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District of Columbia Personal Injury Law

How long do I have to file a claim for personal injury?

The Statute of Limitations in the District of Columbia is limited to three years after the event that caused your injury.

How do I find out who is responsible for my injury under this state`s personal injury law?

To be awarded damages in the District of Columbia, you need to prove that the person who caused the injury was “negligent”, that is they failed to take a reasonable amount of care. Under District of Columbia personal injury law there are 4 things which must be proven in a personal injury lawsuit:

• The defendant owed you a duty of care
• The defendant failed to carry out that duty
• That failure was the cause of your injury
• As a result of that failure, damages were suffered

As District of Columbia operates a pure form of contributory negligence you will not be able to collect any compensation if you have contributed in any way to your injury

If your injury was caused by a consumer product, the seller of the product may be responsible for your injury under the legal doctrine of strict liability. In this case, there are again 4 things that need to be proven in District of Columbia:

• The product was faulty thus dangerous
• You used the product in the correct manner
• It was the defect in the product that caused the injury
• Damages were suffered

It may also be the case that rather than the seller being responsible, the manufacturer of the product is at fault. In the case of claiming a faulty product from a manufacturer you also need to able to prove that the danger wasn?’t ?“open and obvious?”, for example with a sharp knife.

What can I claim compensation for?

nder District of Columbia personal injury law, the person responsible for your injury is liable for:

• Medical costs as a result of the injury, past, present and future
• Lost work time, for example as a result of therapy or doctor’s appointments
• Damaged property
• The cost of hiring a home help for the period when you couldn’t do housework
• Any permanent scarring or disability
• Pain and suffering, whether physical or emotional
• A loss of earning ability as a result the injury
• Other costs directly caused by the injury

In order to best pursue your claim for personal injury, especially with regard to any necessary expert testimony, we recommend you contact a personal injury lawyer.

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• Types of Personal Injury

• Brain Injury
• Car Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Class Action Lawsuit
• Defamation of Character
• Dog Bite
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Product Recall
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Toxic Mold
• Trucking Accidents
• Wrongful Death