If you’ve suffered injuries as a result of a “follow” accident, you’ll want to connect with a tailgating accident lawyer Milwaukee, WI residents trust, and you’ll want to make this connection as soon as possible. Too often, tailgating accident injury victims assume that they have no grounds upon which to seek legal recourse – especially if they were driving the “follow” vehicle, not the lead vehicle. While it is true that the law requires motorists to keep a specific distance between their vehicles and the vehicles that they are following, rear-ending another vehicle doesn’t automatically make you legally liable for the harm caused by the accident in question. It is therefore important to avoid making assumptions about your legal situation until you’ve spoken with our experienced legal team. Once a car accident lawyer Milwaukee, WI residents trust has clarified your situation and offered you personalized guidance in a no-risk consultation setting, you’ll be empowered to make informed decisions about filing legal action or refraining from doing so. Depending on the nature of your circumstances, you may be entitled to significant compensation.
Exploring Your Legal Options After a Tailgating Accident
Wisconsin is a comparative negligence state. This may not mean much to you now, but it is excellent news in regards to your legal options. Unlike contributory negligence states, comparative negligence states permit accident victims to seek compensation from others responsible for their harm, even when those accident victims are partially to blame for the accidents that caused their injuries. Meaning, even if you were partially at fault for your accident, if another’s negligent, reckless, or intentionally dangerous conduct also significantly contributed to the cause of your crash, you may have cause to file a personal injury suit.
Note also that if your crash occurred while you were engaged in work-related travel, even if you were simply picking up office supplies at your employer’s request, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits related to your harm. Workers’ compensation benefits are not distributed based on fault, so even if you were entirely to blame for your accident, you may remain entitled to receive this form of compensation.
Legal Assistance Is Available
Tailgating accidents are undeniably stressful. Thankfully, you don’t have to navigate this stress alone. In fact, the experienced Wisconsin legal team at Hickey & Turim SC will do everything we can to handle the legal, financial, and insurance-related “heavy lifting” on your behalf in the wake of your crash so that you can keep your stress levels to an absolute minimum. You don’t need to know – with any degree of certainty – whose fault the accident was before you explore your legal options. Scheduling a risk-free consultation will simply allow you to raise concerns, ask questions, and receive legal guidance tailored to your situation. Once you feel ready to make an informed decision about your legal options, our team will be available to provide all the support you require. Please schedule a consultation with our Milwaukee, WI tailgating accident lawyer team today to learn more; we look forward to speaking with you.
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