Rear Ended A Car That Cut Me Off? Can I Sue?

New Jersey State law presumes that a driver who strikes to another driver from the rear bears 100 percent liability for an accident. Therefore, the onus falls on the driver who strikes from the rear to prove that he or she is not liable, which is difficult.

The only clear exception to this is the chain-reaction accident. If you are the last car in a “chain reaction” accident, you are liable for all the damages caused by you, in the chain reaction accident. This includes damage caused by your car pushing other cars into each other. So, for example, in a three-car chain reaction, the driver furthest back is liable for the damage to the other two cars.

However, if the driver in front cuts off the driver behind them, then the courts may shift liability. Proving this in court requires a skilled accident attorney, as the burden of the proof is on you, and not the driver of the car you hit. Drive safely, drive defensively!

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