Motor accidents, the area in which the majority of injury actions arise, is a perfect example of how the legal system functions in Oconee County, GA. There will be a negligence claim in a “fault” state if you are injured by a driver who did not exercise reasonable care, as drivers have a duty to exercise reasonable care any time they are on the road.
Every driver has a duty to use reasonable care to avoid injuring others on the road. If a driver does not exercise reasonable care and as a result injures you, then the driver is responsible to you for those injuries. The old rule was that if you could prove the other driver contributed in any way to the accident, the other driver can be totally barred from recovering anything from you. However now majority of the states have rejected such harsh results and rather consider the comparative fault of the drivers. If a jury finds that you were negligent and that your negligence, proportionally, contributed 25 percent to cause the injury and that the other party was 75 percent at fault, the defendant will only be responsible for 75 percent of your damages. In a few states, a plaintiff can recover compensation although if he or she were more negligent than the defendant. With an experienced Oconee County, GA motor accident attorney on your side, you can get the compensation you deserve.
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