Personal Injury in Sacramento: Facts About the Law
You suffered Sacramento injuries due the action, or inaction, of another person, and now you want to know what to do about it. You want compensation from the accountable party for what happened, and you need to know what is involved in obtaining it.
The Law Offices of Mark A. Doughty would like to take this opportunity to discuss the difference between Sacramento personal injuries that are the result of negligence, and those that are the result of malicious intention. These two types of cases are litigated in very different ways--which you need to be aware of, if you plan to pursue compensation for an injury in Sacramento.
Was your Sacramento injury caused by negligence?
In its most basic form, negligence means that the responsible party should have taken actions that protected the victim of an accident injury in Sacramento, and that he or she failed to take those actions. Damages awarded can include compensation for medical bills, property damage, job or wage loss, and pain and suffering.
Was your Sacramento personal injury caused by malicious intention?
A Sacramento accident injury that results from malicious intention is handled somewhat differently from a case of negligence. When malicious intention is involved, it means that the responsible party purposefully attempted to cause the victim harm. In addition to the types of compensation listed above, the victim may also be entitled to punitive damages. Punitive damages are a way of punishing the responsible party for his or her unlawful conduct. Award amounts can be quite large, depending upon the extent of the Sacramento accident injury.
Help for your Sacramento accident injuries
An automobile accident in Sacramento is certainly not the only kind of injury in Sacramento. Regardless of how your personal injuries in Sacramento occurred, you should discuss your case with the Law Offices of Mark A. Doughty, if it stems from any of the following types of accidents:
- Automobile
- Trucking
- Motorcycle
- Slip and fall
- Wrongful death
Contact us regarding accident injuries in Sacramento today
At the Law Offices of Mark A. Doughty, you can contact us twenty-four hours a day, and we are available for evening or weekend appointments. If necessary, we will even visit you at home or in the hospital. We accept cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning that you pay no fees unless we obtain a recovery for you. For the convenience of our clients, we have Spanish and Punjabi interpreters available. For Yuba City, call 530.674.1440. For Sacramento, call 916.979.1917. For Lincoln, call 916.645.1917.
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