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Comparative Negligence
Comparative negligence attempts to provide you with compensation for damages even
if you were partially at fault in an auto accident. So, if you are involved in a
car accident and both you and the other driver are at fault, you may still receive
some compensation for damage and injuries.
A comparative negligence car accident claim requires you to show that the other
driver was more than 50% liable for the car accident. If it is determined that the
other driver is more liable than you for the car accident, then they, or their insurance
company, will be required to compensate you for that percentage of liability.
This means that if your claim against the other driver is for $20,000, and through
comparative negligence it is determined that they were 60% liable for the car accident,
you would receive $12,000 in compensation.
Although the amount received may be less than the original claim amount, it is far
better to receive some compensation for your car accident than bear the full cost
of the car accident.
A comparative negligence claim can be difficult to handle alone. Often times, comparative
negligence claims involve investigating all factors in the car accident, including
weather conditions, road hazards, other drivers, other vehicles, witness statements,
and police records.
An experienced car accident lawyer will be able to assist you with your comparative
negligence car accident claim and be sure that no fact is omitted. The car accident
lawyers at Seegmiller Johnson are experienced in all aspects of car accidents and
car accident claims.
The days following a car accident are the most important in terms of filing a car
accident claim.
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the experienced car accident lawyers from Seegmiller Johnson today.