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A lawsuit is necessary when liability is in dispute. The Defendant has the right to respond to the Complaint.

New York has a pure comparative negligence rule. This means that, in the event that a jury determines that you are responsible for an accident, your damages will be reduced according to your percentage of fault. This rule does not apply to the owners of vehicles that are that are rented or leased out to minors.

Duty of Care

In a negligence lawsuit the plaintiff has to prove that the defendant owed them a duty to exercise reasonable care. This duty is due to everyone, but people who operate vehicles owe an even greater duty to other drivers in their field. This includes not causing accidents in motor vehicles.

Courtrooms compare an individual's actions to what a typical individual would do in the same circumstances to determine what constitutes reasonable standards of care. This is why expert witnesses are frequently required when cases involve medical malpractice. People with superior knowledge in specific fields could be held to a higher standard of treatment.

A person's breach of their duty of care could cause harm to a victim or their property. The victim is then required to show that the defendant violated their duty and caused the harm or damages they suffered. Causation proof is a crucial part of any negligence case which involves investigating both the primary basis of the injury or damages as well as the proximate reason for the damage or injury.

For instance, if a driver runs a red light then it's likely that they'll be struck by a car. If their vehicle is damaged, they'll have to pay for the repairs. The real cause of the crash could be a brick cut that develops into an infection.

Breach of Duty

The second aspect of negligence is the breach of duty by the defendant. This must be proven in order to be awarded compensation for personal injury claims. A breach of duty is when the actions taken by the person who is at fault do not match what an ordinary person would do under similar circumstances.

For instance, a doctor is a professional with a range of professional duties towards his patients that are derived from the law of the state and licensing authorities. Drivers are obliged to be considerate of other drivers and pedestrians, and to adhere to traffic laws. If a driver fails to comply with this duty of care and Vimeo results in an accident, the driver is accountable for the victim's injuries.

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

The plaintiff must also prove that the breach of duty of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injuries. This is sometimes more difficult to prove than the existence of a duty or vimeo breach. A defendant might have walked through a red light, however, that's not the reason for your bicycle accident. Causation is often contested in crash cases by defendants.

Causation

In motor vehicle cases, the plaintiff has to establish a causal link between the defendant's breach of duty and the injuries. For example, if the plaintiff suffered an injury to the neck as a result of a rear-end collision the lawyer would claim that the collision caused the injury. Other factors necessary to cause the collision, such as being in a stationary vehicle are not culpable and won't affect the jury’s determination of the cause of the accident.

It is possible to prove a causal link between a negligent action and the psychological symptoms of the plaintiff. It may be the case that the plaintiff has a turbulent past, a poor relationship with their parents, or has been a user of alcohol or drugs.

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

Damages

In motor vehicle litigation, a plaintiff may seek both economic and noneconomic damages. The first type of damages is any monetary costs that can be easily added up and calculated as a total, for example, medical expenses, lost wages, property repair and even future financial losses, like a decrease in earning capacity.

New York law recognizes that non-economic damages, such as suffering and pain, as well as loss of enjoyment, cannot be reduced to money. However these damages must be established to exist with the help of extensive evidence, such as deposition testimony from plaintiff's family members and close friends medical records, as well as other expert witness testimony.

In cases involving multiple defendants, Courts will often use the rules of comparative negligence to determine the proportion of damages award should be allocated between them. The jury must determine how much responsibility each defendant had for the incident and then divide the total damages awarded by the percentage of blame. 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 the vehicles. The process to determine if the presumption is permissive or not is complex. Most of the time the only way to prove that the owner denied permission for the driver to operate the vehicle will be sufficient to overturn the presumption.