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An accident at Global Pyrotechnic Solutions in Jefferson County sent three individuals to the hospital. Two of the three men were treated and released from a Fenton hospital, while the third man was admitted to Mercy Hospital St. Louis for serious burns.
If an employee’s negligence causes you harm, you sometimes have two options for obtaining compensation. You can file a personal injury lawsuit against the employee for their actions, or under the legal principle called “respondeat superior,” you can sue their employer.
If you’ve suffered a serious personal injury in St. Louis as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation, including for your pain and suffering. However, damages for pain and suffering can’t be simply added up like an itemized bill.
A pre-existing injury can potentially affect your personal injury claim, but it depends on the specifics of your situation. In any personal injury case, the at-fault party is responsible for making the injured party whole or as close as possible to the way they were before the accident.
Interrogatories are written questions that each party involved in a personal injury lawsuit sends to the other, similar to a written method of “interrogation.” Most of the questions center around the facts of the case, allowing each side to confirm basic information before the claim proceeds to trial.
When pursuing a personal injury lawsuit, the discovery process is a phase that involves both parties exchanging the information they have regarding the case, including evidence and witnesses.
Several methods of discovery are used to find out what the other side will be presenting at trial.