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Motor Vehicle Litigation

If liability is contested, it becomes necessary to file a lawsuit. The defendant has the right to respond to the complaint.

New York has a pure comparative negligence rule. This means that should a jury find you to be at fault for an accident and you are found to be at fault, your damages will be reduced based on your percentage of fault. This rule is not applicable to owners of vehicles that are leased or rented to minors.

Duty of Care

In a lawsuit for negligence the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant was obligated to act with reasonable care. Nearly everyone owes this obligation to everyone else, but individuals who get behind the driving wheel of a motorized vehicle have a greater obligation to the people in their area of activity. This includes ensuring that they don't cause motor vehicle accidents.

Courtrooms examine an individual's conduct to what a typical person would do under similar circumstances to determine what constitutes reasonable standards of care. This is why expert witnesses are frequently required in cases of medical malpractice. People with superior knowledge in specific fields could be held to a greater standard of treatment.

When someone breaches their duty of care, it may cause injury to the victim or their property. The victim has to demonstrate that the defendant did not fulfill their duty and caused the injury or damage they sustained. Causation is an essential element of any negligence claim. It involves proving both the actual and proximate causes of the injury and damages.

For instance, if a driver runs a red light and is stopped, they will be hit by a car. If their car is damaged, they will be responsible for the repairs. The reason for the accident could be a cut in bricks that later develop into a serious infection.

Breach of Duty

The second element of negligence is the breach of duty committed by an individual defendant. The breach of duty must be proved for compensation in a personal injury case. A breach of duty occurs when the actions of the party at fault aren't in line with what reasonable people would do in similar circumstances.

A doctor, for instance, has a number of professional obligations towards his patients, which stem from the law of the state and licensing bodies. Drivers are required to be considerate of other drivers and pedestrians, and to obey traffic laws. Drivers who violate this obligation and results in an accident is responsible for the injuries sustained by the victim.

A lawyer may use the "reasonable person" standard to establish the existence of the duty of care and then show that the defendant failed to comply with the standard in his actions. It is a question of fact that the jury has to decide if the defendant met the standard or not.

The plaintiff must also prove that the breach of duty by the defendant was the primary cause of his or her injuries. It can be more difficult to prove this than a breach of duty. For instance, a defendant may have crossed a red light, but the action wasn't the proximate cause of the crash. Causation is often contested in case of a crash by the defendants.

Causation

In motor vehicle accident attorneys vehicle accidents, the plaintiff must prove a causal link between the breach of the defendant and the injuries. For instance, if a plaintiff sustained an injury to the neck as a result of an accident that involved rear-ends and his or her lawyer could argue that the collision was the cause of the injury. Other factors that are needed to cause the collision, like being in a stationary vehicle, are not culpable and do not affect the jury's decision of the liability.

It could be more difficult to establish a causal connection between a negligent act, and the psychological issues of the plaintiff. It may be that the plaintiff has a troubled past, has a difficult relationship with their parents, or has used drugs or alcohol.

It is essential to speak with an experienced attorney in the event that you've been involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. The lawyers at Arnold & Clifford, LLP have years of experience representing clients in personal injury as well as commercial and business litigation, and motor vehicle accident lawyers vehicle crash cases. Our lawyers have built working relationships with independent doctors in many specialties, as well as experts in computer simulations as well as reconstruction of accidents.

Damages

The damages that plaintiffs can claim in motor vehicle litigation can include both economic and non-economic damages. The first category of damages covers any monetary costs that can easily be added to calculate a total, for example, medical treatment or lost wages, property repair and even future financial losses, like a diminished earning capacity.

New York law recognizes that non-economic damages, like suffering and pain, and loss of enjoyment of living can't be reduced to financial value. These damages must be established through extensive evidence such as depositions of family members or friends of the plaintiff, medical records, or other expert witness testimony.

In cases where there are multiple defendants, courts typically use the comparative fault rule to determine the amount of damages that should be divided between them. This requires the jury to determine how much fault each defendant had for the accident and to then divide the total damages awarded by the percentage of blame. New York law however, does not allow this. 1602 disqualifies vehicle owners from the rule of comparative negligence in cases where injuries are caused by drivers of trucks or cars. The subsequent analysis of whether the presumption of permissiveness applies is complex and usually only a clear evidence that the owner has explicitly denied permission to operate the car will overcome it.