Specialty and Niche Areas of Personal Injury
Below are two of the more common specialty and niche areas of law that fall under the umbrella of personal injury.
Medical Malpractice
When a doctor or other healthcare provider or a healthcare facility’s negligence results in a patient’s injury, it is called medical malpractice. Common niche specialty areas of medical malpractice include but are not limited to:
- Misdiagnosis
- Failure to diagnose
- Surgery error or wrong surgery
- Medication error
- Treating a non-existent problem
- Birth injuries
- Anaesthesia error
- Nursing home abuse and neglect
Auto Accidents
When someone is injured and/or property is damaged in an accident involving a negligent auto or other kind of moving vehicle operator, they may seek the help of an auto accident or moving vehicle accident (MVA) lawyer. Common niche
specialty areas involving moving vehicles and accidents include but are not limited to:
- Specific kinds of accidents such as t-bones, rear-end and multi-car collisions
- Trucking accidents
- Drunk driving
- Pedestrian accidents
- Reckless driving
- Teenage drivers
- Wrongful death
There are many more different specialty areas of personal injury than the two mentioned above. Lawyers have niches within workplace injury law, premise liability law, slip and fall accident law, assault and battery, and defamation law, to name just a few. Be informed about legal information and news with Top Lawyer Services.