A tort is a civil wrong that is not based upon a contract. If, for example, a person runs a red light and strikes your vehicle (which is lawfully in the intersection), then you could sue that person civilly for the tort of having run the red light. That tort action does not arise out of any contract between you and the other person.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
The most common form of tort claim arises from automobile collisions. Those tort claims normally involve some careless or reckless act by one driver resulting in a collision with another motor vehicle. Whether the operation of a motor vehicle involves actual negligence depends upon how the drive’s conduct is viewed in the light of the Rules of the Road as set forth either in your state code or local code governing traffic regulations. The rules of the road or traffic regulations establish the standards for operation of motor vehicles. A violation of these rules or regulations typically constitutes negligence.
Motor vehicle accidents involving common carriers (buses, taxis, trains, and planes) may have a set of rules that are slightly different than what would apply to an automobile. Common carriers are frequently held to a very high degree of care. As such, if there is even slight negligence on their part that contributes to the injury of one of their passengers, then the common carrier may be liable.
Auto accident tort law is complicated and should not be handled without first speaking with a qualified Sacramento auto accident attorney. Call Sacramento car accident lawyer at Travis G. Black & Associates, Inc. toll free: (888) 744-3575
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Sacramento Motorcycle Injury Accidents
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Motorcycle accidents are frequently more devastating and traumatic because there is less protection for riders and passengers plus some of the riders are not even wearing helmets. In particular, motorcyclists risk paralysis from catastrophic neck, back, and head injuries. Additionally, because a motorcycle is so much smaller than a car, it is sometimes difficult for other motorists to see them - particularly in poor visibility conditions. All this adds up to an elevated risk of injury when something does go wrong and a motorcycle accident takes place.
Nonetheless, other motorists are still responsible for conducting themselves with care on the roads, and for watching out for motorcyclists. If they fail to do so, and you can sustain motorcycle accident-related injuries.
If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident in California, you may need an experienced Sacramento motorcycle accident attorney on your side. Please contact Travis G. Black & Associates today for your free motorcycle injury accident consultation with an experienced motorcycle accident attorney.
Every case is important to us and we prepare them all for trial. Our obligation to you is to get you everything you deserve. We Give Results, Not Excuses.
You may also visit our Sacramento Motorcycle Attorney Blog: http://sacramentomotorcycleattorneyblog.com/
Sacramento Motorcycle Lawyer
3108 Ponte Morino Drive, Suite 240
Cameron Park, CA 95682
(530) 677-5890
Motorcycle accidents are frequently more devastating and traumatic because there is less protection for riders and passengers plus some of the riders are not even wearing helmets. In particular, motorcyclists risk paralysis from catastrophic neck, back, and head injuries. Additionally, because a motorcycle is so much smaller than a car, it is sometimes difficult for other motorists to see them - particularly in poor visibility conditions. All this adds up to an elevated risk of injury when something does go wrong and a motorcycle accident takes place.
Nonetheless, other motorists are still responsible for conducting themselves with care on the roads, and for watching out for motorcyclists. If they fail to do so, and you can sustain motorcycle accident-related injuries.
If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident in California, you may need an experienced Sacramento motorcycle accident attorney on your side. Please contact Travis G. Black & Associates today for your free motorcycle injury accident consultation with an experienced motorcycle accident attorney.
Every case is important to us and we prepare them all for trial. Our obligation to you is to get you everything you deserve. We Give Results, Not Excuses.
You may also visit our Sacramento Motorcycle Attorney Blog: http://sacramentomotorcycleattorneyblog.com/
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Contact Travis G. Black / Sacramento Auto Accident Injury Lawyer
Travis G. Black is a retired police officer and has 9 years experience working for several large insurance companies and knows how insurance companies take advantage of injured victims. Protect your legal rights, call Sacramento auto accident attorney Travis G. Black today for your free confidential injury case consultation.
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Frivolous LawSuits / The Other Side of the Story
What is a frivolous lawsuit? The law defines a "frivolous" lawsuit as "presenting no debatable question" to the court. But there's certainly no debate for misbehaving defendants and their lobbyists - they often denounce legitimate claims as "frivolous." But a look at statistics and unbiased studies can give us the facts about the real incidence of "frivolous" cases:
There Is No Avalanche of Frivolous Suits.
Richard Turbin, of the American Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice section, a group which includes plaintiff and defense lawyers, publicly stated that the rate of federal lawsuits per capita has not changed since 1790. Mr. Turbin also noted that plaintiffs have steadily won 30 to 40 percent of cases and that the size of awards has increased only due to natural inflation.
According to a Department of Justice study published in August 2000, plaintiffs overall in the country's 75 largest counties won slightly fewer tort jury trials in 1996 (the last year for which numbers are available) than in 1992. Half of plaintiff winners in tort jury trials won $57,000 or more in 1992; in 1996 half of plaintiff winners won only $30,000 or more - a significant drop in those amounts awarded.(1)
When given, jury awards are generally small. The DOJ study said $30,500 was the median final award actually received by plaintiffs. This includes both compensatory and punitive damages. (Compensatory awards are given to restore the plaintiff to the condition he/she occupied before the injury. Punitive damages are awarded to punish a defendant who commits a willful or malicious act). NOTE: News stories often report initial awards, which are sometimes later reduced by the trial judge, on appeal, or in post-verdict settlement.
The Legal System Knows How To Deal With Truly Frivolous Lawsuits - And Does
Our 225-year-old legal system has multiple procedural safeguards to ensure defendants' rights. The contingency fee system keeps attorneys from taking baseless cases. A certain amount and quality of evidence must be present for any case to proceed. Judges monitor filings at every step, and can dismiss a case that lacks merit at any time. Attorneys can be punished - and, in some cases, may have to pay money penalties - if they bring frivolous suits to court, or otherwise abuse the process. Our extensive, time-tested court procedures ensure that defendants are treated fairly.(2)
Misbehaving Defendants Decry "Frivolous" Lawsuits - But Are They Really Saying That They Just Don't Like Getting Caught?
There Is No Avalanche of Frivolous Suits.
Richard Turbin, of the American Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice section, a group which includes plaintiff and defense lawyers, publicly stated that the rate of federal lawsuits per capita has not changed since 1790. Mr. Turbin also noted that plaintiffs have steadily won 30 to 40 percent of cases and that the size of awards has increased only due to natural inflation.
According to a Department of Justice study published in August 2000, plaintiffs overall in the country's 75 largest counties won slightly fewer tort jury trials in 1996 (the last year for which numbers are available) than in 1992. Half of plaintiff winners in tort jury trials won $57,000 or more in 1992; in 1996 half of plaintiff winners won only $30,000 or more - a significant drop in those amounts awarded.(1)
When given, jury awards are generally small. The DOJ study said $30,500 was the median final award actually received by plaintiffs. This includes both compensatory and punitive damages. (Compensatory awards are given to restore the plaintiff to the condition he/she occupied before the injury. Punitive damages are awarded to punish a defendant who commits a willful or malicious act). NOTE: News stories often report initial awards, which are sometimes later reduced by the trial judge, on appeal, or in post-verdict settlement.
The Legal System Knows How To Deal With Truly Frivolous Lawsuits - And Does
Our 225-year-old legal system has multiple procedural safeguards to ensure defendants' rights. The contingency fee system keeps attorneys from taking baseless cases. A certain amount and quality of evidence must be present for any case to proceed. Judges monitor filings at every step, and can dismiss a case that lacks merit at any time. Attorneys can be punished - and, in some cases, may have to pay money penalties - if they bring frivolous suits to court, or otherwise abuse the process. Our extensive, time-tested court procedures ensure that defendants are treated fairly.(2)
Misbehaving Defendants Decry "Frivolous" Lawsuits - But Are They Really Saying That They Just Don't Like Getting Caught?
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