If you were injured in a car accident as a passenger, you would bring your claim against the party who caused the crash. It’s not uncommon for two drivers to share fault for a single collision. If this applies to your case, bringing a claim against both drivers may increase your chances of recovering compensation for all your damages. Due to California’s joint and several liability law, one defendant can be held liable for all of a personal injury claimant’s economic damages, even if that defendant was only partially at fault. That means if one driver didn’t have insurance or had coverage levels that were too low, the other driver’s insurance policy might cover the difference.
About Michael Waks
Michael Waks is an aggressive advocate for people who have suffered because of someone else’s actions. Michael decided to become a personal injury lawyer when, while clerking at a legal defense firm during law school, he witnessed and was infuriated by asbestos manufacturers spending millions to avoid taking responsibility for the egregious injuries they caused. Immediately after passing the bar, Michael opened his own firm in Long Beach, CA to help the victims of personal injury accidents get every benefit owed them under the law.