Personal injury
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Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind, or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. In common law jurisdictions the term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort
Car collisions are a major cause of personal injury cases.
A Chevrolet Malibu involved in a rollover crash
Negligence
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Negligence is a failure to exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances.
Personal injury
…injury cases may result from an intentional act, such as defamation, or from reckless conduct, most personal injury claims are based on a theory of negligence. To hold a party or parties legally liable for injuries so damages based upon negligence, four elements must be proved: Party A had a duty to act…
Negligence can lead to collisions like the Montparnasse derailment at Gare Montparnasse in 1895.