Mishaps can be fairly common in our daily lives, but that fact doesn’t make them any less painful or frustrating for most people. Some accidents can lead to minor or even serious injuries. When these scenarios occur, it’s time to figure out if you have a personal injury case on your hands. Depending on how they are framed, some of these cases can even protect the basic rights of others.
Discrimination
While it’s difficult to cause sue-able personal injury through discriminatory products, services can often carry immediate and traceable impacts on the health and safety of minority populations. The health care system in particular has been notorious for discriminatory practices that jeopardize patients of color as well as women. Negligence in medical care falls easily under personal injury law, specifically as malpractice, and it is essential that the healthcare system be held responsible when it fails to provide quality care to minorities.
Civil Violations
There are times when a violation of one’s civil rights can merge with a personal injury case. When these things intersect, it is clear that winning such a case is a win for the civil rights of humans in general. Federal laws already offer some protection against personal injury claims in the event of such an infringement. Cruel punishments, outright hate crimes, and acts such as false arrest by law enforcement officials are just a few of the possibilities that fall under a violation of one’s civil rights. Although these laws are varied and complex, a skilled injury lawyer can help you navigate them.
Undisclosed Data
Certain industries are bound by stipulations with regard to the information they release to people. In most cases, these businesses have a duty to release all pertinent information about any ongoing product or service they are offering you. As a member of the public and a consumer, you have the right to know the relevant facts that are part of what you are getting. If a business selling you a home does not give you all the facts you need to make an informed decision, you could meet with an accident in the home because you were unaware of its condition.
It has also been shown that some products can pose risks that are above average to particular groups. Some people have special dietary needs or foods and chemicals that they should to avoid at all costs. If a manufacturer does not label a product correctly, some of these people may have no warning that they are using something that could cause problems. Items in the food industry could contain elements that lead to serious toxicity in individuals with certain conditions.
Public Spaces
Citizens have a protected right to access spaces open to the public for the purposes of speaking or gathering information. Although this is not an absolute liberty, if you are harmed due to a forcible refusal to allow access to such a space, a personal injury case may help to solidify these protections. Like with malpractice, this more often comes into play in discriminatory situations than others, though harassment can happen in public spaces for a variety of reasons and should be swiftly dealt with.
If you suffer any trauma or get involved in an accident for which someone else might be responsible, you may have a personal injury claim to make. Should the court system deem the other party responsible for the injury, an insurance company will pay out the required sums for bills, pain, and other things the ruling might include.