A married couple in Philadelphia recently filed an auto accident lawsuit against a truck driver who allegedly caused the accident.

The plaintiff, Noelle F., says she was injured in an accident on Sept. 29, 2017, when a truck driver crashed into Noelle’s vehicle after she stopped for traffic ahead. The auto accident lawsuit notes that he crashed “at a high rate of speed, and in a negligent and careless manner.” Unfortunately, the car accident allegedly caused Noelle to suffer from serious injuries, which the lawsuit says are permanent in nature.

According to the auto accident lawsuit, the accident was “due to the negligence and/or carelessness” of the truck driver—that he was driving too quickly and failed to keep a proper lookout and stop for other vehicles, causing the collision. Determining negligence is a huge facet of personal injury claims like this auto accident lawsuit.

Noelle filed the auto accident lawsuit on a count of negligence. Noelle’s wife, Chastity, joined in the auto accident lawsuit and filed on one count of loss of consortium, alleging that she was deprived of the “assistance, society and companionship of her wife” because of the accident.

Personal Injury Lawsuits

Noelle and Chastity are far from the first to file a personal injury lawsuit over a car accident or other negligence claims. Vehicle accidents can be devastating, but those who have suffered from car accident injuries may find that filing a personal injury lawsuit can help them with compensation. Personal injury claims, like this auto accident lawsuit, typically rest on the concept of negligence—that is, the idea that another party’s carelessness led directly to the plaintiff’s injuries.

Negligence is legally defined as “the failure to do an act which a reasonably careful person would do, or the doing of an act which a reasonably careful person would not do, under the same or similar circumstances to protect oneself or others from bodily injury, death, property damage.”

Filing an Auto Accident Lawsuit

An auto accident lawsuit is a common form of personal injury litigation. Other personal injury lawsuits include birth injuries, slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice, and work injuries, among many others.

If you have a personal injury claim and want to seek compensation, you may be able to file a lawsuit. A personal injury lawsuit can help compensate for medical bills, lost income, physical pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disability or disfigurement, property damage, emotional distress, and/or wrongful death. Filing a personal injury lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by injuries, but it can help to alleviate the financial burden caused by medical expenses and lost wages.

The Pennsylvania Auto Accident Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-03667-JHS, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.