What is negligence?
In its most simple definition, it means that someone was careless and as a result of being careless, someone else was injured. Negligence serves as the basis for a personal injury lawsuit. …
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What does the term "liable" mean?
The term liable generally means that a court has determined individual, company or some other entity caused, and is responsible for, another person's injury. When a defendant is found liable, …
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What does the term "reasonable person" mean?
A person has acted negligently if he or she has departed from the conduct expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances. The hypothetical reasonable person …
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Inadequate Labels and Warnings
A person who is hurt by a defective product may be entitled to compensation in a products liability lawsuit. There are many ways in which a product can be defective. An error could have been made in the product design or in the manufacturing process, for example. However, a product can also be defective if adequate warnings are not provided to the consumer about its use. What is …
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How do I bring a personal injury action against the federal government, or one of its agencies or employees?
What if you get in a car accident with a U.S. Marshal, or slip and fall on the White House steps? Your only way to get compensated for these injuries is to file a lawsuit against the federal government, which is a bit trickier that filing a lawsuit against your neighbor or a local business. Typically, you can’t sue the federal government unless it gives you permission …
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