Information and Insight for Injured Iowans

     Despite the fairly common occurrence of car accidents, there is a lot of confusion surrounding them.  Every day our office gets call from car accident victims who are uncertain about what they need to do following an accident.

     If you are injured in a car accident caused by another driver’s mistake, you have a personal injury claim. Under Iowa law, a car accident victim who wants to be compensated for a personal injury must be able to prove:

·         That the other driver was negligent

·         That the other driver’s negligence caused damage to the car accident victim

·         The amount of the car accident victim’s damages

     If the car accident victim cannot prove any one of the above three elements in a court of law, he or she is not entitled to compensation. That means the burden of proving everything—from identifying the important witnesses at the accident scene to providing documentation of all injury-related losses—ultimately falls on you, the car accident victim.

     For a more detailed explanation of an Iowa car accident victim’s legal obligations, go to Iowa Car Accident Facts to download a free 35-page guide.