{"id":736,"date":"2016-04-30T08:08:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T13:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=736"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:15:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:15:06","slug":"evidence-lack-insurance-determined-irrelevant-car-accident-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/evidence-lack-insurance-determined-irrelevant-car-accident-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Evidence of Lack of Insurance Determined Irrelevant in Car Accident Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If a case proceeds to trial, generally the parties leave the issues to the jury to decide. However, the judge still has to make decisions throughout the trial, including ones involving the admissibility of evidence. Sometimes, these decisions can have a huge effect on a trial\u2014and sometimes, if a judge makes a decision later found to be incorrect, there may need to be a new trial altogether.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/maryland\/court-of-appeals\/2016\/27-15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a>, a man was injured after he was hit by a dump truck driver hired by an asphalt company. The plaintiff sued the asphalt company for negligence and negligent hiring. At trial, the company tried to exclude evidence that at the time of the accident, the truck driver had a suspended license, and the truck was uninsured. The judge allowed the evidence about the truck being uninsured to be admitted at the trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant appealed, arguing that the judge should not have allowed the evidence about the lack of insurance. The court of appeals agreed, finding that the court should not have admitted the evidence and that this information was prejudicial. The court found that in a claim about negligent hiring and general negligence, evidence of lack of insurance coverage was irrelevant and should not have been admitted.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/evidence-lack-insurance-determined-irrelevant-car-accident-claim\/#more-736\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a case proceeds to trial, generally the parties leave the issues to the jury to decide. However, the judge still has to make decisions throughout the trial, including ones involving the admissibility of evidence. 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