The are many different types of injuries for which someone might seek an accident injury claims. Certain type of injuries involve permanent disability or disfigurement which means the personal injury lawsuit will seek a cash award for the lifetime impact of said injury. This can mean, depending on the age of the injured person, a substantial award. Other type of injuries include slip and fall injuries, automotive accident injuries, work related injures, medical injuries resulting from a mistake by a medical professional, maritime injuries which are governed by their own set of admiralty laws, and premise liability injuries.