Tort law is a branch of civil law. This is one of three main branches of civil law where other branches are contract and property law. In tort cases, plaintiff is victim of an alleged wrong and unsuccessful defendant is directed by court to pay damages to plaintiff. The so-called injunctive relief for defendant is when he is directed to discontinue from a wrongful activity.

Torts have three general categories. Intentional torts are wrongs which defendant knew or should have known would happen through their actions or inactions (e.g. intentionally hurting a person). Negligent torts happen when defendant’s actions were unreasonably unsafe (e.g. causing accident by failing to obey traffic rules). Strict liability torts are wrongs that do not depend on degree of carefulness by defendant but established when a particular action causes damage (e.g. liability for selling expired products).

Misfortune may happen unexpectedly to you or anyone in your family and when it does, a you, as a victim may incur costs. You can shift these costs to others who you believed has strict liability in causing it. The principles of tort law help you in getting compensation for damages suffered not by your own fault. Contact an attorney practising this particular area of law for clarifications and tips in filing for claims.

Negligent acts that result to quadriplegia have right to seek legal assistance to help defray medical bills, compensate for pain and suffering and provide for future lost income. You can assist them into finding an experienced personal injury lawyer practicing spinal cord injury lawsuits. Quadriplegia victims need intelligent and investigative attorneys who will find all coverage are able to devise theories to involve other parties potentially at fault for injury.

In many of these cases, insurance companies and negligent parties can provide substantial compensation to victims of these injuries. On other hand, if available insurance coverage is adequate enough, say like a million dollar policy is involved company will have reason to fight claims. This they will do to avoid paying large sums to injured person and in this instance, victim’s attorney need to be an experienced trial lawyer, too.

Like other personal injury cases, time is critical, as time goes on, victims may lose some of their rights. Thus, it will greatly help success of a spinal cord injury lawsuit to begin evidence collection and take information immediately after accident.