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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| The laws of most states allow injured drivers and passengers, and the families
of loved ones who have died or were injured in car accidents, to file legal claims
against those responsible for the accident. |
| Legal responsibility, called "liability," for an accident often
depends upon proof that the other driver was operating his or her vehicle in
an unreasonable manner under the circumstances, known as "negligence." |
| Where several persons cause an accident, the law in
most states provides that any one of the negligent persons is responsibility
for compensating you fully for your injuries. |
| Even if you partly caused an accident, in most states
you can still get at least some compensation if the other driver was also negligent
and thus partly responsible for the accident. The amount of the other person's
liability for the accident is determined by comparing his or her carelessness
with your own. |
| If a safety defect with your vehicle or a component
(such as tires that fail) led to your injury, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit
against the manufacturer of the vehicle or auto part. |
| SUV
rollover accidents may lead to a suit against the manufacturer
for selling an unsafe vehicle. In rollover lawsuits, the injured persons allege
that makers of certain SUVs and 15-passenger
vans had
unacceptably high risk of roll over in the event of a sudden maneuver, and that
manufacturer was aware of this safety flaw yet still marketed and sold the vehicle. |
| Damages sought against negligent drivers and major auto companies for producing and selling vehicles with safety defects include general and compensatory damages for: |
- Past and future physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical
impairment;
- Past and future medical, incidental and hospital expenses;
- Past and future loss of earnings and earning capacity; and
- Wrongful death when the driver or passenger was killed.
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Personal Injury Action: a lawsuit brought by an individual who has suffered physical or mental harm as the result of the wrongful conduct of another.
Wrongful Death Action: a lawsuit brought on behalf of a deceased person's family or beneficiaries that alleges the death was attributable to the willful or negligent act of another. |
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| Lieff Cabraser represents injured persons, and
the families of loved ones who have died, in personal injury and wrongful death
lawsuits against other drivers at fault and manufacturers of unsafe vehicles,
including lawsuits involving SUV rollover accidents and passenger van crashes. |
| If you have been in a vehicle accident, you
are welcome to contact a Lieff Cabraser car accident lawyer by clicking
here. There is no cost or obligation for our review of your claim. |
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| Lieff Cabraser represents persons
injured in vehicle accidents. Click here to
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| About Lieff Cabraser:
Drivers and passengers injured in auto crashes and pickup truck and SUV rollover
accidents, or families of loved ones who died, may be eligible to file lawsuits
against other drivers at fault or against the manufacturer of their vehicle if
the accident was due to a safety defect. Safety defects can include a high risk
of rolling
over, tire tread
separation, seat
belt failures and other defects. Learn
more... |
| We have offices in San
Francisco, New York and Nashville.
Our car crash accident lawyers and auto accident attorneys have represented
clients in personal injury, auto accident, SUV rollover and vehicle safety defect
lawsuits across America, including persons living in Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming. |
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