Find the Right Car Accident Attorneys
Car accidents are, by far, the most common cause of serious injury and death by non-natural causes in the United Sates. Car accidents are also one of the most common preventable causes of death in the world (lagging only behind deaths caused by tobacco smoking, obesity, and alcoholism).
Because they're the most common cause of severe injury in the United States, car accidents are also one of the most common causes of personal injury lawsuits. In virtually every car accident that causes a personal injury, or significant property damage, a lawsuit and/or insurance claim are going to be involved. In general, if a driver is at fault in causing a car accident, they will be liable for whatever injuries and property damage result. Typically, this is handled through a claim with their insurance company.
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Finding the Right Car Accident Attorneys
Every state requires drivers to obtain car insurance, for the primary purpose of covering liability that might arise because of an accident. Some states even allow the victims of car accidents to sue the other driver's insurance company directly, since that's who will be paying any settlement or jury award, anyway. Read more.
Alabama Car Accident Lawyers
- Birmingham Car Accident Attorneys
- Montgomery Car Accident Attorneys
- Mobile Car Accident Attorneys
- Huntsville Car Accident Attorneys
- Tuscaloosa Car Accident Attorneys
- Hoover Car Accident Attorneys
- Dothan Car Accident Attorneys
- Decatur Car Accident Attorneys
- Auburn Car Accident Attorneys
- Gadsden Car Accident Attorneys
- Florence Car Accident Attorneys
- Bessemer Car Accident Attorneys
Alaska Car Accident Lawyers
- Anchorage Car Accident Attorneys
- Juneau Car Accident Attorneys
- Fairbanks Car Accident Attorneys
- Sitka Car Accident Attorneys
- Ketchikan Car Accident Attorneys
- Kenai Car Accident Attorneys
- Kodiak Car Accident Attorneys
- Bethel Car Accident Attorneys
- Wasilla Car Accident Attorneys
- Barrow Car Accident Attorneys
- Palmer Car Accident Attorneys
- Unalaska Car Accident Attorneys
Arizona Car Accident Lawyers
- Phoenix Car Accident Attorneys
- Tucson Car Accident Attorneys
- Mesa Car Accident Attorneys
- Glendale Car Accident Attorneys
- Scottsdale Car Accident Attorneys
- Chandler Car Accident Attorneys
- Tempe Car Accident Attorneys
- Gilbert Car Accident Attorneys
- Peoria Car Accident Attorneys
- Yuma Car Accident Attorneys
- Flagstaff Car Accident Attorneys
- Lake Havasu City Car Accident Attorneys
Arkansas Car Accident Lawyers
- Little Rock Car Accident Attorneys
- Fort Smith Car Accident Attorneys
- North Little Rock Car Accident Attorneys
- Fayetteville Car Accident Attorneys
- Jonesboro Car Accident Attorneys
- Pine Bluff Car Accident Attorneys
- Springdale Car Accident Attorneys
- Conway Car Accident Attorneys
- Rogers Car Accident Attorneys
- Hot Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Jacksonville Car Accident Attorneys
- West Memphis Car Accident Attorneys
California Car Accident Lawyers
- Los Angeles Car Accident Attorneys
- San Diego Car Accident Attorneys
- San Jose Car Accident Attorneys
- San Francisco Car Accident Attorneys
- Long Beach Car Accident Attorneys
- Fresno Car Accident Attorneys
- Sacramento Car Accident Attorneys
- Oakland Car Accident Attorneys
- Santa Ana Car Accident Attorneys
- Anaheim Car Accident Attorneys
- Riverside Car Accident Attorneys
- Bakersfield Car Accident Attorneys
Colorado Car Accident Lawyers
- Denver Car Accident Attorneys
- Colorado Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Aurora Car Accident Attorneys
- Lakewood Car Accident Attorneys
- Fort Collins Car Accident Attorneys
- Arvada Car Accident Attorneys
- Pueblo Car Accident Attorneys
- Westminster Car Accident Attorneys
- Boulder Car Accident Attorneys
- Thornton Car Accident Attorneys
- Greeley Car Accident Attorneys
- Longmont Car Accident Attorneys
Connecticut Car Accident Lawyers
- Bridgeport Car Accident Attorneys
- New Haven Car Accident Attorneys
- Hartford Car Accident Attorneys
- Stamford Car Accident Attorneys
- Waterbury Car Accident Attorneys
- Norwalk Car Accident Attorneys
- Danbury Car Accident Attorneys
- New Britain Car Accident Attorneys
- West Hartford Car Accident Attorneys
- Greenwich Car Accident Attorneys
- Bristol Car Accident Attorneys
- Meriden Car Accident Attorneys
Delaware Car Accident Lawyers
- Wilmington Car Accident Attorneys
- Dover Car Accident Attorneys
- Newark Car Accident Attorneys
- Milford Car Accident Attorneys
- Seaford Car Accident Attorneys
- Middletown Car Accident Attorneys
- Elsmere Car Accident Attorneys
- Smyrna Car Accident Attorneys
- New Castle Car Accident Attorneys
- Georgetown Car Accident Attorneys
- Laurel Car Accident Attorneys
Florida Car Accident Lawyers
- Jacksonville Car Accident Attorneys
- Miami Car Accident Attorneys
- Tampa Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Petersburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Hialeah Car Accident Attorneys
- Orlando Car Accident Attorneys
- Fort Lauderdale Car Accident Attorneys
- Tallahassee Car Accident Attorneys
- Hollywood Car Accident Attorneys
- Pembroke Pines Car Accident Attorneys
- Coral Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Clearwater Car Accident Attorneys
Georgia Car Accident Lawyers
- Atlanta Car Accident Attorneys
- Augusta Car Accident Attorneys
- Columbus Car Accident Attorneys
- Savannah Car Accident Attorneys
- Athens Car Accident Attorneys
- Macon Car Accident Attorneys
- Sandy Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Roswell Car Accident Attorneys
- Albany Car Accident Attorneys
- Marietta Car Accident Attorneys
- Warner Robins Car Accident Attorneys
- Valdosta Car Accident Attorneys
Hawaii Car Accident Lawyers
- Honolulu Car Accident Attorneys
- Hilo Car Accident Attorneys
- Kailua Car Accident Attorneys
- Kaneohe Car Accident Attorneys
- Waipahu Car Accident Attorneys
- Pearl City Car Accident Attorneys
- Kahului Car Accident Attorneys
- Kihei Car Accident Attorneys
- Wahiawa Car Accident Attorneys
- Ewa Beach Car Accident Attorneys
- Wailuku Car Accident Attorneys
- Waianae Car Accident Attorneys
Idaho Car Accident Lawyers
- Boise Car Accident Attorneys
- Nampa Car Accident Attorneys
- Pocatello Car Accident Attorneys
- Idaho Falls Car Accident Attorneys
- Meridian Car Accident Attorneys
- Coeur D'alene Car Accident Attorneys
- Twin Falls Car Accident Attorneys
- Lewiston Car Accident Attorneys
- Caldwell Car Accident Attorneys
- Moscow Car Accident Attorneys
- Rexburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Post Falls Car Accident Attorneys
Illinois Car Accident Lawyers
- Chicago Car Accident Attorneys
- Rockford Car Accident Attorneys
- Aurora Car Accident Attorneys
- Naperville Car Accident Attorneys
- Peoria Car Accident Attorneys
- Springfield Car Accident Attorneys
- Joliet Car Accident Attorneys
- Elgin Car Accident Attorneys
- Waukegan Car Accident Attorneys
- Cicero Car Accident Attorneys
- Decatur Car Accident Attorneys
- Arlington Heights Car Accident Attorneys
Indiana Car Accident Lawyers
- Indianapolis Car Accident Attorneys
- Fort Wayne Car Accident Attorneys
- Evansville Car Accident Attorneys
- South Bend Car Accident Attorneys
- Gary Car Accident Attorneys
- Hammond Car Accident Attorneys
- Bloomington Car Accident Attorneys
- Muncie Car Accident Attorneys
- Anderson Car Accident Attorneys
- Terre Haute Car Accident Attorneys
- Lafayette Car Accident Attorneys
- Elkhart Car Accident Attorneys
Iowa Car Accident Lawyers
- Des Moines Car Accident Attorneys
- Cedar Rapids Car Accident Attorneys
- Davenport Car Accident Attorneys
- Sioux City Car Accident Attorneys
- Waterloo Car Accident Attorneys
- Iowa City Car Accident Attorneys
- Council Bluffs Car Accident Attorneys
- Dubuque Car Accident Attorneys
- Ames Car Accident Attorneys
- West Des Moines Car Accident Attorneys
- Cedar Falls Car Accident Attorneys
- Bettendorf Car Accident Attorneys
Kansas Car Accident Lawyers
- Wichita Car Accident Attorneys
- Overland Park Car Accident Attorneys
- Kansas City Car Accident Attorneys
- Topeka Car Accident Attorneys
- Olathe Car Accident Attorneys
- Lawrence Car Accident Attorneys
- Shawnee Car Accident Attorneys
- Salina Car Accident Attorneys
- Manhattan Car Accident Attorneys
- Hutchinson Car Accident Attorneys
- Lenexa Car Accident Attorneys
- Leavenworth Car Accident Attorneys
Kentucky Car Accident Lawyers
- Lexington Car Accident Attorneys
- Louisville Car Accident Attorneys
- Owensboro Car Accident Attorneys
- Bowling Green Car Accident Attorneys
- Covington Car Accident Attorneys
- Hopkinsville Car Accident Attorneys
- Frankfort Car Accident Attorneys
- Henderson Car Accident Attorneys
- Richmond Car Accident Attorneys
- Jeffersontown Car Accident Attorneys
- Paducah Car Accident Attorneys
- Florence Car Accident Attorneys
Louisiana Car Accident Lawyers
- New Orleans Car Accident Attorneys
- Baton Rouge Car Accident Attorneys
- Shreveport Car Accident Attorneys
- Metairie Car Accident Attorneys
- Lafayette Car Accident Attorneys
- Lake Charles Car Accident Attorneys
- Kenner Car Accident Attorneys
- Bossier City Car Accident Attorneys
- Monroe Car Accident Attorneys
- Alexandria Car Accident Attorneys
- New Iberia Car Accident Attorneys
- Houma Car Accident Attorneys
Maine Car Accident Lawyers
- Portland Car Accident Attorneys
- Lewiston Car Accident Attorneys
- Bangor Car Accident Attorneys
- South Portland Car Accident Attorneys
- Auburn Car Accident Attorneys
- Brunswick Car Accident Attorneys
- Biddeford Car Accident Attorneys
- Sanford Car Accident Attorneys
- Augusta Car Accident Attorneys
- Scarborough Car Accident Attorneys
- Saco Car Accident Attorneys
- Westbrook Car Accident Attorneys
Maryland Car Accident Lawyers
- Baltimore Car Accident Attorneys
- Columbia Car Accident Attorneys
- Silver Spring Car Accident Attorneys
- Dundalk Car Accident Attorneys
- Ellicott City Car Accident Attorneys
- Germantown Car Accident Attorneys
- Bethesda Car Accident Attorneys
- Frederick Car Accident Attorneys
- Gaithersburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Towson Car Accident Attorneys
- Bowie Car Accident Attorneys
- Rockville Car Accident Attorneys
Massachusetts Car Accident Lawyers
Michigan Car Accident Lawyers
- Detroit Car Accident Attorneys
- Grand Rapids Car Accident Attorneys
- Warren Car Accident Attorneys
- Flint Car Accident Attorneys
- Sterling Heights Car Accident Attorneys
- Lansing Car Accident Attorneys
- Ann Arbor Car Accident Attorneys
- Livonia Car Accident Attorneys
- Dearborn Car Accident Attorneys
- Westland Car Accident Attorneys
- Farmington Hills Car Accident Attorneys
- Troy Car Accident Attorneys
Minnesota Car Accident Lawyers
- Minneapolis Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Paul Car Accident Attorneys
- Duluth Car Accident Attorneys
- Rochester Car Accident Attorneys
- Bloomington Car Accident Attorneys
- Brooklyn Park Car Accident Attorneys
- Plymouth Car Accident Attorneys
- Eagan Car Accident Attorneys
- Coon Rapids Car Accident Attorneys
- Burnsville Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Cloud Car Accident Attorneys
- Eden Prairie Car Accident Attorneys
Mississippi Car Accident Lawyers
- Jackson Car Accident Attorneys
- Gulfport Car Accident Attorneys
- Biloxi Car Accident Attorneys
- Hattiesburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Greenville Car Accident Attorneys
- Meridian Car Accident Attorneys
- Tupelo Car Accident Attorneys
- Southaven Car Accident Attorneys
- Vicksburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Pascagoula Car Accident Attorneys
- Columbus Car Accident Attorneys
- Clinton Car Accident Attorneys
Missouri Car Accident Lawyers
- Kansas City Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Louis Car Accident Attorneys
- Springfield Car Accident Attorneys
- Independence Car Accident Attorneys
- Columbia Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Joseph Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Charles Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Peters Car Accident Attorneys
- Florissant Car Accident Attorneys
- Blue Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Chesterfield Car Accident Attorneys
- O'fallon Car Accident Attorneys
Montana Car Accident Lawyers
- Billings Car Accident Attorneys
- Missoula Car Accident Attorneys
- Great Falls Car Accident Attorneys
- Butte Car Accident Attorneys
- Bozeman Car Accident Attorneys
- Helena Car Accident Attorneys
- Kalispell Car Accident Attorneys
- Havre Car Accident Attorneys
- Miles City Car Accident Attorneys
- Livingston Car Accident Attorneys
- Laurel Car Accident Attorneys
- Lewistown Car Accident Attorneys
Nebraska Car Accident Lawyers
- Omaha Car Accident Attorneys
- Lincoln Car Accident Attorneys
- Bellevue Car Accident Attorneys
- Grand Island Car Accident Attorneys
- Kearney Car Accident Attorneys
- Fremont Car Accident Attorneys
- Hastings Car Accident Attorneys
- North Platte Car Accident Attorneys
- Norfolk Car Accident Attorneys
- Columbus Car Accident Attorneys
- Papillion Car Accident Attorneys
- Scottsbluff Car Accident Attorneys
Nevada Car Accident Lawyers
- Las Vegas Car Accident Attorneys
- Reno Car Accident Attorneys
- Henderson Car Accident Attorneys
- North Las Vegas Car Accident Attorneys
- Sparks Car Accident Attorneys
- Carson City Car Accident Attorneys
- Elko Car Accident Attorneys
- Boulder City Car Accident Attorneys
- Mesquite Car Accident Attorneys
- Fallon Car Accident Attorneys
- Winnemucca Car Accident Attorneys
- West Wendover Car Accident Attorneys
New Hampshire Car Accident Lawyers
- Manchester Car Accident Attorneys
- Nashua Car Accident Attorneys
- Concord Car Accident Attorneys
- Derry Car Accident Attorneys
- Rochester Car Accident Attorneys
- Salem Car Accident Attorneys
- Dover Car Accident Attorneys
- Merrimack Car Accident Attorneys
- Londonderry Car Accident Attorneys
- Hudson Car Accident Attorneys
- Keene Car Accident Attorneys
- Portsmouth Car Accident Attorneys
New Jersey Car Accident Lawyers
- Newark Car Accident Attorneys
- Jersey City Car Accident Attorneys
- Paterson Car Accident Attorneys
- Elizabeth Car Accident Attorneys
- Edison Car Accident Attorneys
- Woodbridge Car Accident Attorneys
- Toms River Car Accident Attorneys
- Trenton Car Accident Attorneys
- Camden Car Accident Attorneys
- Clifton Car Accident Attorneys
- Brick Car Accident Attorneys
- Cherry Hill Car Accident Attorneys
New Mexico Car Accident Lawyers
- Albuquerque Car Accident Attorneys
- Las Cruces Car Accident Attorneys
- Santa Fe Car Accident Attorneys
- Rio Rancho Car Accident Attorneys
- Gallup Car Accident Attorneys
- Las Vegas Car Accident Attorneys
- Roswell Car Accident Attorneys
- Farmington Car Accident Attorneys
- Alamogordo Car Accident Attorneys
- Hobbs Car Accident Attorneys
- Clovis Car Accident Attorneys
- Carlsbad Car Accident Attorneys
New York Car Accident Lawyers
- New York Car Accident Attorneys
- Buffalo Car Accident Attorneys
- Rochester Car Accident Attorneys
- Yonkers Car Accident Attorneys
- Syracuse Car Accident Attorneys
- Amherst Car Accident Attorneys
- Albany Car Accident Attorneys
- Cheektowaga Car Accident Attorneys
- New Rochelle Car Accident Attorneys
- Mount Vernon Car Accident Attorneys
- Schenectady Car Accident Attorneys
- Utica Car Accident Attorneys
North Carolina Car Accident Lawyers
North Dakota Car Accident Lawyers
Ohio Car Accident Lawyers
- Columbus Car Accident Attorneys
- Cleveland Car Accident Attorneys
- Cincinnati Car Accident Attorneys
- Toledo Car Accident Attorneys
- Akron Car Accident Attorneys
- Dayton Car Accident Attorneys
- Parma Car Accident Attorneys
- Youngstown Car Accident Attorneys
- Canton Car Accident Attorneys
- Lorain Car Accident Attorneys
- Springfield Car Accident Attorneys
- Hamilton Car Accident Attorneys
Oklahoma Car Accident Lawyers
- Oklahoma City Car Accident Attorneys
- Tulsa Car Accident Attorneys
- Norman Car Accident Attorneys
- Lawton Car Accident Attorneys
- Broken Arrow Car Accident Attorneys
- Edmond Car Accident Attorneys
- Enid Car Accident Attorneys
- Moore Car Accident Attorneys
- Stillwater Car Accident Attorneys
- Muskogee Car Accident Attorneys
- Bartlesville Car Accident Attorneys
- Shawnee Car Accident Attorneys
Oregon Car Accident Lawyers
- Portland Car Accident Attorneys
- Eugene Car Accident Attorneys
- Salem Car Accident Attorneys
- Gresham Car Accident Attorneys
- Beaverton Car Accident Attorneys
- Hillsboro Car Accident Attorneys
- Medford Car Accident Attorneys
- Springfield Car Accident Attorneys
- Bend Car Accident Attorneys
- Corvallis Car Accident Attorneys
- Tigard Car Accident Attorneys
- Albany Car Accident Attorneys
Pennsylvania Car Accident Lawyers
- Philadelphia Car Accident Attorneys
- Pittsburgh Car Accident Attorneys
- Allentown Car Accident Attorneys
- Erie Car Accident Attorneys
- Reading Car Accident Attorneys
- Scranton Car Accident Attorneys
- Bethlehem Car Accident Attorneys
- Bensalem Car Accident Attorneys
- Lancaster Car Accident Attorneys
- Levittown Car Accident Attorneys
- Altoona Car Accident Attorneys
- Harrisburg Car Accident Attorneys
Rhode Island Car Accident Lawyers
- Providence Car Accident Attorneys
- Warwick Car Accident Attorneys
- Cranston Car Accident Attorneys
- Pawtucket Car Accident Attorneys
- East Providence Car Accident Attorneys
- Woonsocket Car Accident Attorneys
- Coventry Car Accident Attorneys
- North Providence Car Accident Attorneys
- Cumberland Car Accident Attorneys
- West Warwick Car Accident Attorneys
- Johnston Car Accident Attorneys
- Newport Car Accident Attorneys
South Carolina Car Accident Lawyers
- Columbia Car Accident Attorneys
- Charleston Car Accident Attorneys
- North Charleston Car Accident Attorneys
- Greenville Car Accident Attorneys
- Rock Hill Car Accident Attorneys
- Mount Pleasant Car Accident Attorneys
- Spartanburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Sumter Car Accident Attorneys
- Hilton Head Island Car Accident Attorneys
- Florence Car Accident Attorneys
- Goose Creek Car Accident Attorneys
- Summerville Car Accident Attorneys
South Dakota Car Accident Lawyers
- Sioux Falls Car Accident Attorneys
- Rapid City Car Accident Attorneys
- Aberdeen Car Accident Attorneys
- Watertown Car Accident Attorneys
- Brookings Car Accident Attorneys
- Mitchell Car Accident Attorneys
- Pierre Car Accident Attorneys
- Yankton Car Accident Attorneys
- Huron Car Accident Attorneys
- Vermillion Car Accident Attorneys
- Spearfish Car Accident Attorneys
- Madison Car Accident Attorneys
Tennessee Car Accident Lawyers
- Memphis Car Accident Attorneys
- Nashville Car Accident Attorneys
- Knoxville Car Accident Attorneys
- Chattanooga Car Accident Attorneys
- Clarksville Car Accident Attorneys
- Murfreesboro Car Accident Attorneys
- Jackson Car Accident Attorneys
- Johnson City Car Accident Attorneys
- Kingsport Car Accident Attorneys
- Franklin Car Accident Attorneys
- Hendersonville Car Accident Attorneys
- Bartlett Car Accident Attorneys
Texas Car Accident Lawyers
- Houston Car Accident Attorneys
- Dallas Car Accident Attorneys
- San Antonio Car Accident Attorneys
- Austin Car Accident Attorneys
- El Paso Car Accident Attorneys
- Fort Worth Car Accident Attorneys
- Arlington Car Accident Attorneys
- Corpus Christi Car Accident Attorneys
- Plano Car Accident Attorneys
- Garland Car Accident Attorneys
- Lubbock Car Accident Attorneys
- Irving Car Accident Attorneys
Utah Car Accident Lawyers
- Salt Lake City Car Accident Attorneys
- Provo Car Accident Attorneys
- Sandy Car Accident Attorneys
- Orem Car Accident Attorneys
- Ogden Car Accident Attorneys
- West Jordan Car Accident Attorneys
- Layton Car Accident Attorneys
- Taylorsville Car Accident Attorneys
- St. George Car Accident Attorneys
- Logan Car Accident Attorneys
- Bountiful Car Accident Attorneys
- Murray Car Accident Attorneys
Virginia Car Accident Lawyers
- Virginia Beach Car Accident Attorneys
- Norfolk Car Accident Attorneys
- Chesapeake Car Accident Attorneys
- Richmond Car Accident Attorneys
- Arlington Car Accident Attorneys
- Newport News Car Accident Attorneys
- Hampton Car Accident Attorneys
- Alexandria Car Accident Attorneys
- Portsmouth Car Accident Attorneys
- Roanoke Car Accident Attorneys
- Lynchburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Suffolk Car Accident Attorneys
Vermont Car Accident Lawyers
- Burlington Car Accident Attorneys
- Rutland Car Accident Attorneys
- Colchester Car Accident Attorneys
- South Burlington Car Accident Attorneys
- Bennington Car Accident Attorneys
- Brattleboro Car Accident Attorneys
- Barre Car Accident Attorneys
- Essex Junction Car Accident Attorneys
- Middlebury Car Accident Attorneys
- Montpelier Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Albans Car Accident Attorneys
- Williston Car Accident Attorneys
Washington Car Accident Lawyers
- Seattle Car Accident Attorneys
- Spokane Car Accident Attorneys
- Tacoma Car Accident Attorneys
- Vancouver Car Accident Attorneys
- Bellevue Car Accident Attorneys
- Everett Car Accident Attorneys
- Federal Way Car Accident Attorneys
- Kent Car Accident Attorneys
- Yakima Car Accident Attorneys
- Bellingham Car Accident Attorneys
- Lakewood Car Accident Attorneys
- Kennewick Car Accident Attorneys
Wisconsin Car Accident Lawyers
- Milwaukee Car Accident Attorneys
- Madison Car Accident Attorneys
- Green Bay Car Accident Attorneys
- Kenosha Car Accident Attorneys
- Racine Car Accident Attorneys
- Appleton Car Accident Attorneys
- Waukesha Car Accident Attorneys
- Oshkosh Car Accident Attorneys
- Eau Claire Car Accident Attorneys
- West Allis Car Accident Attorneys
- Janesville Car Accident Attorneys
- La Crosse Car Accident Attorneys
West Virginia Car Accident Lawyers
- Charleston Car Accident Attorneys
- Huntington Car Accident Attorneys
- Parkersburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Wheeling Car Accident Attorneys
- Morgantown Car Accident Attorneys
- Weirton Car Accident Attorneys
- Fairmont Car Accident Attorneys
- Beckley Car Accident Attorneys
- Clarksburg Car Accident Attorneys
- Martinsburg Car Accident Attorneys
- South Charleston Car Accident Attorneys
- St. Albans Car Accident Attorneys
Wyoming Car Accident Lawyers
- Cheyenne Car Accident Attorneys
- Casper Car Accident Attorneys
- Laramie Car Accident Attorneys
- Gillette Car Accident Attorneys
- Rock Springs Car Accident Attorneys
- Sheridan Car Accident Attorneys
- Green River Car Accident Attorneys
- Evanston Car Accident Attorneys
- Riverton Car Accident Attorneys
- Cody Car Accident Attorneys
- Jackson Car Accident Attorneys
- Rawlins Car Accident Attorneys
Consequences of a Fatality
If a car accident results in a fatality, the family of the victim has the option of suing whoever caused the accident for wrongful death. A wrongful death lawsuit can usually only be brought by an immediate family member of the decedent (the person who died), including a parent, child, spouse, or domestic partner (in states that recognize such relationships). They can recover both economic losses, typically in the form of lost income, as well as emotional harm, such as lost companionship.
If the victim survives, but is injured, they have the right to sue for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other quantifiable harm resulting from the accident.
In general, the standard for determining if sufficient fault exists to hold a driver liable for a car accident is negligence. Basically, this means that if the driver was not exercising "reasonable care," and their failure to do so causes an accident, they are liable for the resulting harm.
There are quite a few things in this context that obviously constitute negligence, such as driving above the speed limit, running a red light or stop sign, disobeying posted traffic rules and, of course, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If a driver is doing any of these things, and causes an accident, there's virtually no question that they will be liable.
However, there are many, many other situations where someone is at fault for causing an accident, but the fault is not nearly as obvious as in the situations discussed above. For that reason, if you're in a car accident, you should not hesitate to contact a car accident attorney, who can advise you of your legal rights and responsibilities.