http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com Personal injury or wrongful death claim gives the plaintiff burden to show the defendants fault to establish a strong case. In determining liability, it is not simply enough to point an accusing finger to a defendant and make him answerable for your inj... http://www.financealley.com/article_611241_18.html 28th August 2008 California Car Accidents Law and DMV Codes gives right to individual in suing someone for presumption of negligence. The codes also allow individual to be represented by a lawyer to stand for his/her, and bring an injury claim and lawsuit for the recovery... http://www.financealley.com/article_611239_18.html 28th August 2008 It is unrealistic to expect a pedestrian to be 100% safe all the time. After all, even careful drivers are not perfectly compatible with other moving vehicles around them. Hence, accidents of some sort are inevitable. 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