A lot of jargon gets thrown around in personal injury cases. To fully understand your situation, you need to understand the terms used.

• Personal injury: A physical injury to a person’s body, as opposed to their property or reputation. For example, a broken bone is a personal injury. Slander is not. 
• Negligence: The absence of reasonably responsible behavior. For example, drivers are reasonably expected only to drive while sober. Anyone driving under the influence is behaving negligently. 
• Liability: Responsibility under the law. If someone is held liable for an accident, it means they were responsible for it.
• Damages: An amount of money paid as compensation for a loss or an injury. For example, if a negligent party injures you, you can seek damages to cover your medical bills, lost wages, pain & suffering, property damage, and more.