Injuries are a fact of life. Injuries can occur anywhere at home, on road or at work place. Injury can be physical, emotional or financial. Many of these accidents may lead to results which can be severe, catastrophic or fatal.

Personal injury claims are made in case you suffer injury from another person, or another person's object or company. Personal injuries may include: car accidents, slip and fall injuries, defective product injury, nursing home abuse, exposure to toxic materials, medical malpractices, death due to negligence, drug injury, dog bite or job injuries. Injury sustained during work due to faulty work environment due to excessive stress or faulty work conditions, psychological problems due to excessive stress or harassment are also considered personal injuries and a claim can be made due to these or due to death because of these. Claims are a legal way of ensuring that the person or organization at fault compensates you for your suffering and loss, where it's physical, emotional, professional, or financial.
Most people hesitate filing personal injury claims because they don't have anyone to guide them through the paperwork and legal hassles but there is help available.
When a conflict becomes a dispute it enters in to the courts rooms for adjudication. Some disputes may be resolved by adjudication. Some disputes may be resolved by negotiation without any need for third party assistance. In some cases, assistance of third party could facilitate expedite resolution.
Negotiation is the most commonly used method of resolving conflicts. It is a voluntary non-binding process in which parties control the outcome as well as the procedures. It's a less complicated, inexpensive and speedy method of dispute resolution.
Mediation is a structure negotiation process. A neutral third party, the mediator assists the parties to agree on their own solutions to the disputes. The third party perhaps in some cases help in evaluation of issues, explore interests, concerns and options of parties. The mediator has to deal effectively with emotional and hidden factors and assist the parties towards resolution of disputes.
Conciliation is a process similar to mediation but often is not a voluntary process. Conciliation is the willingness of the both parties to resolve differences. The parties to the dispute present their case to a neutral 'judge' who is the conciliator and assists in settlement.
Claims can be made for any injury- major or minor as long as there is proof available.
The first step while making a claim is to identify the guilty party. At times it is not obvious who the guilty party is. In those cases the person might be at fault has to be identified. Then the guilty party is to be notified in writing detailing your injury, the time and place of accident and that you intend to file a claim. This step is important to prevent the other party from saying later that your claim surprised them.
The following factors should be kept in mind while putting a financial value to an injury:
* Cost of medical care
* Income lost during the accident due to inability to report to work
* Lost income due to permanent disability
* Emotional damage, stress, embarrassment, depression, etc.
* Cost of damaged personal property (your car, for example)
* Cost of legal counsel
All the evidence like medical bills, any photographs of accident, witness's contact numbers should be preserved while the claim is being made to make your case stronger.
Personal injury claims can be time consuming and complicated. The easiest way to file a claim is to hire a lawyer or take some professional help. You can contact us for any help you require while making your claim.