Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.
The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation torts. Damages include bodily injury, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED).
Read more about Personal Injury: Types, Damages, Time Limitation, Lawsuit and Payment, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words personal and/or injury:
“I am thankful to God for this approval of the people. But while deeply grateful for this mark of their confidence in me, if I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“To kill a human being is, after all, the least injury you can do him.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)