Understanding Negligence Laws

Experienced lawyers help you recover compensation for personal injury. An accident can leave you seriously injured and in need of compensation. The attorneys in our Law Office help you secure the compensation you need when your accident was caused by the negligence of another. We have decades of experience in all types of injury cases, including helping clients recover fair settlements through tough negotiation with insurers and strong courtroom advocacy in personal injury litigation.

How do you prove fault under negligence laws?

To collect on a personal injury claim , you usually must prove the person who caused the injury was negligent and did not exercise reasonable care. You must prove certain essential elements, such as:
The person who caused your injury.
The person was negligent.
You suffered damages.
The other person’s failure caused your injury.
People in different circumstances have different duties of care. For example, drivers have an obligation to drive safely and obey the rules of the road, while property owners generally have an obligation to reasonably maintain their properties or warn of known dangers that cannot be remedied.
Law has become stricter in recent years, requiring victims to demonstrate a serious injury. While injuries do not have to be life-threatening, a victim must have an injury backed by real medical evidence to win a personal injury lawsuit. Find more information here @ https://www.carabinshaw.com/el-paso-auto-accidents.html

How comparative negligence works

There any states in which the law considers comparative negligence. Under a modified comparative negligence system, each person is assigned a degree of fault in the cause of an accident. If you were injured, you may collect damages from a negligent party, even if you were also negligent as long as your negligence was 50 percent or less. However, if you are 51 percent at fault, you cannot recover damages. For example, if you were determined to be 50 percent at fault and your damages were $50,000, you could still receive $25,000.
The degree of fault is determined by an insurer or judge or jury based on an investigation and the evidence presented. In auto insurance claims, the insurance company determines fault when you file a claim against another driver who you believe caused the accident. An insurer may consider such things as the primary cause of the accident, if either driver had a greater duty of care and if either driver may have avoided the accident. Under a no-fault accidents law, you can also to choose to recover compensation directly from your own insurer without consideration of fault. Our attorneys can advise you about the merits of your case, especially when comparative negligence and multiple parties are issues.

What is my claim worth?

Law states the person who injured you is responsible for a broad range of economic and noneconomic damages, including:
Past, current and future estimated medical expenses
Time lost from work, including time spent going to medical appointments or therapy
Property that was damaged, such as your vehicle
The cost of hiring someone to do household chores when you could not do them
Permanent disfigurement or disability
Your emotional distress, including anxiety, depression, fright, shock and any interference with your family relationships
Physical pain and suffering
Change in future earning ability because of the injury you suffered
Any other costs that resulted from your injury
When you are awarded a sum based on these damages, the sum may be reduced if your negligence contributed to the accident.

Seek help from attorneys who will help you at every step. At our Law Office, we help you understand your rights and options through frank, honest communication when comparative negligence and multiple parties are issues in your case. To learn more about our attorneys and how we may assist you, contact us anytime for a free initial consultation. Or click on this link @ https://truckaccidentattorneysa.com/san-antonio-truck-accident-lawyers/

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Statistics about rollover accidents and their consequences

Rollover Accident

Surprisingly, vehicle rollover accidents are now responsible for about 1/3 of all highway vehicle occupant death cases. It is also worth pointing out that a very high percent of every rollover ends up with a fatality, no matter if the injured victim dies at the accident scene or later in the emergency room. Rollovers tend to be the most serious of all types of motor-vehicle accidents. Statistics are the worst when we speak about light and heavy trucks as well as SUVs – there the percentage of occupant fatalities is about 50% -60%.

Vehicle occupants who are seriously hurt or killed in rollover accidents as well as their relatives are entitled by law to receive a financial compensation to reimburse them for their:

Pain and suffering as a result of the physical injuries that they have sustained during the accident
Non-physical injuries and stress the negligence victims had experienced
Loss of companionship, parental care and financial support, in the cases of fatalities
Loss of incomes and missed job opportunities
Medical and any other accident-related expenses, etc.

In order to obtain the full and fair financial compensation vehicle rollover victims deserve, victims need to use professional legal services. A good idea is to hire a negligence attorney quickly after the rollover as you will definitely stand a better chance to obtain the settlement you were hoping for. An experienced litigator can navigate your traffic accident case in a positive direction from the very beginning by cooperating with the authorities and giving you advice on how to act in order not to ruin your case.

I you or your family have been injured in an accident, call our office for a free consultation.

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