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the legal bill for physics you set in motion behind the wheel.
means the legal responsibility a driver or owner holds for injury or damage their vehicle causes to others.
from emerged alongside mass car ownership in the early 1900s, when courts realized a two-ton machine needed rules fault-based tort law never had to consider.
minimum requiredevery u.s. state mandates some liability coverage
split coveragebodily injury and property damage are priced separately
no cap deductibleunlike collision, liability claims have no owner deductible
follows the caroften covers whoever drives it, not just the owner
for instance
toyota unintended acceleration — 2009-2010 recalls led to over 1 billion dollars in settlements
uber phantom rider case — 2014 san francisco crash reshaped rideshare liability rules
ford pinto litigation — 1970s fuel-tank suits became a law-school liability staple