If you happen to have a substantial financial status or a good amount of assets, then you will want to ensure that you are selecting higher liability limits in order to protect your financial and assets should you happen to ever be
liable for a motor vehicle accident.
While many different parties can potentially be held
liable for motor vehicle accidents, the overwhelming majority of auto accident claims are brought against negligent drivers.
Not exact matches
After finding petitioner Honda
Motor Co., Ltd.,
liable for injuries respondent Oberg received while driving a three - wheeled all - terrain
vehicle manufactured and sold by Honda, an Oregon jury awarded Oberg $ 5 million in punitive damages, over five times the amount of his compensatory damages award.
Under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Texas government agencies may be held
liable for negligence in
motor vehicle collisions (including bus accidents); however, there are some conditions.
This type of coverage is particularly important to those involved in
motor vehicle accidents in Florida because it allows your own insurance company to step in and pay
for the losses you sustained
for which the
liable driver lacks the insurance and financial resources to compensate you.
After hearing all the evidence the court concluded that a collision did occur and that the Defendants were
liable for this rear - end
motor vehicle accident.
For most motor vehicle accidents, ICBC is liable to provide up to $ 150,000 for «reasonable» and «necessary» medical and rehabilitation benefi
For most
motor vehicle accidents, ICBC is
liable to provide up to $ 150,000
for «reasonable» and «necessary» medical and rehabilitation benefi
for «reasonable» and «necessary» medical and rehabilitation benefits.
In
motor vehicle accidents, the
liable party's insurance company is responsible
for damages.
Negligent
motor vehicle drivers can be
liable for all damages sustained as a result of the bike accident, including medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and future disability.
«Governmental agencies shall be
liable for bodily injury and property damage resulting from the negligent operation by any officer, agent, or employee of the governmental agency, of a
motor vehicle of which the governmental agency is owner
If the trucker is not an independent operator, then the trucking company or
motor carrier employer, safety director
for the carrier, diesel mechanic or tech who worked on the truck, state
vehicle inspector and a truck or part manufacturer may also be
liable for your injuries.
When there is no direct evidence of a
motor vehicle accident itself, either because the defendant denies being involved in the
vehicle and there are no other witnesses, then circumstantial evidence becomes important in leading the jury to believe that the accident did in fact occur and the defendant is
liable for the accident.
The trucking company or
motor carrier, safety director
for the carrier, diesel mechanic,
vehicle inspector and insurance company may also be
liable for your injuries.
The owner of a
motor vehicle or street car is
liable for loss or damage sustained by any person by reason of negligence in the operation of the
motor vehicle or street car on a highway, unless the
motor vehicle or street car was without the owner's consent in the possession of some person other than the owner or the owner's chauffeur
When a defect in a motorcycle or other
motor vehicle is determined to have been a cause of a motorcyclist's injury or death, the manufacturer of the motorcycle or other
vehicle as well as others in the chain of the
vehicle's distribution may be held
liable for the motorcyclist's injury or death under product liability law.
If you have been hit by a car while riding your bike, there will be questions about who is
liable for the accident and who has the onus of proof if you are injured and make a claim
for damages against the driver of the
motor vehicle.
This case was an appeal by the County of Lennox and Addington (the «County») and the Corporation of the Town of Greater Napanee («the Town») from a trial level decision that found the respective municipalities
liable for damages arising out of a
motor vehicle accident.1
If you allow another person to take possession of your
motor vehicle you will be held
liable for any damages caused by the negligent operation of the
vehicle.
Back to Top Underinsured Motorist Property Damage Coverage This coverage pays you
for damage to the covered
vehicle that has been sustained in an accident in which the owner or operator of a
motor vehicle who is legally
liable is an underinsured motorist.
This coverage pays you
for damage to the covered
vehicle that has been sustained in an accident in which the owner or operator of a
motor vehicle who is legally
liable is an underinsured motorist.
This coverage pays you
for damage to the covered
vehicle that has been sustained in an accident in which the owner or operator of a
motor vehicle who is legally
liable does not have insurance.
This coverage pays
for damages you or members of your family cause (and are
liable for) to other people's property in a crash involving a
motor vehicle.
You must also comply with the Financial Responsibility Act requirements such as filing an accident report or, if not insured, posting security in the amount of damages, filing an SR22 with the
Motor Vehicle Division, entering into an agreement to pay the other party, and being released by the other party or being adjudicated not
liable for damages.
An individual who signs an agreement of financial liability
for a minor's learner's permit or driver's license application agrees to be responsible with the minor applicant
for any injury or damage the minor applicant causes by reason of the operation of a
motor vehicle if the minor applicant is
liable in damages.