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Assault and Battery

Assault and batteries are common crimes. While these crimes can be prosecuted by government prosecutors, victims of assault or battery are also entitled to bring a civil suit in order to seek compensation if they have been damaged by an assault or battery.

Assault

An assault occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical contact is not necessary; threatening gestures that would alarm any reasonable person can constitute an assault. Assault is a crime. A victim of assault may also file a suit in civil court to seek damages from the perpetrator. If you have been the victim of a assault , please immediately contact Michael P. Sousa for a compassionate, professional evaluation of your case. Call now at 858 453-6122.

Battery

Battery is a physical contact that is intended to harm someone. Unintentional harmful contact is not battery, no mater how careless the behavior or how severe the injury. A fist fight is a common battery; being jostled in a crowd is not. Battery is a crime. A victim of battery may also file a suit in civil court to seek damages from the perpetrator. Victims of domestic abuse are often victims of battery and may be able to recover medical costs, pain and suffering, lost wages, and costs of treatment for emotional distress from the perpetrator in civil courts. If you have been the victim of a battery, please immediately contact Michael P. Sousa for a compassionate, professional evaluation of your case. Call now at 858 453-6122.