Brain Injury Attorney Blog

Negligence is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the same circumstances. Negligence is the most common tort law and involves injuries caused by carelessness, not intentional harm. If someone is negligent and causes harm to a person, place, or thing he/she may have to pay any damages resulting from the injury caused by his/her carelessness. Our good Myrtle Beach injury lawyers have been handling negligence claims for years.

Examples of some negligence claims are:

1. Slip and fall (when a person slips and falls on someone else's property);
2. Serving alcohol to a minor or someone who is already intoxicated who then harms another person;
3. Driving too fast for conditions and injuring someone in the process;
4. Car accidents; and
5. Medical Malpractice.

Although there are many ways to prove that negligence happened you will need a personal injury lawyer to help you build the strongest case. The attorney will have to prove that the defendant had a duty of care, that the defendant breached that duty, that the defendant's breach of duty directly led to the plaintiff's injuries, and if these three elements are proven, the plaintiff will need to prove the damages.

Not only can the plaintiff ask for his/her medical bills, property damage and any lost wages, he/she can also ask for damages for pain and suffering and possibly mental anguish. As you can see proving negligence can be very difficult. Our Myrtle Beach personal injury lawyers are experienced in handling these types of cases and are here to help you or a loved one who has been injured by someone who has been negligent. Please call The Mace Firm to schedule a free consultation.

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