Negligence

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What is Negligence?

 

negligence personal injury attorneys new york

 

Generally speaking, when someone acts in a careless way and causes an injury to another person, under the legal principle of "negligence" the careless person will be legally liable for any resulting harm. This basis for assessing and determining fault is utilized in most disputes involving an accident or injury, during informal settlement talks and up through a trial in a personal injury lawsuit.

Specifically, in negligence claims the plaintiff (the person injured) tries to show that the defendant (the person supposedly at fault):

  • Owed a legal duty of care to the plaintiff under the circumstances; and
  • Failed to fulfill ("breached") that legal duty through conduct or action (this can include a failure to act); and
  • Caused an accident or injury involving the plaintiff; and
  • Harmed or injured the plaintiff as a result.

Types of Negligence cases

 

Animal Attack/Dog Bite

Premises Liability

Construction Site

Dangerous Products

Hospital/Nursing Home

Drugs, Chemicals and Cosmetics

Collapse of Buildings and Structures

Stores and Other Business Property

Schools and Colleges

Repairs Negligently Made

Guardians of Incapacitated Persons
 
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Duffy, Duffy and Burdo, Esqs.
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Litigation - Uniondale, New York
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