A typical Personal Injury lawsuit usually involves a plaintiff (the injured party) and the defendant, or the party that the lawsuit is brought against. Defendants can be corporations, businesses, an individual, or a combination when there are multiple parties involved in a single lawsuit. Injury claims are handled in civil court rather than criminal, where the injured party will seek financial remedies for the damages they have sustained due to the negligent actions of the defendant. Our lawyers at Caddell Reynolds Law Firm usually resolve these cases through litigation before a judge, but we may be able to get a resolution out of court as well.
Caddell Reynolds Law Firm can handle numerous types of Personal Injury matters on your behalf and we will represent you with the highest level of experience, integrity, strength, and compassion.
If you have suffered serious injury, or if you have lost a loved one in any of these accidents listed below contact us for a free case review:
Accidents or injuries resulting from negligence of another party—such as a driver, healthcare provider, property owner, or your employer—can cause permanent damage to your health and financial stability. These incidents give you the right to file a Personal Injury claim with the help of our Rogers Personal Injury attorneys.
Because of the trauma and financial burden these injuries cause for you and your family, you may be awarded damages that can help you pay for medical expenses and lost income. However, the defense team in any Personal Injury lawsuit will use strong strategies to defend their client and reduce their financial responsibility for your injury. It is important that you find an experienced attorney that can fight these defenses and support your claim in court.
Understanding common defenses will help you and your attorney prepare arguments and improve your chances of being rewarded compensation for your injury. While the defense strategy used will vary from case to case, they typically fall into one or more of these four categories:
In a Personal Injury lawsuit, determining who is liable and to what extent that party is liable are key to ensuring that justice is pursued and your case is handled correctly. When you hire our Personal Injury attorneys in Rogers, we will delve into discovering the facts of your case and help determine who is legally liable for your injury. Depending on the severity of your injury, the liability of the other party, and the specific factors surrounding your case, your lawyer can help you prove fault in a court of law.
Whether you have been injured in an auto accident or you are dealing with a neck or back injury from a workplace accident, you need to make a claim about who is at fault in order to file a Personal Injury lawsuit. Most accidents resulting in injury occur because someone was not as careful as they should have been. The person who was least careful (the liable party) should pay for the damage done to the person who was most careful. This entity—whether your employer, a driver, or a motorcyclist—is the person at fault and thereby, the defendant you should pursue for compensation in your case.
Establishing fault, however, is not always cut-and-dry. There are other issues that have to be considered first:
Fault in a Personal Injury lawsuit is most often caused by negligence. Therefore, in order to prove the liable party in your case acted negligently, your attorney will argue that they acted in breach of their legal duty, triggered your injury, and caused physical or emotional damages.
Your Personal Injury attorney can assist you in determining who should be pursued in a Personal Injury lawsuit. The amount the liable party must pay in damages will depend on whether that liable party is the only one at fault. Several careless drivers, as opposed to just one driver, for example, can cause a bad car wreck. If you caused even a proportionally small amount of an accident, you may have to take some of the blame. Especially in the case of an uninsured driver at fault, you will have to fight your insurance company for help with damage and your injury.
In Arkansas, this is called a “modified comparative fault.” If you share in the blame for an accident that caused your injury, a judge can appropriate a percentage of the fault in your lawsuit to you. You will then be responsible for paying that percentage of the damages, as established by the court.
When you hire our Personal Injury lawyers in Rogers, be upfront about any role your carelessness or negligence may have played in your injury. If you were partially liable, that does not mean you will not be entitled to any compensation. Being honest about your involvement can help you receive a fair judgment and realistic compensation from the major party at fault.
When pursuing compensation from a party that caused you to suffer a serious injury, there will be a lot to manage all at once. Each step of a personal injury case is important, and a misstep could be a huge setback. To allow yourself the time to rest and not worry about legalese and case procedures, put our Rogers personal injury attorneys in charge of your case. We have the experience, knowledge, and talents required to confidently handle a wide variety of case types from start to finish.
When we are working on your case, we can do the following for you and more:
You can think of our attorneys as replacements for yourself in your case, except we have years of collective legal experience. We can act on your behalf at essentially every junction and step, so you don’t have to worry at all about what to do next. If we win, then you win, too!
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CLEAR & CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
AVAILABLE FOR HOME & HOSPITAL VISITS IF YOU CANNOT TRAVEL
COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING THE RECOVERY YOU DESERVE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS RECOVERED FOR OUR CLIENTS
OVER 100 YEARS OF COMBINED LEGAL EXPERIENCE