General Negligence Law

W. Cort Frohlich | Jamdes D. Gordon

General Negligence is the basis of all personal injury causes of action. The term is defined as a general failure to act as a reasonable person would under the same circumstances. For the purposes of a personal injury claim, a person is negligent when they cause an injury to another person due to their own unintentional actions.

To prove a cause of action for negligence, you need to prove each of the four elements of the tort. These elements are:

  • Duty
  • Breach
  • Causation
  • Damages

Although negligence is the basic building block of a personal injury case, it still needs to be proven. Regardless of whether you are dealing with an automobile accident, a slip and fall accident or an animal attack, you still need to get the basics proven.

Wilkins Frohlich understands that everything else stems from the basic concept of negligence. We will do everything possible to insure that the negligence of the offending party will be proven so that your personal injury case can move forward to a successful conclusion.