From this morning's New York Law Journal comes a report on a case decided by a New York trial court, holding that Zipcar, the «car - sharing» service currently operating in 50 cities and 100 universities around the country, is shielded from vicarious
liability for accidents involving its vehicles.
Not exact matches
Tort
liability issues
involve accidents in the school and in summer residential programs
for gifted children.
Consider that the average
liability cost of an
accident that
involves serious injuries is $ 68,000 per injured person and the average
liability cost
for a fatal collision is currently $ 3.2 million.
For instance, if you rent a car and are
involved in an at - fault
accident overseas, your regular auto insurance may or may not cover your
liability.
While D.C.'s minimum requirements
for liability insurance may be sufficient to fully cover you if you are responsible
for typical car
accident that
involves minor injuries.
The policy provides up to $ 10,000 in
liability coverage
for one person
involved in an
accident and up to $ 20,000
for more than one person.
If you are
involved in an
accident or accidentally cause damage and are held accountable
for it, insurance can cover your
liability and legal expenses.
If you are
involved in an
accident with someone who does not have
liability insurance and you have purchased uninsured motorist insurance, your insurance provider should pay
for your damages based on the policy limit of the uninsured motorist insurance you purchased.
If you have had an
accident involving premises
liability, call AAG
for a consultation to make sure your rights are protected and you have the proper legal representation
for your claim should you have one.
Canadian Snowbirds
involved in
accidents in Florida,
for example, may be surprised that a negligent resident driver may be carrying only $ 50,000 in automobile
liability insurance.
Such
liability can occur,
for example, if a product, such as a car that is
involved in a vehicle
accident, contains a defect in manufacture or design and the defect is found to have been a cause of a fetus's death.
In Ontario, the courts look to the common law
for direction in determining
liability in litigation
involving motor vehicle
accidents.
Thousands more are injured in
accidents involving drivers who carry only the minimum amount of
liability coverage
for bodily injury, which in Missouri and Kansas, is $ 25,000 per person and $ 50,000 per
accident.
It may take a savvy Boston car
accident lawyer who may suspect that other parties may be at fault
for your injuries, or even the
accident, and who will retain experts to examine the vehicles
involved and to obtain the necessary documentation to prove
liability.
Finally, all riders must have
liability insurance coverage with minimums of $ 15,000 per person, $ 30,000
for those
involved in an
accident and $ 10,000
for property damage.
With more than 100 years of combined experience, we have aggressively pursued personal injury claims and obtained fair compensation
for injured victims of car
accidents, trucking
accidents, catastrophic injuries, motorcycle
accidents, wrongful deaths, and in cases
involving premises
liability (including trips, slips, and falls).
In the above case, there were more than 20 trucks
involved in the
accident, and as a result, establishing
liability for damages will likely be difficult.
This personal injury case
involved four car
accidents for which
liability was admitted (Demidas v. Poinen, 2012 BCSC 416).
In severe
accidents where the people
involved in
accidents suffer memory losses, or blackouts, it becomes even more difficult to determine the cause of the
accident, prove
liability and file claims
for compensation, especially if the driver has no recollection whatsoever of what happened.
A experienced motorcycle
accident attorney will carefully review your case, including
accident reports, insurance claims, and medical records, and can help you understand the various
liabilities of the parties
involved, as well as your rights under the law and your prospects
for recovery.
Bhatt Law Group has been helping people in New Jersey since 2006, and with our collective years of experience, we can help you navigate the complex FMCSA regulations
involved in establishing a truck company's
liability for your
accident.
Which means, if there is an
accident involving a child on the premises, the tenant / lessee can not shield itself from
liability by claiming since it doesn't own the property it is not liable
for the victim's damages.
«The existence of a causal link between an
accident and depression leading to suicide, sufficient to make a defendant who is responsible
for the
accident liable
for the suicide as one of its consequences, does not necessarily mean that such
liability should
involve a 100 % recovery.
Even what appears to be a simple car
accident can present complex legal problems
involving insurance coverage, proof of damages, or the potential
liability of component manufacturers or highway engineers
for dangerous road conditions.
Any kind of property
accident can give you grounds
for a premises
liability case if negligence was
involved, but here's a look at some
accident types often connected with premises
liability in Detroit:
For over a decade, we have been representing clients in wrongful death claims
involving car
accidents, truck
accidents, motorcycle
accidents, premises
liability, and more.
The Criminal DUI Charges on an
Accident Lawsuit When a driver is
involved in an
accident and is found at fault by the police and convicted of DUI, a lawsuit to prove civil
liability for the damages from the
accident is easier to win, since it is generally easier to prove civil
liability than to obtain a criminal conviction.
The basis of this charge is that a driver became
involved in a motor vehicle
accident and thereafter departed the scene in an effort to escape
liability for the
accident.
The Boston personal injury lawyers at Breakstone, White & Gluck have over 85 years combined experience successfully resolving cases
for injured clients, handling cases
involving personal injuries, medical malpractice, car
accidents, bike
accidents, brain injuries, construction
accidents, explosions, product
liability and defective medical devices.
He has worked
for one of the premier trial firms in the United States on cases
involving product
liability, trucking
accidents and motor vehicle
accidents with injuries ranging from soft tissue injuries to fatalities.
Legal
liability for injuries sustained by your child in a school - bus
accident may depend on the type of parties
involved.
The insurance amounts
for bodily injury or death
liability cover costs if you are
involved in an
accident and you are considered to be at fault.
Determining
liability in a New Mexico chain - reaction
accident can be difficult, given the number of motorists
involved and the task of determining which motorist was responsible
for causing the initial
accident.
A successful claim
for a premises
liability accident usually
involves serious damages.
The Price - Anderson Act, which became law on September 2, 1957, was designed to ensure that adequate funds would be available to satisfy
liability claims of members of the public
for personal injury and property damage in the event of a nuclear
accident involving a commercial nuclear power plant.
If you are in Massachusetts and wish to consult with a Boston car
accident attorney about the potential
liability of the other driver
involved in the car
accident, you can call The Law Office of Alan H. Crede at (617) 973-6434
for a free consultation.
We are recognized leaders
for our work in individual personal injury cases
involving car and truck
accident claims as well as large class action lawsuits
involving premises
liability and defective auto parts.
Premises or property
liability is an area of law that
involves the legal responsibility of owners and occupiers of property
for accidents and injuries suffered by persons inside or outside their property due to unsafe conditions.
Bodily Injury and Property Damage
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liability you select.
This type of
liability coverage pays out
for the driver and / or passengers in the other vehicle
involved in the
accident; it does not cover your injuries or repairs.
A
liability plan basically sets aside funds
for payment to the other driver, passengers or pedestrians who might be
involved in an
accident for which the covered policy holder was at fault.
This form of
liability covers medical costs and loss of wages
for the driver and / or occupants of the other vehicle
involved in the
accident.
Liability coverage pays
for damages and medical bills of the
involved parties other than yourself if you were deemed to be the at fault party in a car
accident.
Bodily injury
liability insurance covers the medical bills and loss of wages
for the driver and / or occupants of the other car
involved in the
accident.
This is intended to cover insureds
for bodily injury or property damage that they sustain if
involved in an
accident with a driver who does not carry a policy or whose
liability limits are not sufficient enough to compensate
for the losses caused.
For example, if you're a Connecticut driver (where minimum
liability coverage is $ 20,000 of bodily injury protection per person, $ 40,000 of bodily injury protection per
accident and $ 10,000 of property damage per
accident, referred to as 20/40/10) and are
involved in an
accident in New York (which requires 25/50/10 of
liability coverage), your auto insurance will automatically extend to meet New York's requirements.
Liability Coverage: This portion of your policy provides protection when you are legally liable
for bodily injury or property damage that occurred as a result of an
accident or incident
involving you or another member of your household.
PA bodily injury per
accident liability insurance works in much the same way as the per person coverage, except that it is set aside
for accidents involving more than one injured victim.
Liability coverage will cover damage
for accidents involving another vehicle, such as third party injuries or property damage.
For example, if you're considered a high risk driver due to your long history of being
involved in
accidents, it's probably in your best interest to ramp up your level of
liability insurance and to factor that into your quote.