How to Know If You Have a Valid Tort Claim in Colorado?
Before you are able to file a personal injury lawsuit, you must have the knowledge that you have a valid claim. A Thornton personal injury lawyer at The Frickey Law Firm can review your case and let you know if you may be eligible for financial compensation.
The legal concept of negligence lies at the center of every personal injury case. Whether you can prove negligence is the focal point of your eligibility for financial compensation. You would need persuasive evidence to carry your own burden of proof. Without it, you may not be able to receive any money for your injuries.
Schedule a free initial consultation with a Thornton personal injury attorney at The Frickey Law Firm to learn whether you have a compelling case. After you hire us for your personal injury case, we can conduct a complete investigation of the facts and circumstances of your accident.
You Need to Prove Fault to Win a Personal Injury Case
The mere fact that you were injured in an accident is not automatically enough on its own to qualify you for financial compensation. There would need to be a reason why someone else would have to pay you money, namely that they were to blame for your accident injuries. They would have had to have acted with negligence, recklessness or intent to be liable to pay you financial compensation. However, you would not know that they were culpable on your own without the help of a personal injury attorney. Even if you had a good idea of what happened, your personal injury lawyer would need to gather evidence that proves that someone else was to blame for the accident.
You would begin with your own recollection of what you remember happening in the circumstances surrounding the accident. You may be relatively certain that someone else did something wrong. For example, you may have slipped on a floor and remembered as you were falling that it was slippery. You could have seen someone running a red light immediately before they broadsided your vehicle. Still, there are many steps that need to happen between the time that you suffer an injury in an accident and when you can be compensated.
A Personal Injury Lawyer Investigates Your Accident and Gathers Proof
You would begin to get an idea of whether you may have a valid personal injury case once you speak with a personal injury attorney. The first step in the legal process is to contact a personal injury lawyer to schedule a free consultation. Here, you would relate the facts of your accident to your lawyer, and they would give you an initial readout about whether they think that you have a valid claim. Everything that the attorney tells you during the initial consultation and shortly thereafter is subject to the caveat that it must be confirmed by the evidence that they find when they are investigating the accident.
Your personal injury lawyer would immediately get to work to conduct an exhaustive investigation of the accident. They may speak with witnesses and collect other sources of evidence that you could potentially use to prove your case in an insurance claim or lawsuit. Once your personal injury lawyer has enough evidence to understand what happened, they would compare the other party’s actions to that of the so-called “reasonable person” to make their own determination about whether you can seek compensation. Of course, the insurance company or a jury would need to see things the same way before you could potentially receive a check for your injuries.
If you are trying to handle your personal injury case on your own, you may have little idea about whether you have a valid tort claim. You may only learn after you have filed a claim with the insurance company that you do not have the evidence that you need to persuade them to pay you. In some cases, the insurance company may even deny a claim that is a close call when they see you proceeding on your own because they figure that you have no means of pursuing them in court. Therefore, you should always contact a personal injury lawyer, not only to learn whether you have a valid claim, but also to work to maximize your compensation that you would receive for your damages.
Contact a Thornton Personal Injury Law Firm Today
Explore whether you have a potential legal case for compensation with a Thornton personal injury attorney at The Frickey Law Firm. We offer free consultations for prospective clients, and you can schedule one by visiting our website or by calling us today at 303-237-7373.
Adam M. McClure was recently selected for membership in “The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40” organization, making him one of only 40 Colorado lawyers to be awarded this honor. Mr. McClure is an exceptional litigator. He has been a key member of The Frickey Law Firm since 2003. Learn more here.