This chart addresses both the right of a car rental company or other lessor of vehicles to recover physical damages and loss of use damages directly from the renter—which would be considered a contractual claim governed heavily by the terms…
Claims and subrogation professionals must be familiar with the law in a particular state which affects whether a rental car company’s liability policy or the renter’s personal auto liability policy will be primary when the renter causes an accident resulting…
There are two kinds of counties in Texas when it comes to auto/livestock cases. Those counties who have adopted “stock laws” and those who have not. The default rule in Texas is that the State is open range, meaning that…
Recovery of loss of use is a key element of auto property subrogation. States differ as to whether and when a vehicle owner is allowed to recover the value of loss of use of a vehicle as an element of…
This 50-state chart is an amalgamation of pedestrian and crosswalk laws that regulate the relationship between and the duties of motor vehicles and pedestrians crossing the street, including Distracted Walking Laws and White Cane Laws. It should be remembered that…
A growing number of U.S. states are passing traffic laws that regulate driving in the left-hand lane. This chart summarizes the law regarding traveling in the left-hand lane on a highway or interstate – better known as Keep Right Traffic…
This chart provides the laws in all 50 states on owner liability for stolen vehicles. Who pays damages your vehicle causes after it is stolen?
The laws regarding and regulations overseeing the use of non-OEM parts in repairing damaged vehicles are confusing and inconsistent. This 50-state chart sheds light on how states regulate and govern the use of such parts.
Being familiar with the seat belt defense, its applicability in a particular jurisdiction, and some rather cutting-edge arguments with which to diffuse it, will go a long way in bolstering your negotiating strength and your overall subrogation recovery. This chart…
This 50-state chart addresses imputing contributory negligence of the driver and whether, and under what circumstances, the contributory negligence of a permissive user/driver of a vehicle will be imputed to the vehicle’s owner to defeat or reduce the owner’s recovery…