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Public Service Law Tip #1 | Yonkers Personal Injury

Ira Maurer | 557 Views | 07/25/2016

Public Service Tips

I’m Ira Maurer, with a public service law tip. If you’ve been injured and commence a lawsuit to collect damages for your injuries, you have the burden of proving your case by a preponderance of the credible evidence. That means you have to convince a jury that, with each element of your case, it’s more likely true than not true. You have to tip the scale of justice in your favor, 51% to 49%; if the jury thinks it’s 50/50, then you haven’t met your burden of proof and you will lose the case. This burden is different from what you may have heard in a criminal case, where the prosecutor has to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

If you’d like more information about pursuing a personal injury case, visit the Maurer Law Firm’s website at M-A-U-R-E-R-L-A-W.net

Public Service Law Tip #1 | Yonkers Personal Injury

Public Service Tips

I’m Ira Maurer, with a public service law tip. If you’ve been injured and commence a lawsuit to collect damages for your injuries, you have the burden of proving your case by a preponderance of the credible evidence. That means you have to convince a jury that, with each element of your case, it’s more likely true than not true. You have to tip the scale of justice in your favor, 51% to 49%; if the jury thinks it’s 50/50, then you haven’t met your burden of proof and you will lose the case. This burden is different from what you may have heard in a criminal case, where the prosecutor has to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

If you’d like more information about pursuing a personal injury case, visit the Maurer Law Firm’s website at M-A-U-R-E-R-L-A-W.net