Four questions, mapped to the four legal elements every negligence claim must prove. The verdict appears right here — we don't need your name to tell you the truth.
A driver who hit you, an owner who ignored a hazard, a provider who fell below the standard of care.
A documented injury: you were treated, or should be. Bent metal alone is a property claim, not an injury case.
Medical bills, missed paychecks, ongoing treatment — losses a number can be put on.
Filing deadlines (statutes of limitations) run from 1 to 6 years depending on the state — but evidence gets weaker every month.
0 of 4 answered. Your answer appears right here — not in your inbox, and not in a phone call.
Every US negligence claim stands on the same four legs. Duty: the other party had a legal obligation to act with reasonable care — drivers to drive attentively, property owners to keep premises safe, doctors to meet the standard of care. Breach: they failed that obligation, measured against what a reasonable person would have done. Causation: the failure — not something else — caused your injury. Damages: the injury cost you something measurable. Miss any one leg and the claim falls; that's why the check above asks exactly these questions.
The honest part most sites skip: a legally valid claim can still be a bad idea to pursue. If total damages are small, a contingency fee plus case costs can leave you with less than the insurer's first offer. If the at-fault party has no insurance and no assets, even a winning judgment can be uncollectable. The way to know is arithmetic, not optimism — the take-home calculator shows what any settlement actually leaves you after fees, costs, and liens.
Prompt medical treatment with no gaps, photos of the scene and injuries, the police or incident report, witness names, and every bill and missed shift in one folder. Cases are won on documentation; adjusters price claims on it. If your answers above were "not sure," documentation is usually what turns them into yes or no.
You likely have a case if four things are all true: someone else owed you a duty of care, they breached it, the breach caused your injury, and you suffered measurable damages — bills, lost wages, pain and suffering. The check on this page walks those four elements in plain language and gives you the verdict on screen.
Because you don't need to give them to get the answer. Sites that ask for contact details before showing a result are qualifying you as a lead for attorneys. Our check runs in your browser and shows the verdict on the page — if you want an attorney afterward, that's your call to make, on your timeline.
A valid case isn't automatically worth pursuing. Litigation costs real money, and on small claims a contingency fee can eat the difference between the insurer's offer and a lawyer's result. Run the take-home calculator with realistic numbers — it shows exactly when representation pays for itself and when it doesn't.
Three things, in order: get (or continue) medical treatment so the injury is documented; collect what exists now — photos, the police report, witness names; and estimate your range with the calculator before any insurer conversation, so their first offer doesn't become your anchor. Then talk to a licensed attorney — consultations are free and most work on contingency.