[Eddie Bronze]

I'm not sure when it comes to all the legal parts to it, but I was in an accident that sounds similar. There was actually six cars in the accident I was in, all ended up pushed against one another. The car at the very back sped off. I was actually stopped and the force of three cars behind me pushed me into the car in front of me. But, that's not the way the cops wrote it up. They said in instances like this there is a precedent set and it's considered a chain reaction accident in which everyone assumes 50/50 responsibility. If you're at the front or the back of the chain, and only had damage to the front or back, you're still considered 50% responsible because in their estimation, you either stopped too fast if you're in the front or didn't give enough distance in front of yourself if you were at the end.

I would think something like that would have to effect a lawsuit because I'm sure that's how the police report will get written up. I know the guy who was in front of me filed a lawsuit but I never ended up going to court or really hearing any details about it at all. The impression I got from everyone I talked to who was involved in it was that it sounded like it would get thrown out.