Understanding Negligence in a Personal Injury Case

Negligence is a term that is thrown around a lot in personal injury law.  If you are interested in filing an injury or accident claim, it is important that you understand the concept of negligence and how it applies to your case.

Personal injury laws were established to provide compensation to people who have suffered a physical, emotional, or mental injury due to another person’s negligence.  In order to recover damages in a personal injury lawsuit, you must establish that another person’s negligence somehow caused or contributed to your accident or injury.  The best way to explain what negligence is is to provide an example.  Let’s say you were injured in a car accident.  In order to recover compensation for your injuries, you must prove that another person was negligent.  This might mean a driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Or maybe the driver ran a red light or rolled through a stop sign.  Perhaps he made an illegal U-turn.  These are all examples of negligence in an auto accident case.

Let’s take another example.  Say you suffered an injury after you slipped and fell on another person’s property.  If you can prove the property owner was negligent in maintaining the grounds and keeping a safe premises, you have the right to file an injury lawsuit.  In this type of situation, an owner would be considered negligent if he knew a dangerous condition existed on the premises, but failed to take the appropriate course of action to fix the situation.

Contact an Experienced Injury Lawyer

Determining negligence is not always so cut and dry.  If you think you deserve to be compensated, you should consult an experienced Fresno personal injury lawyer at the Law Offices of Lee Arter.  An attorney at the office can evaluate your case to determine whether negligence was a factor in your accident or injury, and help you pursue a claim against the appropriate party.  Even if you were partially at fault for the accident, there are still ways you can recover compensation.

To learn more, please do not hesitate to contact a personal injury attorney at the Law Offices of Lee Arter today by calling (800) 785-9924.