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The Rear End Car Crash: Is the Driver in Back Always at Fault?

By | October 29th, 2015

It’s a common belief that in a rear-end collision, the driver of the car in back is always at fault. However, this glosses over the endless variety of circumstances surrounding this type of car crash where sometimes the lead driver shares or is entirely at fault. It is every driver’s responsibility to maintain their vehicle and drive in such a way so as to avoid running into the back-end of another car that stops or brakes suddenly. The driver must remain alert and adjust his following distance according to the.

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Setting the Policy Coverage in Vehicular Accident Settlement

By | November 26th, 2013

QUESTION: Do I have to file a lawsuit to get the policy limits from that at-fault driver? He rear-ended me and was speeding. 3 attorneys have declined to take my case. The police report says that he was speeding and was at fault. He refuses to release his policy limits, is 24 years old, works minimum wage job, lives with parents, has a cheap car ($1,900). The attorneys said that he might have bodily injury liability of $15000 and it is not worth their time. I have little-underinsured insurance, my.

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Knowing Your Claims in a Car Crash Involving Uninsured Motorist

By | November 17th, 2013

QUESTION: I am wondering if tapping into my uninsured motorist will cause my rate to go up. There is a chance that I might be said to be partially at fault for the accident. In reality, I was a pedestrian sighted for jaywalking. But the driver who hit me was sighted also because they backed into me. I have a lawyer but just want to know others’ thoughts on the issue of my insurance premium. ANSWER: Subject to exemptions for excess and umbrella policies and in the absence of proper.

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The Policy Limit in an Insurance Claim

By | November 17th, 2013

QUESTION: Should I accept the policy limit of the at-fault driver, even if it only covers a fraction of my damages? Fourteen months ago, I was involved in a motorcycle crash where the at-fault driver failed to stop at a red arrow left-turn-light. The medical bills alone amount to about $100,000, but the liable driver’s insurance policy maxes out at $15,000 for bodily injury. I did not carry uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. My attorney says a background check on her did not reveal any assets they could go after in a.

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