{"id":130,"date":"2020-09-04T17:11:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/can-a-passenger-sue-both-drivers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:53:35","slug":"can-a-passenger-sue-both-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-a-passenger-sue-both-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Passenger Sue Both Drivers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | September 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/can-a-passenger-sue-both-drivers.jpg\" alt=\"Can a passenger sue both drivers?\" \/><br \/>\nGetting into a car accident as a passenger can be a terrifying experience. Passengers are just as likely as drivers to sustain injuries in an accident, and it is important to understand that passengers should be entitled to recover insurance compensation for their expenses.<\/p>\n<p>In most states throughout the country, including Illinois, liability for these incidents will be determined by discovering which driver caused the crash. This can be challenging for a passenger, particularly if more than one driver shared blame for the incident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-a-passenger-sue-both-drivers\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can a Passenger Sue Both Drivers?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | September 4, 2020 Getting into a car accident as a passenger can be a terrifying experience. Passengers are just as likely as drivers to sustain injuries in an accident, and it is important to understand that passengers should be entitled to recover insurance compensation for their expenses. In most states throughout the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can a Passenger Sue Both Drivers After a Car Accident?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting into a car accident as a passenger can be a terrifying experience. 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