Accident claims arise when people are injured or hurt by careless or negligent acts of others, or injured by products that are defective in some way. They are liable for the injury and may be made to pay the injured person compensatory damages when someone is determined to be legally responsible for injuring someone else. Compensatory damages attempt to put an injured person back in the position he or she was in before being injured. Sometimes, punitive damages are also awarded in these lawsuits. Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and prevent them from harming others again. Our firm handles a variety of personal injury claims.