Bronx Accident Claims Come Down to a Technical Rule
Often, the success or failure of a Bronx accident claim focuses on a specific legal rule. For example, the right to collect insurance from a business for an accident claim might depend on whether its employee was acting within the course of their employment when injuring you in a Bronx accident.To illustrate further, New York State law has technical rules about what is and what is not considered the course and scope of employment. Also, the area of premise liability can come down to technical rules. If you have been injured on a buckled sidewalk, your Bronx personal injury attorney will help you determine responsibility based on everything from water damage, tree roots, or other property law questions.
Employer Liability
If the driver of the car who caused your Bronx accident was using the vehicle on the job, then the driver’s employer is liable for any injuries caused by Bronx accident. Any time someone is performing duties related to work, the person can be considered on-the-job even when also doing personal business and driving a personal car. Let’s say your Bronx accident driver was running errands in a personal car during lunch but also picked up or dropped off something for work, the lunch time driving becomes, “on-the-job” time. Likewise, commuting to and from work generally is not considered on-the-job-driving, even in a company car. But if the driver has to make work-related stops on the way, or has to drive to and from a job site other than the usual place of business, the driving legally will be considered on-the-job-driving.
On-Premise Liability
Virtually every commercial property owner and business carries liability insurance covering injuries for which the business or property owner could be held legally liable. Claims for Bronx accidents claims can be filed by a Bronx personal injury attorney on your behalf for the following unfortunate situations:
- Any customer or business visitor accidentally injured because of a dangerous physical condition of the business premises
- Any customer or business visitor accidentally injured by an employee of the business
- Any person other than a coworker accidentally injured by an employee of a business if the employee was engaging in work-related conduct at the time of the accident
- Any person injured by the dangerous or defective condition of a product made, sold or rented by a business
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