If you are injured in an accident and the fault lies with the other party, you may consider starting a lawsuit against them. This may be an unfamiliar process, and you may wonder what is required to advance a successful claim establishing that the other party has been negligent (at fault). This article explains what a negligence claim looks like, and the legal elements that you need to prove to hold the other party accountable.

Civil versus Criminal Lawsuits

In general, lawsuits involving personal injuries that are based on someone else’s negligence are called torts. A tort is a civil wrong; that is, it is a wrong committed by a person or corporation against another person or corporation. Continue reading