Sentences with phrase «injuries to other motorists»

This kind of negligence can cause serious truck accidents and catastrophic injuries to other motorists.

For example, a driver must operate their vehicle in a manner that is reasonably safe to prevent injuries to other motorists.

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If the other driver's injuries and / or property damage exceed your policy limits, he can file a claim against his own under - insured motorist coverage to pay what your policy will not cover.

Ordinarily you could file a claim for $ 20,000 from the at - fault motorist's bodily injury liability coverage, but since the other driver is uninsured, you need to tap into your Uninsured Motorist Inmotorist's bodily injury liability coverage, but since the other driver is uninsured, you need to tap into your Uninsured Motorist InMotorist Insurance.

The Supreme Court issued an 8 - 1, precedential decision in Scott v. Harris, effectively establishing a flat rule that a police officer in a high - speed chase that poses a threat to the safety of others does not violate the Fourth Amendment even where the officer places the fleeing motorist at risk of injury or death.

Liability insurance is the minimum amount of insurance required, because it's designed to award compensation for injuries sustained by the insured driver as well as other motorists» vehicle damage.

These laws are designed to protect motorists and others with an insurable interest in the event that property damage and / or personal injuries are caused by a large truck accident.

That relative's uninsured motorist coverage will likely have to compensate you for your injuries and other damages.

If, on the other hand, the motorist's automobile insurance coverage is insufficient to cover your injuries, an injured cyclist can file a claim under their underinsured motorist coverage.

This means that if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident, and the other driver is at fault, the offending motorist's basic insurance Autoplan coverage covers up to $ 200,000 of your injury costs and your vehicle damage.

Most tractor - trailers that are engaged in interstate hauling of merchandise and other materials will have sufficient insurance to cover property damage or personal injuries that may occur as the result of a crash with another motor vehicle so an uninsured or underinsured motorist claim will not be necessary.

For example, if you were seriously harmed in a car crash caused by a reckless motorist, the amount of compensation you receive from personal injury protection (PIP) benefits may not be enough to cover the cost of your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages.

In addition to the trucking company, other parties may be held liable for a motorist's truck accident injuries if they played a role.

Jackknife accidents often result in serious injury or death to the trucker or other motorists and passenger sharing the road.

Their dangerous driving may cause death or injury to passengers in their vehicle, pedestrians, cyclists or other motorists.

Although it may be easy to recognize that a negligent motorist was at fault in causing an accident, other factors could have played a role in causing your injuries.

These trucks are sometimes full tractor trailers, which can cause severely damaging injuries and even fatalities to other motorists and pedestrians, and the drivers of such trucks have to shoulder a huge responsibility to be aware and alert at all times for other motorists and pedestrians.

If you have uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage insurance, you may be able to get paid for your injuries, medical bills and lost income even if the other driver does not have liability insurance or does not have enough liability insurance coverage.

The government intends to introduce measures to end the right to cash compensation for minor whiplash injuries, and will consult on the details in the New Year This will end the cycle in which responsible motorists pay higher premiums to cover false claims by others.

All bikers are at the mercy of other motorists, so when they fail to share the road or keep an eye out for bikers, serious injuries and even wrongful death occur.

To recover full compensation for your injuries and other losses stemming from your accident, you have to prove the motorist was at least partially at fault for causing your accidenTo recover full compensation for your injuries and other losses stemming from your accident, you have to prove the motorist was at least partially at fault for causing your accidento prove the motorist was at least partially at fault for causing your accident.

You and your injury lawyer will have to prove that you've suffered a personal injury, and you'll additionally have to demonstrate that the other motorist was negligent.

Liability insurance pays for injuries that you cause to others when you cause a crash, and other types of insurance, such as medical payments coverage, collision coverage, and uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage help to pay for injuries or damages that you sustain in a crash, sometimes regardless of fault.

The lack of any substantial protective barriers between a motorcycle and the road, as well as the difficulty that other motorists may have in anticipating and seeing a motorcycle, leave riders prone to serious injury in the event of an accident.

The sooner you have your car accident or slip - and - fall accident evaluated by a knowledgeable personal injury attorney, the greater your opportunities will be to recover compensation from all negligent and responsible parties, including other motorists, car manufacturers, premises owners and insurers.

Similar to other off - road vehicles such as ATVs and four - wheelers, golf cart collisions can result in injuries to drivers and passengers as well as other motorists and pedestrians.

Any motorist who breaches this duty — whether due to distracted driving, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or any other cause — and injures someone as a result is liable for any injuries and property damage sustained.

In the Greater Boston Area and throughout Massachusetts, the brain injury attorneys of Altman & Altman LLP have the experience necessary to investigate and successfully pursue your financial recovery from the negligent motorist, premises owner, work place insurer or other liable party.

In other words, if a negligent motor vehicle operator with 50k policy liability limit rear ends a pickup truck motorist and the pickup truck driver has 50k in medical bills as well as lost wages, traumatic brain injury and pain and suffering then the injured motorist can collect the $ 25,000 policy from the tortfeasor in addition to his own $ 100,000 under - insured motorist policy for a total of $ 125,000.

If the other driver was who at - fault for causing your injuries subsequently left the scene, and neither the driver / owner of that car or motorcycle have been able to be identified, under Florida law they are considered to be an uninsured motorist.

Motorcycle Accidents With less protection than other motorists, motorcycle accidents are more likely to end with serious injuries or fatalities.

It's fortunate no other motorists were on that particular stretch of road when the truck accident occurred, as these large vehicles have the potential to cause catastrophic and fatal injuries, especially if one were to hit a passenger vehicle head on in the opposing lane.

Danger on the road can strike at any time, and it only takes the failure of a single vehicle component to put you, your passengers, and other motorists at serious risk of serious injury and / or wrongful death.

Several other vehicles in the area were stopped due to the blocked lanes of traffic and were able to avoid an impact, leading to inconvenience for these motorists but fortunately no injuries.

When this type of negligence results in accidents and injuries to passengers or other motorists, the bus company can be held accountable.

These injuries may occur to taxi passengers, other motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists.

In other words, if you don't get all of the bodily injury money, are you still able to make an underinsured motorist claim?

Under a comparative fault analysis, any motorist injured in an accident can pursue a claim of compensation against any of the other motorists they believe to be at fault for their injuries.

There is also related coverage, called underinsured motorist coverage, which protects you from other drivers who have insurance, but not enough to pay for your injuries or car repairs.

Similar to Uninsured Motorist coverage, Underinsured Motorist coverage is designed to cover the gap between the other person's Liability limits and the amount of your injury expenses, up to the Underinsured Motorist limits you select.

All states except New Hampshire require you to have a minimum amount of liability insurance, and some also require other types of coverage such as personal injury protection and uninsured / underinsured motorist coverage.

In other words, if someone at fault has insurance coverage that is not adequate to pay damages for injuries which you sustain, Conversion coverage allows you to place your underinsured motorist coverage on top of the responsible party's coverage regardless of what your limit of underinsured motorist coverage may be.

The Act requires that motorists either be insured, or have made a specified deposit (# 500,000 in 1991) and keeps the sum deposited with the Accountant General of the Supreme Court, against liability for injuries to others (including passengers) and for damage to other persons» property, resulting from use of a vehicle on a public road or in other public places.

Underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage has the same benefits in situations when the other driver's insurance isn't enough to cover your injuries.

As with other states that employ this policy, the motorists of Utah are required to purchase a policy called personal injury protection (PIP) coverage.

Uninsured motorist coverage is required in some states, and optional in most others, and pays for injuries to the policy holder and his or her passengers, and in certain cases for damage to property.

Underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage kicks in when the other driver has insurance, but it's not enough to cover your injuries.

Oregon has relatively comprehensive car insurance requirements compared to most other states, requiring liability insurance, uninsured motorist protection as well as personal injury protection.

Ordinarily you could file a claim for $ 20,000 from the at - fault motorist's bodily injury liability coverage, but since the other driver is uninsured, you need to tap into your Uninsured Motorist Inmotorist's bodily injury liability coverage, but since the other driver is uninsured, you need to tap into your Uninsured Motorist InMotorist Insurance.

Uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage pays only what one would have been entitled to had the other driver been properly insured; Therefore, the other driver (the uninsured driver) must have been liable in order for one to collect.