Talk to a Longview Personal Injury Lawyer

We Can Help You Get Justice for Your Pain

If you suffered an injury due to negligence of an individual or company, you may be frustrated and overwhelmed. Without the assistance of an attorney, insurance companies may try to deny you the full amount of compensation. At Erskine & McMahon LLP, we do not accept this. We are here to fight fiercely for your legal success, having served the rights of East Texans for over 100 years. We believe that you should not have to pay for the reckless behavior of negligent individuals or companies. To ensure that you get the justice that you deserve for your case, call on our Longview personal injury lawyers for help.

Before you can seek damages for your injury, you must prove the person or people you are suing directly caused your injury. Without causation, your case will be relatively weak.

What Is Negligence?

For your case to be viable, negligent behavior must have been the cause of your injury. This means that an individual or entity acted without a reasonable level of caution and allowed a dangerous situation to occur. This could mean that a distracted driver crashed into another’s vehicle, that a company created a defective product that harmed others, that a property owner failed to notify guests of a hazard, or many other situations.

Determining Liability

Most accidents happen because one or more of the people involved were careless. If you are pursuing a personal injury suit, you must be able to prove the person or group you are suing is liable for your injuries.

Before you can seek damages for your injury, you must prove the person or people you are suing directly caused your injury. Without causation, your case will be relatively weak.

How Much Will My Case Be Worth?

Just as each case is different, each case result will vary. Most people decide to pursue a personal injury case to recover damages lost as a consequence of the injury. If you win your case, you will receive compensatory damages, which are meant to make the injured plaintiff “whole” again from a monetary standpoint. This means calculating how much you paid for medical treatments, loss of income, and property damage, which are easier to add up. You may also recover compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment, or loss of consortium, which is much harder to calculate.

Additionally, in cases involving extreme negligence, the court may award punitive damages in your case, which are designed to punish the negligent party to encourage them to refrain from making the same mistake in the future.

Catastrophic Injuries

In cases involving catastrophic injuries, pursuing a personal injury case is vital. Injuries can sometimes result in long-term or permanent disabilities, which can prevent you from continuing your regular line of work. For example, if you are a construction worker whose leg was crushed on the job, and your leg will be permanently weakened for the rest of your life, you will likely be unable to return to work. In some cases, you might also be required to change the layout of your home, hire a full-time caretaker, or attend rehabilitative therapy for months or years in order to recover range of movement. If someone else was responsible for this level of damage, they should be held financially accountable for your recovery.