Personal Injury Law: Defining the Legal Consequences of a Motor Vehicle Accident
Have you been involved in a road accident? If so, are you the legal cause of the accident? Or, was the accident caused by the driver of another motor vehicle on the road? What are the legal consequences of a car crash irrespective of who caused the accident?
What is the personal injury law governing MVA cases?
Before we answer these questions, let’s consider a definition of the personal injury or tort law and its place within the US constitution.
A tort or personal injury is defined as an “act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability.”
Thus, the personal injury or tort law is the legal framework that aims to provide relief to the injured party for the harms caused by a responsible third-party. And, its secondary aim is that it acts …
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