The majority of personal injury cases involve negligence, when someone failed to act with reasonable care. To prove your case, a personal injury attorney will have to prove four separate parts: Duty of care, breach of duty, direct cause, and harm.
In 1990, Rodger Pannone, Michael Napier, John Melville Williams and Simon Walton founded the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a non-profit group that includes almost 5,000 members. Their mission is to educate the public on happenings in personal injury law. They are located in Nottingham, England.
“Comparative fault” and “contributory negligence” are personal injury terms that have to do with acts on the part of the plaintiff. Say, for example, that you slipped on a puddle of water in a grocery store, but there was a cone put up instead of the water being cleaned up right away. A judge may award you partial damages because you ignored the cone: called comparative fault.
Some people believe that if they turn down an offer from an insurance company after being involved in an accident, the next offers will be progressively lower. The truth is we can negotiate a settlement based on what you are legally entitled to receive, which is often more than what is offered to you.
It is your attorney’s job to determine how much your personal injury case is worth monetarily based on a culmination of factors, including: past and future medical bills, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, and pain and suffering.
If you are injured in an accident, exchange information with the other driver and remember to take pictures, if you are able. Also, get the names of any potential witnesses. A personal injury attorney can search for witnesses after the fact, but providing names and phone numbers can greatly bolster your case.