When a pedestrian is struck by a motor vehicle and the driver is at fault, the pedestrian has the same right to seek financial compensation through a personal injury
lawsuit as a motorist who is injured in a car accident.
Not exact matches
A group of
motorists have added the Port Authority
as a defendant in a
lawsuit claiming th at they are getting soaked with thousands of dollars in fines for missing...
The
lawsuit claims that
as the bridge collapsed, a
motorist swerved to avoid either the falling bridge or another
motorist and struck the man while he was on his bicycle.
When a truck driver disregards a regulation or is negligent in any other way, and other
motorists suffer
as a result, that truck driver may be held financially liable through a New Mexico personal injury
lawsuit.
Regardless, a crash victim who was hurt by an allegedly intoxicated
motorist may file a
lawsuit to collect any damages such
as medical expenses and lost wages that resulted from the collision.
Drivers in their early 20s are just starting out financially and usually don't need
as much coverage
as older
motorists who have more to lose in a crash - related
lawsuit.
Young drivers usually don't have
as much to lose in a crash - related
lawsuit as older
motorists and can therefore select leaner and cheaper policies.
Young drivers typically wouldn't have
as much at stake financially in a crash - related
lawsuit as older
motorists and can select leaner policies
as a result.
New Jersey's law, like California's Proposition 213, specifies that uninsured and drunk drivers,
as well
as motorists who intentionally commit other crimes, may not file
lawsuits for economic or noneconomic damages.
Some states, such
as Virginia, require that the victim actually obtain a judgment against the uninsured
motorist (while serving the uninsured
motorist carrier in the
lawsuit so that the carrier can defend the suit) and then demand payment from the uninsured
motorist carrier prior to suing the carrier for any breach of an uninsured
motorist provision.