When a person claims a right to recover damages, the law imposes a duty upon the claimant to mitigate those damages. This means that someone who has suffered a loss or injury must take advantage of reasonable opportunities to decrease the amount of damages suffered. While this principle applies in a variety of civil cases,…
There is no question that seatbelt usage helps prevent against serious injury or death in an automobile collision. Accordingly, Delaware law requires vehicle occupants to wear a seat belt. Nonetheless, there are times when vehicle occupants are injured in collisions at times when they are unrestrained. It may be that the collision occurred when the…
