Car accident fault and liability Cases

How Comparative Negligence Works After a Car Accident, Car accident fault and liability

When you are in a car accident, the first question everyone asks is whose fault it was. That answer decides who pays for the damage, the medical...

2 months ago Read More

Comparative Negligence: How Fault Is Split in Car Accidents, Car accident fault and liability

When two cars crash, the question is rarely about who is completely at fault. Most accidents involve mistakes from both drivers. A driver runs a red...

6 months ago Read More

How Fault Is Determined in Rear-End Collisions, Car accident fault and liability

In most car accident cases, the driver who hits another vehicle from behind is automatically considered at fault. This is not a law written in stone...

6 months ago Read More

The Domino Effect: How Fault is Assigned in Chain-Reaction Car Accidents, Car accident fault and liability

When you hear a screech of tires and then a sickening crunch of metal, you are witnessing the start of a chain-reaction car accident. These pile-ups...

8 months ago Read More

Distracted Driving: Why Using Your Phone Can Cost You Everything, Car accident fault and liability

You glance down to read a text for two seconds. At fifty-five miles per hour, your car travels the length of a football field during that glance. In...

9 months ago Read More

How Dashcam Footage Affects Fault in Car Accidents, Car accident fault and liability

Dashcams are becoming standard equipment in many cars, and for good reason. When you are in a crash, the video from a dashboard camera can be the...

9 months ago Read More

The Presumption of Fault in Rear-End Collisions, Car accident fault and liability

A rear-end collision is the most common type of car accident, and it comes with a built-in legal assumption: the driver who hits the car in front is...

9 months ago Read More

Distracted Driving and Smartphone Use: When Carelessness Becomes Legal Liability, Car accident fault and liability

You look down at your phone for two seconds to check a text message. At 55 miles per hour, your car travels the length of a football field in that...

9 months ago Read More

Distracted Driving: When a Text Message Causes a Crash, Car accident fault and liability

You glance down at your phone for two seconds while driving. That short look away is enough to cover the length of a football field at highway speed...

10 months ago Read More

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to the most common liability case queries.

What makes a children’s product legally “faulty” or defective?

A product is considered legally faulty if it has a dangerous flaw in its design, manufacturing, or warnings. A design defect means the product is inherently unsafe as conceived. A manufacturing defect means a single item was poorly made, differing from the safe intended design. A warning defect occurs when a product lacks adequate instructions or fails to clearly warn of hidden dangers, especially for risks not obvious to a reasonable parent or child.

What kind of injuries typically result from these hazards?

Injuries are often serious due to the nature of falls. Common injuries include fractures (wrists, ankles, hips from trying to catch a fall), spinal damage and back injuries, severe head trauma or concussions, and deep lacerations. These incidents frequently involve a sudden loss of balance and a hard impact with steps or the ground. For the elderly or disabled, such a fall can be catastrophic, leading to long-term disability or loss of independence, which significantly increases the damages in a case.

How does “assumption of risk” affect an injury claim?

Assumption of risk means you voluntarily accepted the known, inherent dangers of an activity. For example, getting hit by a pitch in baseball or falling while skiing are generally considered inherent risks. You typically cannot sue for injuries from these accepted hazards. However, this principle does not protect parties from liability for risks outside the normal activity, such as a gym’s faulty equipment or a league’s failure to enforce basic safety rules.

How Are Damages Determined in These Cases?

Damages aim to financially compensate you for your losses. This includes clear economic costs like medical bills, lost wages, and rehabilitation expenses. It also covers non-economic damages for pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. The severity and permanence of your injuries are major factors. In rare cases involving extreme negligence, punitive damages may be awarded to punish the wrongdoer. An accurate record of all your expenses and impacts is essential.