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Legal Dictionary: Motor Vehicle Accident -- Plaintiff
Motor vehicle accidents include traffic accidents involving cars, motorcycles, and commercial trucks. Personal injury lawsuits arising from motor vehicle accidents are typically governed by the law of negligence, and figuring out who is at fault in a traffic accident is a matter of deciding who was "negligent." In certain cases, motor vehicle accidents are caused by factors unrelated to the conduct of any particular driver. For example, an accident may occur due to a defect in someone's automobile or motorcycle. Legal claims involving injuries from motor vehicle accidents are almost always governed by state law.
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