Most car accident lawsuits are a simple matter of proving negligence, shown by establishing: Duty owed to plaintiff (i.e., duty to other motorists to obey laws and act in a reasonably prudent manner); Breach of duty (carelessness or violation of law); Causation (breach of duty caused the accident); Damages (plaintiff…
While 90 percent of all auto accidents are caused by human mistakes, 1 in 10 are caused by some other factor, including poor road conditions. That could include some dangers posed by inclement weather, but primarily, we’re talking about conditions of the actual road or traffic engineering that make it…
A foreign exchange student from Spain, seriously injured in a crash while riding in a friend’s car, was insured by her host family’s uninsured/ underinsured motorist benefits, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled. In a case that could serve as a guide in other jurisdictions, justices reviewing the facts of Serra…