OVERVIEW OF GENERAL NEGLIGENCE- PERSONAL INJURY
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You have probably come to this site because either you or a friend or relative has been injured through the fault of another party.
In general, the law of negligence regulates situations in which one party is harmed by the unreasonable acts of another.
Classis cases of negligence, involve circumstances in which a driver of an automobile either runs down a pedestrian or rear-ends another motorist or otherwise causes damage by not driving carefully.
An owner or operator of a business or other premises may also cause a customer upon the premises loss by creating an unsafe environment.
In short, in order to establish that you have been injured through the fault of another and recover for damages, in general you must prove;
1. That the third party owed you a duty to take care for your personal safety;
2. That the third party breached that duty by their careless acts or omissions; and
3. That you suffered loss and damages as a result of their carelessness or 'negligence'.