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Understanding Liability in Motorcycle Accidents
People think liability is simple: someone hits you; they pay. But that’s not how it works in Jackson or anywhere else in Mississippi, because this state has pure comparative negligence.
That basically means this: even if the other person is mostly at fault, the law will look at whether you did anything to contribute to the crash, even a little.
Drivers love using that against riders. A car doesn’t signal and cuts across your lane? They’ll still ask if you were too close. A driver opens their door without looking? They’ll ask if you were “going a bit fast.”
Someone turns left directly in front of your bike? Somehow, they’ll try to blame your jacket color, your lane position, your speed, or anything that shifts even one percent of the fault onto you.
This is the exact reason people file lawsuits, because the system doesn’t automatically protect riders the way many believe it should, and you need someone who understands the roads, local courts, insurance tricks, and the way these cases unfold in real time.
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