DID YOU KNOW…
That there are protections for drivers that must make split second decisions before an accident?
The Emergency Doctrine says that if you are confronted with a sudden and unforeseeable occurrence, which you had nothing to do with causing, your conduct must be judged based upon the fact that you were suddenly confronted with this emergency and had only a fraction of a second to decide what to do. Your conduct must be judged based upon what a reasonable person confronted with such an emergency would do; and not based upon what someone who had the time and the opportunity to analyze their options would do.
There is a catch – you cannot have anything to do with causing the emergency.
Recently, Don Chiari and Michael Scinta of Brown Chiari obtained a $14M settlement for a driver who came upon an abandoned car in the middle of the highway when he made a split-second decision to swerve causing him to hit the back of a vehicle that had improperly stopped on a highway.
Thanks to this doctrine, Brown Chiari’s client was judged under those circumstances and had 0% of the fault.
Having auto accident attorneys that know how to make the law work for you can make all the difference in your case.