Motor Vehicle Accidents

In recent posts, we’ve been looking at the issue of comparative negligence. As we noted last time, juries are supposed to consider each party’s conduct and the causal relationship between that conduct and the plaintiff’s injuries.Picking up where we left...

In our last post, we began looking at the topic of comparative negligence. As we noted, different states handle this issue differently, with most states barring recovery for plaintiffs who are found to be either 50 percent or 51 percent...

Last time, we began looking at the various elements an accident victim must prove in a motor vehicle accident claim. As we noted, proving breach of duty can be done a number of ways, depending on the circumstances of the...

When an individual is involved in a motor vehicle accident, the immediate concern for that person is to exchange insurance information with the other drivers involved and to seek medical immediate attention for any injuries that may have been sustained....

Auto accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, including things that are in motorists’ control and those which are not. Every driver is responsible, of course, for how he or she operates his or her vehicle—reasonable care must be...