“A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.” [AP/USA Today, earlier]
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Sender of text message culpable for auto accident?…
For me, this belongs as an entry to Overlawyered.com (to whom I sent a tip, by the way): Some enterprising attorney — with a very catchy name, too: “Skippy” Weinstein — thinks the sender of some text messages should held……
Not to defend plaintiff’s theory of liability, but it must be frustrating to the victims, who required leg amputations, that the driver received a total punishment of about $800 in fines and some speeches.
“the first case of its kind in the country.”
Is that a threat or a warning?
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