Justice and Compensation in a Personal Injury Case
Justice is achieved in an accident case to a considerable degree based on compensation awarded through an insurance claim settlement of a lawsuit. With this in mind, financial recovery in a car injury case largely depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding the accident, together with the nature and extent of injuries you may have suffered. With these parameters duly noted, an Oklahoma City personal injury attorney is likely to fight to obtain compensation for losses that include:- Medical bills
- Pain and suffering
- Lost income
- Mental anguish and emotional distress
- Property damage or loss
- Permanent disability
Proving Negligence in a Car Accident Case
Oklahoma law requires that four elements be demonstrated in order to prove or demonstrate negligence in a car accident case. The first of these elements is demonstrating the existence of a duty of care. In a car accident case, any motorist on a public roadway has a duty of care to operate a motor vehicle in a reasonably safe manner. The second element in a car accident case is demonstrating a breach of a duty of care. An example of a breach of a duty of car is running a red light. The third element which must be demonstrated to prove negligence in a personal injury case is what technically is known as proximate cause. In layperson’s terms, proximate cause essentially means that the breach of the duty of care must demonstrably be the legal and actual cause of the accident and the injuries you sustained. Finally, in order to prevail in a personal injury case, you must have sustained actual damages, losses, or injuries. Damages, losses, or injuries cannot merely be speculative, something that you think might occur at some time in the future.
