Lessons Learned From a Review of Three Motor Vehicle Cases

Posted by Digital_Zone on December 5th, 2022

This season there will be an estimated six million motor vehicle accidents. From those, there will be approximately three million people injured. Two million of those is likely to be permanent injuries. That is typically one permanent injury from the motor vehicle accident every sixteen seconds.

Attorneys experienced in handling motor vehicle accident cases understand that each case brings with it its unique circumstances and challenges. Below we examine three different cases to see what lessons could be learned from them.

Case Study 1:

In this instance involving a motor vehicle accident, while his view of a stop sign was obstructed by way of a truck which was parked in a no-parking zone, a driver from a local Pizzeria failed to stop the a stop sign. Entering the intersection, he broad-sided another car. The driver of this car sustained left-hand nerve damage, and herniated discs in both his neck and lower back. He had to undergo an overall total of four surgeries for his neck and back and yet another surgery for his arm. He was unable to play sports, something he'd previously greatly enjoyed, following the accident. Regulations firm that handled this case reported a mixed settlement in the quantity of 0,000 from the driver, the owners of the truck, and the pizzeria.

Case Study 2:

In this instance, a driver lost control of her car, crossed lanes, and hit a car coming in the contrary direction in a head-on collision. As a result of the accident, the driver of the automobile which was hit sustained injuries to both her cervical and lumbar discs, and tore both lateral and medial menisci of her right knee. She required surgery for her knee injury. The report of the case indicated that the case visited trial and the jury returned a verdict of 5,000. The defendant's insurance coverage had an obligation limit of only 0,000.

Case Study 3:

In this instance a defect traveling caused the motor vehicle accident. The issue was a heavy rutting quietly of the road's shoulder. As a young teenage driver was traveling in the future he was hit directly by way of a driver coming in the contrary direction who went off the shoulder, lost control of the SUV due to the deep rut, and overcorrected. As a result of being hit directly by the SUV, the teenage boy suffered severe orthopaedic leg injuries. Regulations firm that handled this case reported a settlement was reached with the City for the failure to maintain the shoulder in a safe manner. The total amount of the settlement was 0,000.00.

The initial lesson to draw from these cases is it is important to look for all possible liable parties. In two of the cases above we not just have drivers have been negligent in the operation of these vehicles, we also had other individuals who created the circumstances that triggered the accident. Just in case 1, there clearly was a truck parked in a number parking zone that blocked a stop sign. Just in case 2, there clearly was a road which was maintained negligently by the City.

The 2nd lesson is that there could be yet other parties who were not directly mixed up in accident but who are able to be held liable. Just in case 1 above, the pizzeria employed the driver who caused the accident. Considering the fact that the accident happened as the driver was acting within the scope of his employment, the pizzeria was liable. Additionally, the owners of the truck were also liable.

The third lesson is that injuries from motor vehicle accidents might have severe, even devastating long-term consequences. These may include permanent disabilities, the need for expensive medical treatment, the increasing loss of time from work or even an inability to keep working altogether, and life-long pain.

The fourth and final lesson is this 1 should always carry enough uninsured and underinsured coverage under one's own policy to cover possible serious permanent injuries. Taking out additional insurance to cover substantial damages is marginally more costly than taking out basic coverage. Too many people are only not properly insured in the event another driver has insufficient insurance.

A skilled Fort Smith Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney will treat each case as unique, will calculate a suitable value for the case, and can look to all or any sources of potential recovery.