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What about ‘reckless’ conduct?
If the conduct is regarded as being "reckless" the courts are likely to be extra hard on the reckless person. Suppose a normally careful driver, in a hurry to get home after a big party, was really speeding through the streets, and legally "drunk". The driver hits and seriously injures a pedestrian who "accidentally" happens to be crossing the street. In addition to the actual damages the pedestrian sustained, which could include lost wages, medical bills, rehabilitation, payment for any permanent injury as well as pain and suffering, the driver may be responsible for punitive
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Should I try to settle with the other person’s insurance company?
How do insurance adjusters work on car accidents?
Are different types of accidents treated differently?
What if the ‘accident’ involves intentional wrongdoing?
Suppose the accident involves an inherently dangerous activity?
What about ‘reckless’ conduct?
What about accidents occurring from plain old negligence or carelessness?
Suppose the accident is ‘all my fault’?
What about ‘accidents’ that result from an ‘act of god’?
What about ‘accidents’ resulting from defective products?
If I go to a circus knowing that wild animals are there, or to a baseball game and get hit by a foul ball, do I ‘assume the risk’?
As ‘accidents happen’ why are lawyers involved?
Do people need a lawyer for all accidents?
Do I have to pay the lawyer in an accident case up front?
If I am in an accident do I have to speak to the other side’s insurance company?
I injured somebody in a car accident. The insurance company refused to settle within my policy limits, and the jury awarded damages in excess of my policy limits. Must I pay the excess?
While driving next to a golf course that had no fencing, my car’s window was cracked by a golf ball. The course manager claims no responsibility and told me the person who hit the ball is liable (but is impossible to find). Can I sue the owner of the golf course?
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