Need a Lawyer for a Negligence Claim?

August 24th, 2010 by admin

Most personal injury claims arise as a result of the negligent conduct of another person or company. Negligence is broadly defined as conduct that falls below the standard of care imposed by law for the protection of others against unreasonable harm. If you have been injured because someone else was careless, the contact a cape coral personal injury lawyer to review your rights.

Obviously, this is a flexible standard, and each individual case must be evaluated separately, and various considerations come into play. In order to have a tort claim for negligence, you must establish four basic elements: (1) duty – that the person owed you some duty of care; (2) breach – the person breached or fell below that standard of care; (3) causation – that, as a result of the breached duty, plaintiff incurred harm; and (4) damages – legally recognizable harm/injury/damages were caused by the breached duty.

A duty may be imposed by statute, law or regulation, or may be implied by common law. For help in understanding these concepts and in determining whether you have a personal injury claim, contact labelle personal injury lawyer to review and evaluate your claim for a free initial consultation.

We see negligence claims arise in numerous contexts, from car accidents to slip and fall accidents, from truck accidents to medical malpractice. The bottom line in these claims is that you were harmed as a direct result of someone not acting reasonably under the circumstances.  If this is so, and you have been serious injured, then contact a charlotte county personal injury lawyer today.

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