Out-of-date legislation helps insurance companies, not families New York’s current law allows family members of a wrongful death victim to recover only their economic loss and an amount for the victim’s pain and suffering, if any. Therefore, if the victim was elderly and retired or too young to be working yet, there is arguably no economic loss to the victims. Furthermore, if the victim was killed instantly, for example, by a speeding drunk driver, there was arguably no pain and suffering. Thus, under the current law, the father, mother,...
Drunk Driving May Be One of Many Factors In a Fatal Car Accident
New York prosecutors assert that a pickup truck driver was likely legally intoxicated when his vehicle collided with a limousine and have charged him accordingly. However, the accident may be more complicated than claims of a drunk driver causing a car accident. The preliminary evidence regarding the crash implies that the driver of the limousine may have contributed to it. Reportedly, the limo was attempting to make a U-turn when the pickup slammed into it. According to a witness, when the limo began its turn, it did so directly into the...
