The correct legal representation can make a major difference after an accident. When your injuries are caused by another person’s negligence, you could be entitled to financial compensation for your losses. Money damages from a lawsuit could help you put your life back together. An experienced Georgetown personal injury lawyer could determine the strength of your case and explain your rights.
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Georgetown Attorneys Helping Victims of Personal Injuries
Negligence in Personal Injury Cases
Personal injury cases generally require the plaintiff to prove the defendant committed some negligence that caused the injury. Negligence occurs when the defendant breaches their duty of care, which leads to the plaintiff’s injuries. When filing an injury claim, it is important to prove the defendant’s negligence and connect it to the plaintiff’s injuries to get financial recovery.
A Georgetown lawyer could cooperate with the plaintiff to conduct an investigation of the personal injury case, including looking at accident reports, law enforcement narratives, recordings, and witness testimony. Depending on the case, expert testimony could be necessary as well. While this process may be complicated, a trained attorney could work through these challenges to seek financial compensation for the plaintiff.
Proving Money Damages
Once the plaintiff has demonstrated that the defendant’s negligence caused the injuries, the next step is to prove the amount of damages the plaintiff incurred. Medical records, income reports, and explanations of the pain caused may all utilized to prove the amount of money damages.
Possible compensation in a personal injury lawsuit may include:
Past and future medical costs
Property damage costs
Lost income and lost earning capacity
Pain and suffering
Loss of consortium
Wrongful death
Winning financial compensation is one of the primary reasons for filing a personal injury lawsuit. Proving money damages is an extremely important part of this process, and it is one that may require the help of a Georgetown attorney knowledgeable in the area of personal injury.
DC Law has a long history of client success. See how we’ve helped our clients recover compensation.
$2.3 MILLION
Oil Field Injury
Obtained $2.3 million for three oil field workers who were injured when their employer did not adequately protect them from a severe weather-related event. The workers received $1,105,756.11. after attorney fees, medical liens and expenses.
$2.1 MILLION
Negligence Accident
Recovered $2,100,000 for the family of a man crushed by a negligent forklift driver. The family received $555,303.72 after attorney fees, medical liens and expenses.
$1.3 MILLION
Pedestrian Accident
Represented the adult children of an elderly pedestrian who was killed by a negligent motorist backing out of a parking lot. The children received $805,972.82 after attorney fees, medical liens and expenses.
Personal injury cases can be incredibly complicated. They involve difficult factual situations, some of which may be subject to disputes as to what actually happened. An experienced attorney understands how to properly investigate these types of cases to help determine how the defendant caused the plaintiff’s injuries. This investigatory process is critical to proving the case and must be completed so that the case is filed within the two-year statute of limitations period set by Texas Statute Section 16.003.
Proving the case also takes a great deal of knowledge and training. It is one thing to know what happened following an investigation, but it must also be proven according to the correct legal standard. Failure to do so could result in no award of damages, even if the investigation revealed the defendant’s negligence.
A consultation with a personal injury lawyer can help you understand your potential rights following an accident. If the accident was caused by another person’s negligence, you could be entitled to financial compensation through a lawsuit.
An experienced Georgetown personal injury lawyer could analyze your case and help you determine your rights. Contact the office today.
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