Fault in an accident has a greater effect on personal injury insurance payouts and court awards, depending on the state in which the accident happened. States deal with fault in two ways; one is the fault/no-fault insurance divide, and the other involves comparative negligence. Wisconsin is not a no-fault state, but a state that compares the negligence of the parties. The Fault/No-Fault Insurance Model States follow either a fault or a no-fault insurance model. No-fault insurance is also...

A personal injury lawsuit requires many hours of work and usually at least a little travel to see the site of the accident. It is not an endeavor that you can handle on your own when you’re recovering from injuries sustained during the accident. A personal injury lawyer can take over the duties of gathering evidence, looking for legal precedents, handling settlements, and more. A personal injury lawyer will handle any type of case that involves an injury to a person that occurred due...

Applying the Reasonable Person Standard in a Personal Injury Claim A personal injury claim often hinges on whether or not the plaintiff’s legal team can demonstrate that the plaintiff was harmed due to the actions of the defendant. Part of that process often means proving that the defendant did not act as a person in the same or similar circumstances would be expected to act. To help prove this point, attorneys rely on the reasonable person standard. This standard establishes a basis...