There are several types of injury claims, and a personal injury attorney can evaluate the case in order to determine who could have liability and how to proceed with the case.  It is important to identify this early on so that everyone with liability can be included in the suit.  In any case, there is a chance that more than one party has liability for the accident and injuries.

In order to identify who has liability for your injuries, a lawyer needs to know all of the facts leading up to when you became hurt.  Here are some of the things to think about:

• Where were you when you were injured?
• What was involved in your injury?
• Could anything have been done to prevent your injury?
• Who was around at the time?
• What happened immediately before and immediately afterwards?

The answer to these questions will help your lawyer to identify if more than one party could have liability. Here are some situations in where this may apply, many of which we see as a personal injury attorney.

• Hurt at work.  If you were injured while on the job because your safety equipment failed, the manufacturer of that equipment could be at fault along with your employer, if they were aware that the equipment had problems. We can dissect the case to find out and create a strategy for compensation.
• Car wrecks.  People that get into a car wreck with a truck driver need to look for whom to hold liable.  It isn’t as cut and dry as if a regular driver hit you because the driver was on the job for another company.  We need to determine which insurance company to file a claim with and the best way for you to receive compensation for your injuries.
• Injured in front of a store.  If you were doing your Christmas shopping and injured in front of a retail store, we need to determine if the store is liable, the property management company that maintains the building or the building owner themselves.  This takes research and planning in order to find the responsible party and hold them liable for any negligence that led to your injuries.

These are a few examples of how in many cases, identifying who is liable and proving they were responsible for your injuries, is not exactly cut and dry.  It takes someone that is experienced with personal injury cases in order to properly locate the responsible party and build a case for why they should compensate you for your injuries.  This process starts during your consultation, where we can ask detailed questions.

Once retained, we go to work investigating the circumstances leading up to your injury and building a solid case for liability.   As a personal injury attorney, we will use the information you provide as a starting point for doing our research and then build a strategy around the facts. To learn more or to experience personalized service from a local attorney, schedule your consultation.