This is a beginner’s guide to understanding how not wearing a seatbelt affects your accident case value.
Table of contents
- Example #1 – Failure to Wear a Seat Belt is Not Cause of Injury
- Example #2 – Failure to Wear a Seat Belt is Cause of Injury
- How Will the Insurance Company Know If You Were Wearing a Seat Belt?
- Insurance Company May Look at Paramedic and Hospital Records to See if You Were Wearing a Seat Belt
- Driver Ejected and Killed in Crash Found 70% at Fault for Not Wearing Seat Belt
- 1. Passenger in Front Seat
- 2. Minors in the vehicle
- Back (Rear) Seat Passengers May Be At Fault For Failing to Wear a Seat Belt
- Cases where front seat occupant strikes dashboard.
- In which vehicles do you not have to wear a seat belt?
The best way to explain is by showing you an an example that’s easy to follow.
John Smith was injured when the automobile she was driving collided with one driven by Richard Rowe. John Smith filed a claim with Richard Rowe’s auto insurer, State Farm.
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