Better buckle up (Alberta man found 75% liable for his accident for not wearing his seatbelt).

An Alberta man has been found seventy-five percent liable for the injuries he suffered in a car accident. He claimed over two million dollars in damages for catastrophic personal injuries. Justice Joanne Veit rejected much of his claim, and accepted expert evidence that if he had worn an available and working seatbelt, his injuries would have been minor. She refused to follow an English case decision that said that contributory negligence in...