Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Texas

Liability from an at fault auto accident

I was involved in an at fault auto accident while on company business in a company car. My company has liability insurance to cover me and has hired a lawyer to represent me. My question is can I be held liable personaly under any circumstance? If a settlement is reached in this suit can they then come back on me?


Asked on 3/02/04, 3:15 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Charles White Charles G. White

Re: Liability from an at fault auto accident

1. . . . can I be held liable personaly under any circumstance?

ANSWER: Only if you are proved to be negligent and the cause of the accident. This assumes that you are not a governmental employee, in which event a different set of rules may apply.

2. If a settlement is reached in this suit can they then come back on me?

ANSWER: A defendant can settle with one party and still proceed against the other. An exception exist for certain governmental employees.

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Answered on 3/02/04, 3:33 pm
Peter Bradie Bradie, Bradie & Bradie

Re: Liability from an at fault auto accident

Depends upon the settlement language.

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Answered on 3/02/04, 5:37 pm


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