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Click here to contact a personal injury attorney at Lieff Cabraser about your auto or SUV rollover accident. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
Practice Areas
Auto & SUV Accidents
Legal Rights of the Injured
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 the accident, in most states you can still get at least some compensation if the other driver was negligent and 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.
When Your Vehicle Itself is Unsafe
If a safety defect with your vehicle or a component (such as the seat or tires) led to your injury, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the vehicle or auto part.
For example, in rollover lawsuits, the injured persons allege that the SUVs or van had an unacceptably high risk of roll over in the event of a sudden maneuver, and that manufacturer was aware of this safety flaw yet still sold the vehicle.
Damages Available in Injury Lawsuits
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;
- Punitive damages; and
- Wrongful death when the driver or passenger was killed.
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Click here to contact a vehicle defects attorney at Lieff Cabraser or call us toll-free at 1.800.541.7358 and ask to speak to personal injury and auto accident attorney Fabrice N. Vincent. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
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