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 Personal Injury


Contrary to material damage, personal injury refers to harm to the body, mind, or emotions. The phrase is most frequently used to describe a certain category of tort action in common-law nations when the plaintiff has experienced injury to his or her body or mind.

Personal injuries, as opposed to damage to property rights, include all types of harm to a person's health, feelings, or reputation.

Grounds


Personal injury claims may be made on one of three bases:

Personal injury suits are most frequently based on negligence. The failure of an individual to act with the degree of care that someone of average prudence would have taken under the identical circumstances serves as the foundation for negligent liability. For instance, a hunter who recklessly fires his gun at nearby civilians.


No matter the defendant's motive or state of mind at the time the offence was committed, strict liability holds them accountable for their actions. For instance, even if a product's producer did not act carelessly or with the intent to cause harm, they are nonetheless liable if an injury results from a flaw in the product.


An deliberate conduct by the defendant constitutes an intentional wrong. Battery, assault, false imprisonment, trespass to real property, trespass to chattels, and intentional infliction of emotional distress are examples of common intentional torts.


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