How Will a Jury Determine the Monetary Value of Pain and Suffering? When you’ve been hurt in an accident caused by the carelessness or negligence of another person, it’s pretty common to experience significant pain, either temporarily or for the rest of your life. That pain and suffering may make it difficult or impossible to […]
Filing a Lawsuit for a Personal Injury—Part One
September 10, 2019 by
Initiating the Legal Process in Court | Gathering Evidence When you’ve been hurt because of the carelessness or negligence of another person, you hope that you can get the compensation you need to cover your losses without the need to file legal action. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen very often. In most instances, you’ll need to […]
What Is Negligence?—Part Three
October 29, 2018 by
Demonstrating Actual Loss As we discussed in the first and second parts of this series, the initial requirements in a lawsuit alleging negligence are: Evidence that would lead the jury to conclude that the defendant did not act reasonably under the circumstances (the conduct breached the duty of care) The failure to act reasonably caused […]
What Is Negligence—Part Two
October 10, 2018 by
Establishing Who Caused the Accident As we explained in part one of this series, when you’ve been injured in any type of accident and have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence, the first element you’ll have to prove is that the wrongdoer (known as the “defendant”) failed to meet the recognized standard of care—that he or […]
What Is Negligence?—Part One
September 26, 2018 by
Protecting Your Rights after You’ve Been Hurt When you’ve suffered any kind of loss because of the wrongful act of another person—the loss of income when you can’t work or the loss of companionship or consortium; the costs of un-reimbursed medical care or the loss of enjoyment of life caused by your pain and suffering—you […]
