When Does an Injury Qualify for a Settlement in New Mexico?

Most people are injured on occasion, but not every injury will allow you to bring home a settlement check. For instance, you’ve probably stubbed your toe, slammed your hand in a door, or embarrassingly fell on your rear end at some point in your life. None of these injuries will allow you to sue someone else if no one else was involved.

So when can you sue for an injury? When does an injury qualify for a settlement in New Mexico? There are two main qualifications for being able to sue for an injury you’ve suffered: one, someone else’s careless or wrongful actions caused your injury, and two, you suffered actual damages as a result.

How to Prove Fault?

So how can you be sure that someone else was responsible for injuring you? For starters, you need to investigate the accident that hurt you. 

For example, if you slipped at a grocery store in New Mexico, was the floor wet where you slipped? Was there a sign warning of a slippery floor, or did a store worker spill something and forget to clean it up? If it was the latter, you can probably sue. If there was a sign warning of a slippery floor, but you weren’t paying attention, then you probably can’t sue. 

Do you see the difference? One accident was your fault, and the other was the store worker’s fault and therefore qualifies as a New Mexico premises liability case.

What Are Damages?

Damages are the negative effects of your accident and the injuries you sustained. For instance, medical bills, lost wages, and pain are damages caused by your accident and injuries. You can receive a settlement meant to pay you for these negative issues caused by your accident. Filing an injury claim against the at-fault party can result in a settlement if you prove your case.

Get in Touch with a New Mexico Personal Injury Attorney

Do you need help investigating and proving your accident? Call a personal injury attorney in New Mexico.Now you know more about when an injury qualifies for a settlement in New Mexico. Our firm is dedicated to helping injury victims get the compensation they need and are entitled to receive. Will Ferguson & Associates will grant a free case consultation to anyone who calls 505-594-3712 or who completes the internet submission form on this web page.