Personal injury lawsuits arise, as the name implies, when someone is injured. The underlying injury may either be physical or emotional, and it can arise from a variety of sources or types of conduct. Some of the most common types of personal injuries that give rise to legal liability on the part of the wrongdoer include slip and fall cases, automobile accident cases, assaults and batteries, medical malpractice actions, and products liability lawsuits.

Google the term "deadbeat dad" and you will find thousands of websites referring to the fact that many parents who are ordered to pay child support fail to do so. Some sites deplore the state of the law, which allows fathers to escape their responsibility. Some complain that dads get all the negative press when the fact is that moms who are ordered to pay child support fall into arrears at a much higher rate per capita than dads.