Cooperate with the police officer, but don't try to place blame or
accept blame for the accident.
Not exact matches
The Defendant
accepted the majority of the
blame for the
accident, but argued that the Plaintiff should be 10 - 20 % responsible
for failing to avoid his vehicle, which was a visible and foreseeable risk to her.
Before you
accept a settlement offer by the insurance provider or sign any statement that says that you are to
blame for the collision, consider involving a Topsham car
accident attorney.
Before you
accept a settlement offer by the insurance provider or sign any statement that says that you are to
blame for the collision, consider involving a Vicksburg car
accident attorney.
They get to decide whether or not they will
accept liability, whether or not you were also partially to
blame for the collision, whether or not your injuries were actually caused by the
accident or not, and they get to decide whether or not to offer you a settlement (and how much they're willing to offer).
Insurance adjusters will even go so far as to use deceitful tactics, such as manipulating your statement to make it appear as though you admitted or
accepted blame for causing the
accident.