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How Fault Is Determined After a Car Accident?

There are a number of car accidents that are complicated and detailed enough that deeper investigations are required. Insurance agencies may be forced to look carefully at police reports, assign investigators, contact witnesses, and more before fault can be decided. At Russell & Hill, PLLC, an experienced Seattle car accident attorney helps you analyze the facts, file a claim, work with insurance agents and doctors, and recover compensation for your injuries.

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How Fault Is Determined After a Car Accident?

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  1. How Fault Is Determined After a Car Accident?

  2. After a car accident has occurred in Seattle, victims are often in need of financial compensation. This money usually comes through the insurance company of the driver responsible. But before the insurance agency provides the money, they must first determine who was at fault for the accident. This will determine the amount of money that will be offered the damaged driver.

  3. How does this process work practically? Insurance agencies must ensure that they have a thorough and accurate understanding of how the accident unfolded before they decide who was at fault for the incident. This understanding is developed through collecting evidence from a number of resources.

  4. Evidence Resources Before determining who is responsible for a car accident, the driver’s insurance agency must look at a number of knowledgeable parties in order to determine which side of the accident was the negligent cause. The most common resources include: Video footage Skid marks Paint and dents on damaged vehicles Police reports Driver statements Eyewitness reports Photos of the aftermath ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏

  5. State Pure Comparative Negligence Different states have different ways of handling this scenario. In every state, have a system of pure comparative negligence. This means that when more than one driver is responsible for an accident, the fault is divided between the drivers according to the degree they are respectively responsible. That degree of fault is assigned a percentage, and each offender is responsible to recompense injured parties according to that amount.

  6. Seattle Car Accident Attorney While most insurance companies will do their best to calculate how much a driver deserves after a car accident, sometimes the total still is not quite right. If you have been injured in a Seattle car accident and would like to pursue full and fair compensation for your injuries with a personal injury claim, the Seattle car accident attorneys at Russell & Hill, PLLC can help you.

  7. Hire an Attorney Russell & Hill, PLLC 2150 N 107th St, Suite 440 Seattle, WA 98133 206-880-7703 https://www.russellandhill.com/contact/

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