accident liability

Crash blame assignment

Accident liability is legal responsibility for harm or damage caused by an accident.

Insurance policies cover accident liability so that if you injure someone or damage their property, the insurer pays rather than you: The policy includes $100,000 in accident liability coverage.

The term appears most often in auto insurance contexts.

premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
plaintiffCivil case initiator
negligenceFailure to exercise care
tort lawRules for civil wrongs
workplace injuriesHarm suffered while working

duty of care · defendant · breach of duty · coverage limits · insurer · deductible · claimant · personal injury lawyer · claims adjuster · medical malpractice · product defects · pain and suffering · attorney · policyholder · property damage · umbrella policy · at fault · fender bender

Opposites

intentionality of wrongdoing

accident liabilitywillful misconduct

Intentional improper action

criminal liability · fraud · assault · battery · intentional harm

fault allocation

accident liabilitystrict liability

Legal responsibility without fault

assumption of risk · product liability

legal protection status

accident liabilitysovereign immunity

State's protection from lawsuits

liability waiver · liability protection · liability coverage · qualified immunity

Family

accident, accidents, accidental, accidentally, liable, liability, liabilities

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