Why Determining Liability is Important for a Personal Injury Claim
A person is likely to have the right to file a personal injury claim when another party’s negligent acts injure them. Car accidents, slip and fall incidents, or motorcycle crashes are all examples of some of the most common reasons why personal injury claims are filed. However, if an injured party decides to file a personal injury claim, they must determine liability. In other words, what party or parties are responsible for causing their accident and their resulting damages.
If you were harmed by another party or entity’s misconduct, you may be able to take legal action and file a personal injury claim to obtain compensation. Securing compensation from a claim and following the laws associated with recovery can be complex. An attorney can assist you throughout the claims process so you can, instead, focus on getting better and healing from your injuries.
Our personal injury attorney at Monaco Law PC discusses more about the importance of liability in the personal injury claims process.
Why Liability is Essential to Recovering Compensation from a Personal Injury Claim
Everyone is expected to behave in a responsible and reasonable way so that there is a minimized risk of harm to others. However, since no one is infallible and people make mistakes, accidents happen frequently, which can result in physical bodily harm. In fact, the U.S. General Services Administration Office of Motor Vehicle Management (GSA) reports that when it comes to vehicular crashes, as high as 98% of car accidents are caused by human error.
When a company, government body, or individual violates their duty of care to another party, they may be held liable for the damages that result to that party. For instance, if a driver is texting and not paying attention to traffic and the road and collides with another car, their behavior can be considered negligent, and therefore, they may also be deemed liable for causing the accident.
To file a personal injury claim, there must be damages. These are the losses that one suffers as a result of the accident. Damages may include the cost of medical care for the injuries that were suffered, recouping missed wages while out of work because of injuries, or the pain and suffering that the injury accident caused. To be successful with a claim, it is crucial to figure out how an accident happened and who is responsible.
Sometimes, you may be harmed in an accident where another party is partly liable, but you are also somewhat to blame. Under New Jersey’s comparative negligence system, you can collect your damages if you were not more than 50% responsible or liable for causing the accident.
Speak to a New Jersey and Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorney Today
Determining liability is an essential component of a personal injury claim, as well as one’s ability to recover one’s losses in New Jersey. For assistance with a personal injury claim, please call our South Jersey personal injury lawyer at Monaco Law PC to schedule a free consultation at (609) 277-3166 for our New Jersey office and (215) 546-3166 for our office in Pennsylvania.
We are a New Jersey and Pennsylvania personal injury law firm serving Atlantic County, Bucks County, Burlington County, Cape May County, Camden County, Chester County, Cumberland County, Delaware County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia, Ocean County, Salem County, and all of South Jersey.
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drivethru.gsa.gov/DRIVERSAFETY/DistractedDrivingPosterA.pdf
