Traffic Law

The Cologne District Court has addressed the issue of overlapping, intersecting pre-existing damage to a car and the associated burden of presentation and proof in a court ruling. Facts of…

Passenger's Duty of Care when (Entering and) Exiting the Car In its decision of 08.10.2020 - Case No. 14 O 309/19 - the Cologne Regional Court ruled on a compensation…

Judgment on the claim for damages (illegal turning maneuver): In a decision dated October 7, 2020 - case no. 7 O 177/17 - the Regional Court of Cologne partially upheld…

Expert fee BVSK table In May 2017, the Local Court of Cologne ruled in a traffic accident case under case number 263 C 35/17 that the expert fee must generally…

Damages and compensation for pain and suffering in a traffic accident - Satisfaction and compensation function of compensation for pain and suffering - Section 287 ZPO - Satisfaction & compensation…

Expert costs judgment On June 30, 2017, Brühl District Court 24 C 446/17 ruled that the costs of an expert(surveyor) in a traffic accident case must be reimbursed in full…

Motor vehicle. Accident involving a dog; strict liability of the animal owner in the event of a dog running across the road In the legal dispute between Mr. I. ,…

In traffic law, accidents in traffic moving in the same direction often cause difficulties. The problem is that the injured party has to provide full proof that the person who…

Reversing into a parking space - standard of care when passing someone reversing into a parking space - contributory negligence 40% Judgment of the Local Court of Cologne dated 13.06.2013…

Accident involving a handbike - Municipality's duty to ensure road safety - Riding a handbike over a barrier post that has been moved In its ruling of October 26, 2012…

Abwägung der Verschuldensbeiträge - Verkehrsunfall § 17 Abs. 1 Satz 2 StVG, § 17 Abs. 2 StVG, § 17 Abs. 3 StVG, Haftungsquote 50:50 Das Amtsgericht Köln entschied am 04.…