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In March, 2000, my girlfriend was injured in an auto accident
and banged up pretty well. She was found to be at fault
(failure to yield), as she turned in front of a truck
and was t-boned. She was not wearing a seat belt. She
claims there was never a seat belt in the car. Even though
the car was registered in my name and insured in my name,
I was not aware that the seat belt didn't work or wasn't
there. She wants to sue me for negligence (not maintaining
a safe vehicle). I was living at her place for some time,
but have recently dissolved the relationship and left the
residence. She owns the house, and is now strained financially as she has to come up with the entire mortgage payment, or lose the house (she's behind in payments). She tells me "pay $3K and you can walk away...I'll sign a
document to that effect. I figure this is essentially blackmail. Is she blowing hot air, or could she win a negligence lawsuit? Did she essentially assume the risk herself by driving the car in the first place?
thanks for any comments/suggestions!
and banged up pretty well. She was found to be at fault
(failure to yield), as she turned in front of a truck
and was t-boned. She was not wearing a seat belt. She
claims there was never a seat belt in the car. Even though
the car was registered in my name and insured in my name,
I was not aware that the seat belt didn't work or wasn't
there. She wants to sue me for negligence (not maintaining
a safe vehicle). I was living at her place for some time,
but have recently dissolved the relationship and left the
residence. She owns the house, and is now strained financially as she has to come up with the entire mortgage payment, or lose the house (she's behind in payments). She tells me "pay $3K and you can walk away...I'll sign a
document to that effect. I figure this is essentially blackmail. Is she blowing hot air, or could she win a negligence lawsuit? Did she essentially assume the risk herself by driving the car in the first place?
thanks for any comments/suggestions!