In almost every scenario, personal injury accidents happen unexpectedly. No one starts their day expecting to suffer a serious injury. Nevertheless, personal injury accidents arise daily across Philadelphia when one person’s negligence or wrongful conduct results in another person’s injury.
The negligent party might be responsible for your financial losses if you suffered injuries in a personal injury accident. An experienced personal injury lawyer can help you file your lawsuit and prepare your case for trial.
Additionally, we can negotiate with the opposing party’s insurance company on your behalf to secure a fair settlement offer. Contact Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers today if you or a loved one suffered injuries due to someone else’s negligence.
What Is a Personal Injury Lawyer?
What is a personal injury lawyer? A personal injury attorney can structure the facts of your case to prove the opposing party’s negligence in an accident.
Negligence requires four elements: (1) duty, (2) breach, (3) causation, and (4) damages. While this may seem straightforward, even seasoned attorneys struggle to prove negligence.
Proving an At-Fault Party’s Duty
First, you must show that the at-fault party owed you a legal duty. In most cases, a person owes those around them a duty to act as a reasonable person would in the same or similar circumstances.
Property owners and occupiers owe a duty of care to individuals who visit their property to keep the premises in a reasonably safe condition and provide warnings about dangers.
You can use state and local laws to prove an at-fault party’s duty toward you. For instance, an at-fault party’s violation of basic traffic laws before causing a car accident could be proof of their duty and breach.
Or an at-fault property owner who fails to follow local property maintenance regulations may be liable for any harm their non-compliance causes you. Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers have been successfully handling personal injury claims for decades. We can quickly identify the legal standards that apply to your case.
Proving an At-Fault Party’s Breach
After determining the at-fault party owed a legal duty, you must prove they breached it. An individual breaches their duty of care by failing to act as a reasonable person would have acted in the same or similar circumstances (for example, a reasonable property owner would put up warning signs about dangers on the property or otherwise fix the danger).
Proving an At-Fault Party Caused Your Injuries
To prove causation, you need to show that the at-fault party’s negligence caused the accident that resulted in your injuries. In other words, you must demonstrate a link between the at-fault party’s breach and your injuries.
Sometimes, proving causation and fault can be challenging, especially in car accidents and catastrophes involving equipment. To properly assert your rights, you might need the help of multiple experts, including:
- Accident reconstructionists,
- Engineers,
- Equipment specialists,
- Healthcare professionals, and
- An advocate who can make strong and persuasive arguments to the court or opposing party.
A Philadelphia personal injury lawyer from Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers can make the most compelling arguments on your behalf. We also work with the right professionals to help you build a powerful case.
Proving You Incurred Damages
Finally, you cannot recover in a personal injury claim if you do not suffer any damages in the accident. If an accident happens, but you are not harmed in any way, you won’t be able to recover any compensation.
A personal injury attorney can gather evidence that demonstrates each element of the negligence claim. Evidence you might need to provide to prove your damages could include:
- Healthcare bills,
- Healthcare records,
- Invoices for the replacement or repair of damaged property,
- Wage statements,
- Employment records,
- Witness testimony regarding your losses or changed quality of life, and
- Receipts for your out-of-pocket expenses.
If you suffered injuries in a personal injury accident, contact Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers today to discuss your case with one of our attorneys.
How to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
Your personal injury lawyer will stand by your side during some especially difficult moments in your life. Your lawyer is someone you should trust to know the intimate details of your case and advise you of your best options.
Many personal injury attorneys offer free consultations where you can talk about your case and expectations for recovery.
You can use this meeting to get a feel for the personal injury attorney and determine whether you want them to handle your case.
At the conclusion of your consultation, you can decide how to hire a personal injury lawyer. Typically, a lawyer will give you an engagement letter to sign and confirm you want to hire them as your representative.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries due to someone else’s negligence, contact Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers right away. Our team of experienced personal injury attorneys is looking forward to hearing from you.
When to Call a Personal Injury Lawyer
Knowing when to call a personal injury lawyer can be vital for protecting your rights. You should contact a personal injury attorney anytime you suffer financial losses due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct.
Many people automatically assume that personal injury attorneys specialize in car accident cases. While we do handle car accident claims, we also help clients with other personal injury accidents, such as:
- Dog bite cases,
- Medical malpractice claims,
- Products liability cases,
- Slip and fall claims,
- Wrongful death claims,
- Truck accident cases, and
- Motorcycle accident cases.
In most cases, Pennsylvania imposes a two-year statute of limitations on personal injury claims. If you do not file your lawsuit within two years, the court will likely decline to hear your case.
However, you don’t want to wait until the one-year anniversary of your accident (or later) to reach out to a Philadelphia personal injury lawyer.
When you contact a Philadelphia, PA, personal injury lawyer right away, they can help you receive and document the immediate and long-term health care you need from the best professionals.
Also, many insurance carriers for at-fault parties require claimants to make initial statements about their accident. An attorney should oversee any initial statement you make to ensure that:
- The insurance carrier does not ask inappropriate questions, and
- You do not say anything that a carrier could unfairly use against you.
And if an insurance carrier does not make an adequate settlement offer, you want to ensure you have plenty of time left to start a lawsuit.
Therefore, you should contact a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. If you or a loved one suffered injuries in a personal injury accident, contact Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers today.
How Much Is a Personal Injury Lawyer?
How much is a personal injury lawyer? We handle most of our personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. This means we do not recover our legal fees unless you prevail through a judgment or settlement in your case.
This is a valuable benefit to you because you pay nothing upfront while receiving excellent legal representation for your case. Once your case concludes in your favor, our legal fee is deducted from your total award.
Is It Worth Getting a Personal Injury Lawyer?
A personal injury accident can lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, along with the loss of a regular paycheck while you recover from your injury. A personal injury settlement can help you cover these expenses and ensure the at-fault party is held accountable for their negligent behavior.
An Attorney Can Shield You from Insurance Company Tricks
The opposing party’s insurance company might contact you immediately after the accident to offer you a settlement. Many times, this initial offer is far less than what you deserve.
Our team at Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers knows the tactics insurance companies use to minimize settlement offers, and we know how to counter them.
An Attorney Can Maximize Your Recovery
When multiple parties are at fault for your losses, you can seek compensation from everyone liable and increase your recovery.
Holding all responsible parties accountable may be especially important in auto accident cases because Pennsylvania’s financial responsibility rules for drivers require only the following minimums for car insurance liability coverage:
- $5,000 per accident for property damage,
- $15,000 for one person’s injuries per accident, and
- $30,000 for two or more people’s injuries per accident.
You can blow by these limits quickly with one significant medical bill and a totaled car. A personal injury lawyer from Rosen Injury Justice Lawyers can obtain the right evidence and identify all parties at fault for your losses to help make sure you receive all the compensation you deserve.
An Attorney Can Handle All the Hard Parts in Your Case
A qualified lawyer can also help you by:
- Compiling receipts and invoices to calculate a fair settlement value;
- Locating witnesses to testify on your behalf;
- Negotiating with opposing parties and their insurance representation on your behalf;
- Creating a strategy to demonstrate the opposing party’s negligence in the accident; and
- Preparing your case to go to trial, if necessary.
Is it worth getting a personal injury lawyer? Yes. A skilled personal injury lawyer can help you secure a settlement that fairly compensates you for your losses.
Contact a Personal Injury Attorney Today at Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers
At Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers, our team has over 75 years of experience in all aspects of personal injury law, including slip and falls, trip and falls, auto accidents, SEPTA accidents on buses and trains, medical malpractice, assault and battery claims, dog bites, and even wrongful death.
Our team of nationally recognized attorneys has helped people with personal injury claims, just like you, obtain millions of dollars in settlement cases for their injuries.
Contact Rosen Justice Injury Lawyers today to schedule your free initial consultation.
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