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\nNew York law is clear.<\/p>\n

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a car accident<\/a> that was not your fault, you have a legal right to take action against the person or party who caused your crash. However, where your no-fault policy will often pay benefits without asking too many questions, the courts are another matter. Judges and juries care about liability, because liability determines who, if anyone, should have to pay your damages. This could be you, another driver, or somebody else altogether.<\/p>\n

A lying defendant can make an already-difficult process more frustrating.<\/p>\n

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New York law is clear. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a car accident that was not your fault, you have a legal right to take action against the person or party who caused your crash. However, where your no-fault policy will often pay benefits without asking too many questions, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[37,18,65,9,38,41],"class_list":["post-1121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accident","tag-attorney","tag-car-accident","tag-faqs","tag-injury","tag-personal-injury","tag-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nWhen A Driver Lies After An Accident — Buffalo Personal Injury Lawyer News — August 25, 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York law is clear. 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