Thank you Keith and I can also say had a similar experience...was
personally sued as I stated before
Civil suit because the DA's of the counties involved did not pursue a criminal
charge because they felt not enough evidence to warrant a charge to be filed
'Gross Negligence' can be a seemingly small, irrelevant thing now, but once things
get going and the motion is unavoidable...there is not much you can do at that moment
It could be a contributing factor that is not directly related to
the actual cause. They will go looking...
"....seemingly small, irrelevant...." at that time like going over the speed
'limit' or going over the 'rating'...
Can anyone say that a vehicle can stop just as quickly and the same distance
going 10 MPH over the speed limit? No and that is in the laws of physics
Ditto over weight...can the same vehicle manhandle it the same if it was below
or just at the 'rating' ??? No and that is in the laws of physics
I am not a lawyer, but learn quickly supplemented by research/reading/etc
And yes, both sides can hire their own experts to tell the jury and that is the
crux of it all...not the hired PhD's from both sides...but the jury who may not,
most likely not be at a level to question or even understand those PhD's.
Emotion is what the lawyers will play on...along with swaying them with verbiage
Not necessarily the facts either
Yes the chances of getting into an accident that will have you sued are small, but it is not ZERO.
Again thank you Keith...few understand this area. And the few who do...most likely
are either in the legal business or walked in similar shoes...
