A summer day lounging on a boat on the open water is a great way to recharge. However, it can turn into a nightmare, if a drunk boat driver plows into an unsuspecting boat. Unfortunately many boat owners don’t take the same care when they’re driving their boats as they do when driving their car, and the Coast Guard can’t be everywhere. Anyone who is hurt in a boating accident, when the other driver was negligent is entitled to compensation. They should contact a personal injury lawyer Sacramento CA law firm for help.
A boating accident can be a very confusing situation, because everyone including the investigators are bobbing around in the middle of the ocean. It’s far more difficult to get injured people to the hospital quickly and evidence can disappear to the bottom of the ocean. In deep water or water with rapid currents, it may never be found. It will therefore take expert investigators to put the pieces of the puzzle together properly. The sooner the injured party hires an attorney, the easier it will be to build their case.
While the injured person’s attorney will definitely work to determine the negligence of the person driving the boat, they will also determine if others are liable. If the drunk boater was served liquor at a bar overlooking the marina and then went to their nearby boat and took it out on the water, the bar owner could also be held liable. The Personal Injury Lawyer Sacramento CA law firm will carefully assess how the boater got their alcohol and then how they acted.
There will be lawyers working for the insurance company to mitigate the liability. While they may not be able to dispute the boat driver’s blood alcohol levels, they may try to dispute the severity of the injuries they caused. After reviewing the injured person’s medical records, they may try and say that some of the disability pre-existed the boating accident. Therefore they shouldn’t have to fully compensate the victim. Personal injury lawyers have heard this all before. They know how to deal with insurance companies and will get the largest possible settlement for their client.
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