Creating A Great Impression In Court

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Instances Where You May Lose Your Auto Accident Case And Why

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Filing an auto accident lawsuit is always in your best interests when you have been injured in a car or truck accident. However, no lawsuit is perfect. There are a few instances where you may lose your auto accident case. To be sure, these instances are rather unusual, but they are noteworthy. You will want to compare your case to the following instances to make sure your case does not resemble any of them.

You Were Hanging Body Parts Outside the Vehicle

When you are in a vehicle, all body parts should be inside the vehicle. That means your arms, hands, head, legs, and feet should all be inside the car. Better still, all body parts should be where they are meant to be inside a car. The purpose for this is to prevent head injuries and the severing of body parts. In an accident, the first parts to be traumatized are those that were not inside the vehicle. In states like Massachusetts, it is illegal to allow your passengers to hang their appendages out of a window as it "impedes the driver's ability to drive safely." 

Forensic evidence has come far enough to detect when people had body parts outside of the moving car. Trying to hang the blame on the other driver is not going to work because of the detective work the police can do. Simultaneously, if the other driver was a semi driver, he/she probably caught you or your passenger dead to rights with the limbs hanging out.

As for any of your other injuries, damage to your vehicle, harm to passengers, etc., you can still sue for that, but you might want to consider removing requests for the compensation of severed limbs based on what you now know. Additionally, if you think there were not enough witnesses or it is your word against the other person's, you should remember the fact that there are cameras on traffic lights, cameras on semi truck dashes, and images captured by satellite.

Trying to Repair Previous Accident Damage as Part of This Accident

Sure, you could try to include vehicle damage from a prior accident where you did not sue and now that accident was compounded by the damages from the current accident. This accident made the previous damages worse, so the estimate this time is higher. If the driver you are suing remembers that your vehicle had previous damage to it, or his/her lawyer investigates the claim, your case could be thrown out of court.

The assumption would be that you are attempting to commit a fraudulent act. If the judge decides that that is the case, you will not be allowed to appeal his/her decision either. However, if you had received a repair estimate for previous damages, you could subtract those damages from the current estimate and provide both estimates to show that you are only suing for the current amount, minus the previous amount.

You Had a BAC or Drugs Were Involved

Adding insult to injury, a judge may have to hear your case, but he she does not have to entertain your requests for compensation if you were the tiniest bit "under the influence." This includes both alcohol and drugs, including prescription drugs that can affect your ability to drive. The burden placed on your lawyer to prove that none of this was a problem and that you are still entitled to compensation is a big one.

You and Your Lawyer Do Not Have Enough Proof

This is probably the most common and the biggest reason of all when it comes to accident injury cases getting tossed out of the courtroom. You need to bring the proof, which includes medical records, police reports, police investigation records, etc.. If you do not have enough proof, your case could be tossed out completely. 

For more information, contact companies like St Martin & Bourque LLC.

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6 April 2018