Negligence typically involves the disregard for the safety of others. If a dangerous situation was created by a property owner or business, you could receive proper compensation. A good example is when there is uneven pavement in front of the property and the owner does not do anything to repair it or the owner of the property causes dangerous conditions by not closing off the property when doing the repairs, or failed to remove snow or ice which causes dangerous situations as a result in which someone would suffer an injury.
Plaintiffs (the injured individuals) are responsible for proving that the liable party could have taken an action to prevent the accident but failed to do so.