How have courts apportioned liability between a motorcyclist and a car driver?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Goodkin v. U.S., 773 F.2d 19 (2nd Cir. 1985):
The Cole v. Lord litigation arose from an accident involving a motorcycle and a car. The plaintiff, Cole, a passenger on the motorcycle, sued Cronk, the motorcycle owner/operator, and Lord, the operator of the automobile. The jury apportioned sixty percent of the fault to Lord and forty percent to Cronk and determined both non-economic
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