Negligence

Negligence – Atlanta Personal Injury Law

We are often asked what negligence is as it relates to Personal Injury Law (Civil Negligence) and Criminal Law (Criminal Negligence). Negligence is the most common basis for a personal injury lawsuit. The Plaintiffs must establish 4 elements to win a negligence lawsuit: Duty, breach, causation, and damages. The first two elements are often the most complicated to prove, which is why you need an experienced Law Firm to represent your case.

When a person is negligent or careless in a way that causes harm or death to someone else, the victim or the victim’s family can sue. Negligence can lead to a civil lawsuit or a criminal lawsuit depending on the circumstances of the case. Our Law Firm can help you defend your case. Our focus is always maximum recovery for our clients. Contact us to speak to our experienced legal team.

Medical Malpractice

Dealing with medicine is not a black and white issue. It is technical and complicated and takes proven professionals to present your side of the case. It takes experienced medical malpractice lawyers who specialize in medical negligence cases and knowledgeable experts in the field of medicine. We are cautious in our selection of medical experts because we know it matters. We’re here to help you or someone you love that has been the victim of medical malpractice. Medical Malpractice is often caused by the negligence of a Medical Professional. In the case of serious injury or death due to this negligence, a Medical Malpractice Suit is filed.

How Georgia Law can affect your Personal Injury Case

In any personal injury case, two major factors in the final outcome are proving negligence and causation

Negligence refers to a party’s failure to take reasonable care owed to another party. Causation refers to proving that this negligence is what led to an accident and the claimant’s injuries. If a party was negligent and caused the accident, that party is liable for another party’s injuries. But what happens if both parties involved were negligent and contributed to the accident?

Georgia Is A Modified Comparative Negligence State

Some states say that you can recover damages even if you were 99 percent liable for the accident. These are pure comparative negligence states. But Georgia is a modified comparative negligence state. Georgia lets people recover damages even if they were partially at fault, but parties who are 50% or more at fault cannot recover any damages. If you were 49% at fault for an auto accident you are eligible to recover damages. However, if you were 50% at fault, you cannot recover any damages for the accident.

This is why it is essential to hire an experienced Personal Injury Attorney that is knowledgable and experienced when it comes to Negligence Law in GA.

Experience counts when it comes to building an effective case that demonstrates the other party is more than half responsible for the accident.

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