Charlotte Personal Injury Lawyer

About Personal Injury Claims and Lawsuits in Charlotte

The general definition of a personal injury is an injury that a person sustains as the result of another person's intentional or unintentional conduct. This injury may be physical or psychological in nature and is caused as the result of negligence, carelessness, or intentional wrongdoing. Because a personal injury may have a profound effect on a victim not only physically but also financially and emotionally, laws exist that may enable a victim to seek legal action against the person or business responsible for their personal injuries. This action is taken in civil court, where the penalties implemented are financial in nature, as opposed to criminal court where the defendant may face imprisonment.

The vast majority of Charlotte personal injury cases are settled outside of the courtroom, when both parties agree upon a settlement to avoid going to trial. Whether obtained as the result of a jury verdict or a settlement, the outcome of a successful personal injury claim would be the plaintiff (the injury victim) recovering money for his or her injuries. The money awarded in a personal injury claim is meant to allow the victim to rebuild his or her life to a similar or the same situation as it was before the injury occurred. Money may be awarded for economic and non-economic damages: medical care, future medical bills, lost earnings, loss of earning potential, pain and suffering, emotional trauma, property damage, and possibly more.

Attorney for Charlotte Personal Injury Cases

Our law firm represents injury victims throughout Charlotte in all types of personal injury claims. The most common are those involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents and truck accidents, but we also take on cases that involve injuries caused by dog bites, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice and defective products.

Contact a Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney at Lanier Law Group. We are here to guide and support you in your time of need.