{"id":69,"date":"2025-07-01T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/blog\/proving-liability-in-red-light-cases\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:21:35","slug":"proving-liability-in-red-light-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/blog\/proving-liability-in-red-light-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Proving Liability In \u201cRed Light\u201d Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most personal injury lawyers are well aware that \u201cred light\u201d auto accident cases are difficult to settle. Anytime we get an auto tort case involving an intersection with a traffic light, we know we will probably need to file suit and possibly go to trial to get fair compensation for the client. The simple reason for this is that insurance companies are more likely to dispute liability in intersection accidents. In this post we will look at the best strategies and approaches for navigating the liability battleground in red light accident cases.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Insurance Companies Often Contest Liability in Red Light Accident Cases<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In most auto accident tort cases, it is obvious which driver was at fault for the accident, and their insurance company never bothers to dispute liability. Instead, insurance adjusters tend to focus on disputing the extent or validity of the plaintiffs\u2019 injuries or the amount of their damages. Roughly 80% of auto tort cases fall into this category, where liability is undisputed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/blog\/proving-liability-in-red-light-cases\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Proving Liability In \u201cRed Light\u201d Cases\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most personal injury lawyers are well aware that \u201cred light\u201d auto accident cases are difficult to settle. Anytime we get an auto tort case involving an intersection with a traffic light, we know we will probably need to file suit and possibly go to trial to get fair compensation for the client. The simple reason [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69","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>How to Win Red Light\/Green Light Accident Claim<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most personal injury lawyers are well aware that \u201cred light\u201d auto accident cases are difficult to settle. 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