It is not out of the ordinary for an attorney to review a possible motor vehicle accident case in which the person who is hurt and wants to pursue a lawsuit tells one account of the way the accident happened and the driver who would be the defendant tells a completely contradictory account. Of course, in the defendant’s version he or she is not at fault and has no liability for the accident. This happens regardless of whether the individual has insurance that would adequately cover the range of any possible recovery. So the motive is never clear. These lawyers also recognize that when this happens sometimes all you need to bring out the truth is some common sense. Consider the example provided by the following:
The driver in this motor vehicle accident hit a 75 year old man as he was crossing the street in order to go back to his car which was double parked. As per the victim he was crossing the street in the middle of the block. According to the defendant the victim all of a sudden came out from between two parked vehicles and actually ran into the side of the van. He suffered a fracture to his shoulder, a fracture to his collarbone, and a fracture to his ankle. He required screws and a metal plate inserted into his ankle. An active person before the accident his life changed significantly after.
The defendant refused to produce any evidence of the damage he claimed the victim caused to the side of her van. The only damage that was documented was a cracked windshield – consistent with the front of the van striking the pedestrian and inconsistent with the pedestrian hitting the side of the van. But, the defendant’s insurance company refused to settle the case. The law firm that handled this claim took it to trial and obtained a verdict of $475,000 for the victim.

