PERSONAL INJURY law usually deals with that area of the civil law known as the law of negligence. Negligence means the failure to exercise that degree of care that the ordinarily reasonable, cautious, prudent individual
would have exercised under all the facts and circumstances existing in some particular situation. Negligence may also be caused by doing something that the ordinarily reasonable, cautious, prudent person
would not have done under all the facts and circumstances existing at a particular time and place.
If a person is negligent, he or she is liable to the injured person and has the duty to compensate the injured person for all past, present, and future harm caused by the negligence. The elements that make up the damages a person may recover usually include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The reasonable value of necessary medical care incurred by the injured person in the past;
2. The reasonable value of necessary medical care to be incurred by the injured person in the future;
3. Fair compensation for the diminution in the injured person's earning power, that is, the loss of his or her capacity to work and earn a living; and
4. Fair compensation for physical and mental pain and suffering and reasonably probable future physical and mental pain and suffering.
We represent persons who seek fair compensation for injuries caused by the negligence of others, including those persons injured in auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, public transportation accidents, slip and fall accidents, snow and ice fall downs, work accidents and persons injured due to
medical malpractice.
Stuart R. Malis, Esq. | Phone 781-652-8193
4 Militia Drive, Lexington, Mass. 02421 | E-Mail: smalis@rcn.com
