Stockton, Lodi, Manteca, Tracy, and all of California – Personal Injury Information

Personal injury law, also known as tort law, involves cases in which the victim’s injuries have been caused by the negligence, malpractice, or dishonesty of another person or organization. Personal injury law is designed to help victims obtain compensation for pain and suffering, medical costs, lost wages, and any other expenses related to the incident. Drivon, Turner & Waters is committed to assisting citizens who have experienced physical pain, mental anguish, and financial hardship as a result of a serious personal injury. Our firm has won successful verdicts for clients in Stockton, Lodi, Tracy, Manteca, and throughout the state on a wide range of personal injury cases, including brain and spinal cord injury, burn injury and electrocution, construction accidents, clergy sexual abuse, dog bites and animal attacks, and product liability cases.

• Types of Personal Injury Claims
• Personal Injury Damages

Types of Personal Injury Claims

A personal injury claim is usually brought on one of the following grounds: negligence, strict liability, and intentional wrong.

• A tort of negligence states that the defendant is at fault for the victim’s personal injury because he or she did nothing to prevent it. In a slip and fall accident, for example, a store owner can be held responsible for a customer’s injuries if he or she failed to clearly mark and remove a spill that occurred on store property. Also in this category are auto accident cases in which the responsible driver behaved recklessly.
• A tort of strict liability holds manufacturers of defective products responsible for any personal injury that is sustained by the consumer. Anyone who sustains a personal injury resulting from a defective product, including dangerous drugs and auto and tire defects, has a right to seek damages.
• A tort of intentional wrong applies to a deliberate act that results in the injury of another person. A personal injury of this kind can be the result of trespassing, assault and battery, sexual abuse, invasion of privacy, libel, slander, or another violation of one’s civil rights. Intentional torts often involve criminal charges in addition to civil charges.

Personal Injury Damages

Victims of personal injury are eligible for two types of financial recovery: compensatory and punitive damages.

• Compensatory damages are intended to make up for any financial setbacks the victim encountered as a result of his or her personal injury. Compensatory damages include dollar amounts to repay medical bills, medication costs, rehabilitation, and lost wages.
• Punitive damages are meant to penalize the at-fault party for their wrongdoing. Punitive damages send a strong message not only to the person, company, or organization responsible for causing a personal injury, but also to other parties who may be engaging in similarly irresponsible acts.

At our Stockton office serving Lodi, Tracy, Manteca, and surrounding areas, our personal injury attorneys believe that victims should be justly compensated for their suffering. Although no sum of money can ever fully make up for the physical and emotional pain that many of our clients endure, financial compensation can help them gain a sense of closure after a traumatic incident.

Contact the Personal Injury Lawyers Drivon, Turner & Waters

If you have suffered an injury as a result of another’s negligence or reckless behavior, you may be eligible for damages. By contacting Drivon, Turner & Waters for an evaluation of your case, you are taking the first step in recovering your losses and peace of mind. At our Stockton office, serving Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, and all of California, our personal injury attorneys make prompt client response a priority.