{"id":3276,"date":"2021-10-05T15:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2021-10-22T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T20:16:38","slug":"new-york-court-discusses-proving-vicarious-liability-in-a-car-accident-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-proving-vicarious-liability-in-a-car-accident-case\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Discusses Proving Vicarious Liability in a Car Accident Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people have jobs that require them to operate motor vehicles. When people cause collisions while they are working, their employers may be deemed vicariously liable for any damages sustained. A plaintiff in a car crash case must prove liability to recover compensation, however, and if they cannot, their claims may be dismissed, as discussed in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/USCOURTS-nyed-1_16-cv-01866\/pdf\/USCOURTS-nyed-1_16-cv-01866-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York ruling<\/a>. If you suffered injuries in a collision, you might be owed compensation, and it is in your best interest to meet with a Syracuse car accident lawyer to discuss your possible causes of action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, the plaintiff\u2019s vehicle collided with a postal van that was parked on the side of a one-way street. The crash occurred when the plaintiff was attempting to navigate a turn. The plaintiff sustained damages due to the crash and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the federal government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (the Act). The case proceeded to trial, and following an evidentiary hearing, the judge found that the plaintiff had not met her burden of proof with regards to the elements of her negligence claim and ruled that the government was not liable for the accident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proving Liability in a Car Accident Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Act allows parties to pursue personal injury claims against the United States for the negligence of a government employee acting within the scope of their employment. Pursuant to the Act, the courts must examine state law to determine whether the government is liable for harm caused by its employees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-proving-vicarious-liability-in-a-car-accident-case\/#more-3276\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people have jobs that require them to operate motor vehicles. When people cause collisions while they are working, their employers may be deemed vicariously liable for any damages sustained. A plaintiff in a car crash case must prove liability to recover compensation, however, and if they cannot, their claims may be dismissed, as discussed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New York Court Discusses Proving Vicarious Liability in a Car Accident Case &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; October 5, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many people have jobs that require them to operate motor vehicles. 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