Personal Injury - Page 9

The simple answer to that question is yes. You can be compensated even though you may be partially at fault for the accident. The example I like to give my clients is, two cars traveling in opposite directions on a two lane road. If one car crosses the center line and causes the accident, that car crossing the center line is most certainly at fault. If however, both vehicles cross the center line in equal relation to each other, then both cars are equally...

Generally speaking, the person making a left, has to give way to the traffic traveling in the opposite direction. If they turn left into traffic or in front of traffic and cause an accident, generally speaking, they are at fault. But the dynamics of any automobile accident are fact specific and it's important that you retain a car accident attorney to investigate...

Obtaining representation, if you are involved in a bus accident, is something that is very advantageous to you. When you are in a bus accident you are in an accident that is rather complex. Driving a bus is not like driving a car and the rules of the road are different for a commercial driver. Therefore, having representation by an attorney is very much to your advantage. The other thing that you should be aware of is that in a bus accident there are often...

If you are involved in an accident in a dangerous intersection there are potentially a number of people who are responsible for your injuries and damages. The first and most obvious answer is that another driver involved in the collision or your host driver, if your host driver was not being careful, are going to be primarily responsible for your injuries. However, if the intersection is designed in a way that contributes to the collision or if there is...

If the condition of the roadway is defective, such as, creating a runoff situation that creates hazard or potholes of the size that would create a hazard, the owner of the road is typically the responsible party. It's very difficult to establish these claims because there are strict time limits that relate to them. If its a government entity that is responsible for the maintenance of the road as opposed to a private party, you must, within six months...