accidents, or medical mistakes. If someone wins a personal injury case, they get money to help them with things like medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

A more thorough explanation:

Personal injury refers to any type of harm or injury caused to a person's body, emotions, or reputation. This is different from damage to property rights. Personal injury claims can be brought on three grounds: negligence, strict liability, and intentional wrongs.

Personal injury claims can arise from various causes, including:

  • Automobile accidents
  • Workplace accidents
  • Assault
  • Product defect accidents
  • Medical malpractice
  • Nursing home abuse
  • Toxic torts

These examples illustrate how personal injury can occur due to the negligence or intentional actions of others. For instance, an automobile accident can result in physical injuries to the victim due to the negligence of the other driver. Similarly, nursing home abuse can cause emotional and physical harm to the elderly due to the intentional actions of the caregiver.

If the plaintiff is successful in their personal injury claim, they may be awarded money damages to compensate for their loss. These damages may include:

These damages are meant to help the injured party recover from their injuries and losses. For example, lost wages can compensate for the income lost due to the injury, while medical expenses can cover the cost of treatment and rehabilitation.

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Blumenkraft
1:41
How bad would this look on an application. Tl;dr “I want to go into big law for a few years so I can purchase a homestead and live off the seed I sow for my future family, and once I have lived out that life (decade or so) I will run for local and eventually federal office to help working class people.” Is the mere fact that I want to go into big law for finances going to ruin my T14 chances?
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
2:00
Honestly, helping working class people looks bad on any app.
Blumenkraft
2:01
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Blumenkraft
2:01
Is that a joke?
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
2:01
Jk. I love the idea but I can't take this seriously so I won't say anymore. It's so true but I can't do it.
Blumenkraft
2:01
I cud see it not being from the sense they wont believe me
Blumenkraft
2:01
Wait ahahah. Okay lol
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
2:02
Look man it's the right life philosophy but the target audience, idk if they can get it. It's literally what I told my law firms when I was hired as a paralegal but for law school, idk.
Blumenkraft
2:02
Its actually my plan in life. If i cud move back 1000s of years ago aand live in a North American tribe i wud. This feels like the best way i can escape the system for awhile, and then return to diminsh the damage
Blumenkraft
2:03
Wait. So u talked about helping working class people?
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
2:06
Yeah, my ultimate goal in law is to help working class people. That's what the PI people say but I think the only real way to do it is through fed clerks or big law.
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
2:07
Wouldn't we all love to live in a Jeffersonian society.
Blumenkraft
2:11
Full respect
Blumenkraft
2:11
Why do you think that you can make an impact for working class people through Big Law though, usually thats asssistance of the big corporations
Blumenkraft
2:12
Yes, an agrarian, non-industrialized society would be quite lovely. I still believe its possible to go back tho, in some form
Blumenkraft
2:20
Well it was good briefly talking to you. I’m searching for a sample size of 5 on my post regarding my application. I wont be on tomorrow so hopefully i can see the responses in here. If not, and you are capable, please DM me. I really do appreciate opinions. Love ya team!
StaleWirySquid
2:20
The person who wants to help working class, what state are you from?
Blumenkraft
2:25
Wont be on until tomorrow*
Blumenkraft
2:25
I am from Idaho! An unfortunately conservative state although its pretty chill here tbh
Blumenkraft
2:26
Okay i g2g tho! Goooodnighhttt
FascinatedTalentedCatfish
4:55
@Blumenkraft: complicated. Talk more when sober.
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