{"id":3233,"date":"2021-06-23T20:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T00:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2021-06-23T20:14:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T00:14:49","slug":"new-yorkcourt-discusses-establishing-liability-for-negligence-and-grossly-negligent-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-yorkcourt-discusses-establishing-liability-for-negligence-and-grossly-negligent-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"New YorkCourt Discusses Establishing Liability for Negligence and Grossly Negligent Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When catastrophic accidents cause multiple fatalities, it is not uncommon for surviving family members to seek to recover damages from the parties that caused or contributed to the accident. Simply showing that a tragedy occurred is not sufficient to establish fault, though. Instead, plaintiffs pursuing claims following deadly collisions must show that defendant owed the deceased parties a duty of care, and the breach of the duty is what lead to their deaths, as discussed in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/other-courts\/2021\/2021-ny-slip-op-21079.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York opinion<\/a> arising out of a fatal limousine crash. If you lost a loved one in a car accident, it is prudent to meet with a Syracuse personal injury attorney to discuss what you must prove to recover compensation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Facts of the Case <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, in October 2018, a tragic collision caused the death of twenty people. The accident occurred when the brake system of a stretch limousine failed, and the limousine crashed into the parking lot of a restaurant. The driver, seventeen passengers, and two people standing in the parking lot lost their lives. The plaintiffs, representatives of the estates of the deceased individuals, filed a lawsuit against multiple parties, including the chauffeur company that owned the limousine and the auto body shop that regularly performed repairs on it. The auto body shop moved to dismiss the plaintiffs\u2019 claims of negligence and grossly negligent conduct, arguing the plaintiffs could not establish it owed a duty to the decedents. Upon review, the court denied the auto body shop\u2019s motion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Establishing Liability for Negligence and Grossly Negligent Conduct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pursuant to New York law, a court evaluating a defendant\u2019s motion to dismiss must accept plaintiffs\u2019 assertions as true and grant them every possible inference. The court\u2019s duty is not to determine whether plaintiffs can ultimately prove their claims but instead whether they have stated a cause of action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-yorkcourt-discusses-establishing-liability-for-negligence-and-grossly-negligent-conduct\/#more-3233\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When catastrophic accidents cause multiple fatalities, it is not uncommon for surviving family members to seek to recover damages from the parties that caused or contributed to the accident. Simply showing that a tragedy occurred is not sufficient to establish fault, though. 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