Insurance adjustors may attempt to devalue car accident claims if the injured party was not wearing a seatbelt.
The Argument: The injured party wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, so this makes the negligent driver “less” at fault for causing the car crash.
While I am certainly a very big proponent of wearing a seatbelt at all times and encourage all of my clients to do so, this is yet another meritless attempt to avoid paying claims by insurance companies.
The fact of the matter is, in South Carolina, failure to wear a seatbelt cannot be used as evidence of negligence or contributory negligence in a civil lawsuit. To Find Out What This Means From a Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer, Click Here!