{"id":312,"date":"2020-08-22T16:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T16:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/is-fault-automatic-in-a-rear-end-car-accident-case\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:53:48","slug":"is-fault-automatic-in-a-rear-end-car-accident-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/is-fault-automatic-in-a-rear-end-car-accident-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Fault Automatic in a Rear-End Car Accident Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | August 22, 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/is-fault-automatic-in-a-rear-end-car-accident-case.jpg\" alt=\"Determining Rear-End Liability After a Car Accident\"\/><br \/>\nWhile no one expects that they will be involved in a rear-end collision, the reality is that these accidents are not uncommon. Rear-end collisions regularly occur at intersections, in stop-and-go traffic, when vehicles are making turns, and in various other situations. You may have heard that fault for these incidents always falls onto the driver whose vehicle slams into the rear of another. However, that is not necessarily the case. As with any car accident, determining liability can be challenging and is a vital part of deciding how compensation is awarded.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been involved in a rear-end car accident, contact a <a href=\"\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">Chicago car accident lawyer<\/a> today at <a href=\"\/\">Seidman, Margulis &amp; Fairman, LLP<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/is-fault-automatic-in-a-rear-end-car-accident-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Is Fault Automatic in a Rear-End Car Accident Case?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | August 22, 2020 While no one expects that they will be involved in a rear-end collision, the reality is that these accidents are not uncommon. Rear-end collisions regularly occur at intersections, in stop-and-go traffic, when vehicles are making turns, and in various other situations. 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