October 27, 2010 @ 02:02 PM — by sanelson11
Personal injury lawyers in Corpus Christi should explain what to do after an accident. If you are injured in an accident, you need to take appropriate steps. The first thing you should do is seek medical attention. You should then call the police and cooperate with them and emergency medical personnel who arrive at the scene. If you are in a car accident, get the license plate numbers of all other cars involved, as well as the names of the drivers, their addresses and phone numbers, and their insurance information. Don’t forget to get the contact information for the witnesses to an accident. Take pictures of the accident scene, the general surrounding area, the instrumentality that caused your injuries, your various injuries, and all property damage. Contact your attorney as soon as possible.
September 15, 2009 @ 06:01 PM — by sanelson11
Many personal injury cases have a negligence cause of action. In a negligence case, the plaintiff must prove that the breach of a duty owed by the defendant to the plaintiff was both the actual and proximate cause of the injuries sustained by the plaintiff.
Two distinct concepts are embraced by proximate cause: cause in fact and foreseeability. The doctrine of proximate cause establishes the line of legal causation and ultimately involves weighing human conduct and various policy considerations. Proximate cause cannot be satisfied by guess, speculation or mere conjecture. The evidence must ultimately show that the negligence was the proximate, and not simply the remote, cause of the injuries. The conclusion must be that the injury was a natural and probable result of the negligence.
To establish cause in fact in a negligence action, a person must show that the act or omission was a substantial factor in bringing about the injuries and, without it, the harm or injuries would not have