What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
California
I am trying to find out if I have a strong defense or not. OK so I'm being sued civilly regarding a motor vehicle accident for being negligent. In that, they allege my acts were negligent; that these acts were the legal (proximate) cause of their damages.
So in a nutshell here's what happened: the van I was driving, was hit by a bicyclist as I was making a left hand turn at a four way stop intersection. The police, with the help of an eyewitness, have found the cause of this accident to be that the bicyclist failed to comply with CVC 22450(a). (Not stopping at a stop sign.)
The thing I was not in compliance with was, that I was driving while my license was suspended. CVC 14602.1 (suspended for non-driving related issues.) The only other issue which may or may not be relevant is, that the van I was driving, was insured and owned by a friend of mine, and that I had borrowed it with out her knowledge.
California
I am trying to find out if I have a strong defense or not. OK so I'm being sued civilly regarding a motor vehicle accident for being negligent. In that, they allege my acts were negligent; that these acts were the legal (proximate) cause of their damages.
So in a nutshell here's what happened: the van I was driving, was hit by a bicyclist as I was making a left hand turn at a four way stop intersection. The police, with the help of an eyewitness, have found the cause of this accident to be that the bicyclist failed to comply with CVC 22450(a). (Not stopping at a stop sign.)
The thing I was not in compliance with was, that I was driving while my license was suspended. CVC 14602.1 (suspended for non-driving related issues.) The only other issue which may or may not be relevant is, that the van I was driving, was insured and owned by a friend of mine, and that I had borrowed it with out her knowledge.