CONTRACTOR NEGLIGENCE IN JACKSON, MS 

Contractor negligence is just about every homeowner’s nightmare. There are entire websites dedicated to rating and reviewing contractor performance and safety. We hope to get word-of-mouth recommendations from friends. Fewer things are scarier than inviting a contractor in to do serious structural work on your home. At the very least, we expect these contractors to be safe and deliver a finished product as promised. Unfortunately, that just isn’t always the case. What if somebody gets injured due to a contractor’s negligence? What if there’s an equipment accident or the work isn’t done up to code? There are so many possible ‘what if’ situations where home improvement and construction are involved. If you or somebody you love has been the victim of contractor negligence, contact an experienced personal injury attorney about your case as soon as possible.

What is Contractor Negligence?

Where contractors and construction are concerned, negligence is just about any type of action or lack of action that results in a failure to use or apply a reasonable duty of care. In a legal sense, negligence happens when that action or inaction leads to damage or injury to another person. When you hire a contractor, you expect a reasonable duty of care that is congruent with a professional level of construction. You expect for the jobsite to be safe. You expect for all laborers and subcontractors to be safe, well trained and competent. When a contractor fails to meet even the most basic of standards, such as the reasonable duty of care owed to you, and somebody gets hurt or damage to a structure occurs, that contractor could be held liable. Listed below are a few various types of contractor negligence.

Various Types of Contractor Negligence