Greensboro, NC Personal Injury Attorney

Experienced Personal Injury lawyers serving Guilford County

When someone is injured in an accident, the damages from that may go well beyond the physical pain of what happened. It may even go well beyond the short-term financial costs of medical bills and lost wages. The ultimate damage can be mor far-reaching than even the injured party can see. When the accident happened because another party was negligent, then a personal injury lawsuit is the appropriate recourse. Our experienced Greensboro, NC personal injury attorneys can help.

Our Greensboro personal injury lawyer has been practicing law going back to 1997 and founded Roupas Law Firm in 2005. Attorney Tom Roupas takes pride in delivering sound legal counsel in a timely and efficient manner. Our team of experienced Greensboro personal injury attorneys take further pride in the rigor of their due diligence and the ferocity with which they fight for their clients. From our Greensboro office, Roupas Law Firm serves all of Guilford County and throughout Alamance, Rockingham, and Randolph counties.

 Call today at (336) 850-5525 or reach out here online to set up a consultation with an experienced Greensboro, NC personal injury attorney. 

How to Prove Negligence in North Carolina

To secure a financial settlement means proving that the defendant was negligent. There are four pillars of negligence In the strict legal sense, and all four must be present for the plaintiff to collect. The four elements of negligence are…

• Duty of Care
• Breach of Duty
• Causation
• Damages

The first element simply means proving that the defendant had a duty of care to the plaintiff. In many cases this will be self-evident—employers have a duty of care to employees. Companies have a duty of care to those that come on their premises during normal business hours. Drivers have a duty of care to others on the road. Where duty of care might not exist is when a trespasser comes onto private property and is injured. 

Then it must be shown that the defendant breached the existing duty of care. The state of North Carolina understands that sometimes accidents happen where no one is at fault. When that’s the case, the injured plaintiff has to seek recovery from their own insurance rather than through a lawsuit. But what if the defendant failed to exercise a reasonable standard of care? That is, did they do what an ordinary person would have to avoid an accident? If not, then breach exists. 

Once breach is established, the next step is showing that this particular breach of duty was the cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. This is another area  that will be obvious in some cases, but not in others. For example, a plaintiff who has a bad back might be challenged as to whether a fender-bender was really the cause of their injuries. They need to rely on the work of their lawyer to ensure the legal connection between accident and injury stays intact. 

The final step is showing the full scope of damages. How much are the medical bills? How much time at work was lost? What is the projected cost of rehabilitation? Is there ongoing mental trauma that requires therapy? On an intangible level, is the plaintiff dealing with depression and lost enjoyment of life? All of this has to go into an appropriate settlement figure. 

Call our Greensboro personal injury attorney at (336) 850-5525 or just fill out our online contact form to arrange for a consultation.