What Are The Steps In A Personal Injury Lawsuit?

Q: What Are The Steps In A Personal Injury Lawsuit?
A: Personal injury lawsuits can be broken down into four steps. Each step builds on the previous one.

So let’s start with the first step. We all have responsibilities. For example, we have a responsibility to be a safe driver. This responsibility is called “duty” in legal terms. Finding a duty exists is the first step in a personal injury lawsuit.

Let’s take our example of the responsibility or duty to be a safe driver one step further. If you fail in your duty to be a safe driver by speeding or failing to stop at a red light then you breached your duty. This is the second step in a personal injury lawsuit.

If you hit someone with your car and hurt them because you failed to stop at a red light then you caused an injury. This is the third step in a personal injury lawsuit.

Finally, if the person you hit suffered a broken leg then that person suffered damages that require compensation. Establishing damages is the fourth step in a personal injury lawsuit.