Little Rock Arkansas Personal Injury Lawyer

The most widely recognized definition of the term/concept of personal injury is when you have been injured as the direct result of the negligence or carelessness of another person or persons. The injury is to you personally and not to your property.

For instance, if you were in a car crash and sustained a broken nose as the result of the deployment of the air bag and also broke your glasses, the personal injury here is the broken nose. You may only recover damages for personal injury not property injuries in a personal injury lawsuit.

If you have been injured in a crash or in some other accident, it is critically important for you to do some things as soon as possible. The first thing is to write down all the details of the accident that you are able to recall and do not speak to any insurance company representative until you have consulted with an attorney. The second thing is do not delay in contacting a personal injury attorney immediately.

Time is of the essence in all personal injury cases for a number of reasons, such as the statute of limitations, but more importantly, the preservation of evidence required for your personal injury court case. In situations like this you must let the people you consider to be responsible for your injuries know in clear and certain terms that you intend to file a claim against them.

How do you know who is at fault? Tough question, and a good one! In Arkansas you need to prove the person who caused the injury was negligent – meaning they failed to act with reasonable care.

The other elements that comprise a personal injury case in Arkansas is the proof that there was a duty owed to you by the person who caused your injury, that the other person(s) failed in that duty, that you suffered damages and their actions caused your injuries.

If you also were negligent and contributed to your injury, you may fall under Arkansas’s comparative negligence law. The state actually follows a modified comparative fault rule that states you cannot recover if you were more than 50% at fault. If liability is assessed at under that figure, your damages will be reduced accordingly. If there is more than one person involved in the accident that caused your injuries, each person may be apportioned liability for the total amount of damages.

Contact Arkansas Personal Injury Attorney

Little Rock personal injury lawyer, Michael Smith and his partners have extensive experience dealing with personal injury cases, and have a top notch team of lawyers who are able to assist your from the moment you file your claim until the decision is rendered in your favor.