Virtually all of personal injury law has its roots in the common law claim of “negligence.” To prove negligence, the Plaintiff must generally show the following. Defendant owed a duty of care to the Plaintiff; Defendant breached that duty; Plaintiff was harmed; Defendant’s breach was a substantial factor in causing the Plaintiff’s harm. For a more…
Personal Injury Basics – Negligence Law, The Foundation for All Injury Claims
When people of think of injury law, they can imagine a wide variety of catastrophic circumstances. Car accident, plane crash, electrical fire, accident on the shop floor of a manufacturing facility, medical malpractice – there are virtually limitless ways in which people become injured in our extraordinarily complex society. These injuries often give rise to litigation over who or what caused the accident,…