QUESTION: My motorcycle was parked. It was hit by a car, whose driver admitted fault. Her insurance appraised my bike and sent a $1400 check. However, the appraiser did not list some of the damaged parts, even though I am sure they are visible in the pictures he took. The additional parts amount to $600, but the insurance has refused to pay for those. They requested I leave the motorcycle to a mechanic to have it reappraised (they refused to send an appraiser at my work place again), but the.
QUESTION: If I rode a dirt bike on a country road and got hit head-on by a truck, am I at fault? The road had no dividing lines and the truck was travelling very far to the left, preventing safe passage. The rider of the bike was seriously injured. The accident report stated that the rider slid into the truck, but that is completely false, because the truck hit the dirt bike and the rider in an upright position. ANSWER: You may be proven not at fault provided you were.
QUESTION: A person borrowed my husband’s bike, and this person said he thinks he was hit by a car but couldn’t remember. Can my husband be sued by a person hurt by the person who only borrowed his bike? What can we do to protect ourselves? ANSWER: Generally, the owner of a motor vehicle is vicariously liable for death or injury to person or property resulting from wrongful (negligent or intentional) operation of the vehicle by any person using it with the owner’s express or implied permission [Veh.C. § 17150]..