Not exact matches
A
negligent driver may also be liable for an accident caused by reckless
conduct such as driving while intoxicated, drunk or under the influence
of drugs.
Most
of the time, a car accident happens due to the mistake or
negligent conduct of a
driver or due to an error by a mechanic, an auto manufacturer, or someone who has serviced a car.
If a company fails to
conduct such investigation or is careless in its investigation, it could be held responsible for the
negligent hiring
of a
driver.
If your injury was caused by the
negligent or reckless
conduct of the
driver of the tractor trailer, whether in driving or in loading and securing the cargo, you can file a regular tort suit against that individual, and his or her employer.
They tend to be caused by an error, mistake, or
negligent conduct on the part
of one or more individuals involved and can be the fault
of a
driver or
of a pedestrian.
When a
driver's speeding or other
negligent conduct, regardless
of the weather conditions at the time, causes a serious or fatal accident, that
driver can be held liable for the injuries caused as a result
of their negligence.
Scott represents individuals and families who through no fault
of their own have been devastated by the
negligent conduct of others in dangerous products,
negligent doctors, careless
drivers, to name a few.
It is possible that the
negligent conduct of another
driver caused Clarke to veer into oncoming traffic.
If the tortfeasor's (
negligent driver's)
conduct fell below the standard
of care, the tortfeasor was
negligent as a matter
of law.
Contributory negligence compares the
conduct of drivers involved in car accidents and a
driver who is
negligent even to a small degree can be deprived
of compensation for personal injuries, even if the other
driver is overwhelmingly at fault.
The district court and the Eighth Circuit agreed that the second
driver's negligence was the legal cause
of the accident, and it broke the chain
of liability between the first
driver's
negligent conduct and the crash that killed the family.
That
conduct is simply whether they were operating the vehicle safely and following the motor vehicle highway laws, and whether that
driver was
negligent in the operation
of the vehicle.
If the
driver is breaking the law and that
conduct directly relates to the cause
of the accident, he is said to be
negligent per se, and liability is much easier to prove in court.
If it still would have, then there's no causal connection at all between the
negligent aspect
of the
driver's
conduct and the bike capsizing.
«(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes
of suspension, revocation or limitation
of the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the
conduct reported, pursuant to article III
of this compact, as it would if such
conduct had occurred in the home state, in the case
of conviction for: (1) Manslaughter or
negligent homicide resulting from the operation
of a motor vehicle; (2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence
of any other drug to a degree which renders the
driver incapable
of safely driving a motor vehicle; (3) Any felony in the commission
of which a motor vehicle is used; (4) Failure to stop and render aid in the event
of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury
of another.»