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Common Questions When Determining Liability
How do I prove who was legally at fault for an accident? You will likely be making a case to the insurer of the at-fault party, not in front a court of law. This means you don’t necessarily have to provide legal evidence. The negotiation with the insurance company will be largely informal, carried out […]
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Determining Liability for Autonomous Vehicle Crashes
Before self-driving cars even existed, there was a pretty defined legal landscape regarding vehicle safety and liability of drivers, owners, and manufacturers involving injuries and damages sustained in car crashes. Now that autonomous cars have become more common in the current landscape, there are questions about who is liable for who is responsible for safety […]
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Brake Failures and Rear-End Car Crashes
In most cases, rear-end collisions are usually the fault of the driver in the back. In other words, the driver who struck the vehicle in front of them is usually liable. But, this may change if the tailing driver argues that his or her vehicle’s faulty brakes resulted in the crash. It is not necessarily […]
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Why You Should Report Minor Accidents After a Crash
Fender benders are a common type of vehicle accident that does not involve major injuries. These types of crashes can occur in parking lots when vehicles are backing out of a parking space, or when you are driving and trying to break at a traffic signal. It is easy to misjudge the distance you need […]
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Common Causes of Motorcycle Crashes
Motorcycle crashes are not more common than any other type of vehicle accident, but they are more likely to cause severe injuries and death to motorcycle riders. Statistics from the United States government indicate that, in 2006, there were 35 times more fatalities resulting from motorcycle crashes than from larger motor vehicle accidents. These are […]