You may be overwhelmed by stress, costs, and suffering if you’ve been injured in a vehicle accident. You may feel the other motorist was to blame for the collision, but how can you prove it?
If you contact an expert automobile accident lawyer, he or she will handle the burden of proof for you. Understanding how it will happen, on the other hand, might help you feel more confident about your chances — and take actions to protect your right to collect damages.
Proving negligence
Most personal injury lawsuits, including car accidents, are predicated on a principle of carelessness. This is a term that says a motorist did not exercise the same amount of caution that a reasonable person would in a similar scenario. Negligence can manifest itself in a variety of ways, including:
- Speeding
- Driving while texting
- Failure to check before entering a road
- Not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or a red light
- Failure to indicate a turn
On rare occasions, a person may purposefully create an accident. In addition to civil personal injury claims, they may face criminal prosecution as a result of this.
Negligence components
To win a negligence action, four components must be proven: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Your vehicle accident lawyer will devise a strategy to show the judge and/or jury in your case that each of these components exists.
Driving is a responsibility that requires you to drive with appropriate care and prudence. Proving that a person had a responsibility to drive with reasonable care is usually straightforward: if the individual was operating a motor vehicle, he or she had a duty to drive cautiously.
You must next establish that the driver broke or breached that responsibility. This is demonstrated by establishing that the driver did not behave in a reasonable manner in similar circumstances. If a reasonable person would not text and drive, the fact that the other motorist did so might be evidence that he or she failed to exercise reasonable care and caution.
Caustion is when you show that the carelessness of another individual caused your injury. Medical records and other documentation of injuries can be used to show this. The opposing party may try to argue that the damage was pre-existing or that you were not as seriously hurt as you allege. That is why it is critical to have an experienced automobile accident lawyer on your side.
Finally, you must demonstrate that you were harmed as a result of the other driver’s carelessness. Medical costs, missed pay, pain and suffering, property damage, lost earning ability, and other expenses may be incurred. It’s critical to keep meticulous records of your invoices in order to substantiate this aspect of the claim.
The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker will assist you prove your claim if you’ve been hurt in an automobile accident. We’ve helped hundreds of clients recover millions of dollars in compensation for their injuries, and we never charge a fee until we win. Call 800-333-0000 or email info@larryhparker.com now to book a free first consultation to learn more about your legal rights and alternatives.
