subject: Court Permits $450,000 Of Jury Verdict For Woman Severely Injured In Accident While Riding Her Bicyc [print this page] Okay, so you were hurt in a motor vehicle accident. But you were to some extent, or possibly even, largely at fault for causing the accident. Can you get compensated for your injuries? And if you can, what amount? The response depends on the place the accident occured.
Regard the reported lawsuit wherein a 19 year old woman was struck by a motor vehicle when she was going across an intersection on her bicycle. The force of the impact threw her off her bicycle and she was then hit and dragged by a second vehicle. She sustained several serious injuries including an injury to her leg which led to an above the knee amputation. Based on one report people who observed the accident happen pointed out that the woman entered the intersection against red light. The law firm that filed the lawsuit published that it took the lawsuit to trial and the jury concluded that the city and the first motor vehicle driver were thirteen percent to blame and the second driver twelve percent responsible.
At the completion of the trial the jury determined that the bicyclist plaintiff was seventy five percent at fault for the accident. In some States the law does not allow plaintiffs with more than 50 percent fault to recover any damages. The law in the State where this accident took place allowed the bicyclist to recover despite the fact that the jury found that she was more than 50% responsible for the accident. However with the relevant State law the amount she could get would only be proportional to her degree of fault. Thus, while the jury awarded $1.8 million, she was only able to recover twenty five percent, or $450,000.
Many people inaccurately hold the view that if they were primarily to blame for a motor vehicle accident that they are not permitted to be compensated for their injuries. It is therefore critical if one is injured in a motor vehicle accident to check with a skilled motor vehicle accident attorney in order to determine whether they are correct in their view that they were mostly responsible or whether, by law, another person was in fact to blame. And even if the plaintiff was really legally to blame for the accident, the lawyer can advise them on whether the applicable laws would nonetheless let the plaintiff to recover, and if so, what formula would be applied to assess the amount.
Only an experienced lawyer can correctly assess a potential claim under the pertinent laws. Plus, an experienced lawyer will also be familiar with the range of awards juries in the county where the case would be tried typically award for the plaintiffs injuries.
by: Joseph Hernandez
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