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Determining Fault in an Injury Claim - Personal Injury Basics
Fault (legal liability) is a key threshold issue in an injury claim. Here's how to prove your case.
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You May Not Need to 'Prove' Fault
Worried about who is to blame for an accident? It may not be as important as you think.
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What If the Other Party Denies Liability for Your Injury?
Here's what to do when the other side points a finger back at you, or at someone else.
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The Burden of Proof in Personal Injury Cases
What is "by a preponderance of the evidence" and how do you establish it?
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Burden of Proof in an Injury Claim: How Much Detail Do You Need?
How much convincing must the plaintiff do in a personal injury case?
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Police Reports as Evidence in a Personal Injury Case
How to use a police report to bolster your side of an injury claim.
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What is Assumption of Risk in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
This article discusses the various categories of assumption of the risk and how it can affect an injury case.
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Common Defenses in Personal Injury Cases
When you file an injury claim, here are the kinds of arguments you can expect from the other side.
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What is the 'Empty Chair' Defense
Be ready for this tactic when you try to prove that the defendant was at fault for your injury.
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How Does 'No-Fault' Law Affect Personal Injury Cases?
Here's how car accident cases are affected in the dozen or so no-fault states.
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The legal concept that forms the framework of fault in most injury cases.
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4 Key Elements of a Negligence Claim
Proving fault means establishing these four things.
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Foreseeability, Proximate Cause, and Negligence
A closer look at these concepts and how they impact fault for an injury.
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Shared Blame: Comparative and Contributory Fault
What happens if more than one person is to blame for causing an injury?
