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When individuals suffer an injury, and it’s someone else’s fault, they must prove the fault before they can collect damages. At Charles H. Brower Law Corporation, in Honolulu, HI, the personal injury attorneys have more than 40 years of experience representing individuals injured in auto accidents and other personal injury and wrongful death cases. Here, they explain what is required to prove personal injury cases.

Using witness testimony and other forms of evidence, attorneys must prove these elements to win their clients’ personal injury cases:

Duty & Breach

The first step in proving personal injury cases is establishing that the person being sued, the defendant, owed a duty of care to the person injured, the plaintiff. In auto accident cases, drivers owe a duty to maintain their vehicles properly and drive them safely and legally. Drivers who fail to meet their duty, such as running a stop sign, speeding, or texting while driving, have committed a breach, an act of negligence.

Causation

personal-injury-Honolulu-HIAfter proving duty and breach, or negligence, personal injury attorneys must prove the breach caused the auto accident and the injury, a connection called proximate cause. If a driver runs a stop sign and strikes a pedestrian who suffers a broken leg as a result, the driver’s negligent actions are the proximate cause of the injury. 

Damages

The injured person’s attorneys must prove damages resulted from the accident. Damages include medical expenses, property repair or replacement costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. In wrongful death cases, the deceased person’s personal representatives can recover damages on behalf of the deceased’s estate, including for the value of the deceased person’s life.

At Charles H. Brower Law Corporation, the attorneys have an established record of proving and winning personal injury and wrongful death cases. You can count on them to combine skill, compassion, and professionalism in seeking the best possible result for you. Get experienced representation for your personal injury case; call (808) 526-2688, visit their website, and follow them on Google+.

 

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