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Motor Vehicle Litigation

If liability is contested and the liability is disputed, it is necessary to make a complaint. The defendant has the option to respond to the Complaint.

New York has a pure comparative negligence rule. This means that in the event that a jury determines you to be responsible for an accident the amount of damages you will be reduced according to your percentage of fault. There is one exception to this rule: CPLR SS 1602 excludes owners of vehicles that are rented or leased to minors.

Duty of Care

In a negligence case, the plaintiff must show that the defendant was bound by a duty of care towards them. Almost everybody owes this duty to everyone else, however those who are behind the car have a higher obligation to the other drivers in their zone of operation. This includes not causing motor vehicle accidents.

Courtrooms compare an individual's actions with what a normal person would do in similar circumstances to determine reasonable standards of care. In the event of medical malpractice, expert witnesses are usually required. Experts with more experience in a certain field may be held to a greater standard of care.

A breach of a person's obligation of care can cause injury to a victim or their property. The victim is then required to establish that the defendant's breach of their duty led to the damage and injury they sustained. Proving causation is an essential aspect of any negligence claim which involves considering both the actual cause of the injury or damages as well as the proximate reason for the injury or damage.

For instance, if a person runs a red light, it's likely that they'll be struck by a car. If their vehicle is damaged, they will be responsible for repairs. But the actual cause of the accident could be a cut from a brick that later develops into a serious infection.

Breach of Duty

The second aspect of negligence is the breach of duty committed by the defendant. This must be proven in order to obtain compensation in a personal injury case. A breach of duty occurs when the at-fault party's actions are not in line with what reasonable people would do in similar circumstances.

For instance, a doctor has a variety of professional duties towards his patients. These professional obligations stem from laws of the state and licensing bodies. Drivers are required to protect other motorists and pedestrians, and respect traffic laws. When a driver breaches this duty of care and creates an accident, he is responsible for the victim's injuries.

A lawyer may use the "reasonable people" standard to establish that there is a duty of caution and then prove that the defendant did not meet this standard in his conduct. The jury will decide if the defendant fulfilled or did not meet the standards.

The plaintiff must also demonstrate that the breach by the defendant was the sole cause of the plaintiff's injuries. It can be more difficult to prove this than a breach of duty. A defendant may have run through a red light, but that's not what caused the bicycle accident. This is why causation is often contested by the defendants in case of a crash.

Causation

In motor vehicle-related cases, the plaintiff must prove an causal link between breach of the defendant and the injuries. If a plaintiff suffered a neck injury in an accident with rear-end damage then his or her attorney will argue that the incident was the reason for the injury. Other factors that are essential to cause the collision, like being in a stationary car, are not considered to be culpable and therefore do not affect the jury's determination of liability.

For psychological injuries However, the connection between a negligent act and an injured plaintiff's symptoms may be more difficult to establish. The fact that the plaintiff has a an unhappy childhood, a poor relationship with his or her parents, was a user of alcohol and drugs or previous unemployment may have some influence on the severity the psychological problems he or suffers from following a crash, but the courts typically view these elements as part of the background circumstances that led to the accident from which the plaintiff's injury resulted rather than an independent reason for the injuries.

If you have been in a serious motor vehicle crash, it is important to consult an experienced attorney. Arnold & Clifford LLP attorneys have years of experience representing clients in motor vehicle accident as well as business and commercial litigation, and personal injury cases. Our lawyers have formed relationships with independent physicians across a variety of specialties and expert witnesses in accident reconstruction and computer simulations, as well as with private investigators.

Damages

In motor vehicle accident attorneys vehicle litigation, a plaintiff could be able to recover both economic and noneconomic damages. The first type of damages comprises any financial costs that can easily be added to calculate an amount, like medical treatment loss of wages, property repair, and even future financial losses like diminished earning capacity.

New York law also recognizes the right to recover non-economic damages, such as suffering and pain, as well as loss of enjoyment of life, which cannot be reduced to a dollar amount. These damages must be proved through extensive evidence such as depositions of family members or friends of the plaintiff medical records, as well as other expert witness testimony.

In cases where there are multiple defendants, Courts will often use the concept of comparative negligence to decide how much of the damages awarded should be split between them. The jury must determine the amount of fault each defendant was at fault for the incident and then divide the total damages award by that percentage of fault. However, New York law 1602 specifically excludes owners of vehicles from the comparative fault rule when it comes to injuries sustained by the driver of those cars and trucks. The method of determining if the presumption of permissiveness is complex. Most of the time the only way to prove that the owner was not able to grant permission for the driver to operate the vehicle will be able to overcome the presumption.

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