Yes, at least partially. If the moving car was being operated recklessly at the time it hit you, the other driver may also be partly liable.
I do not feel the the son was at faught because If the tale-end of the car was totally out into the intersection the other driver was to yield to him, especially if passing the son driver was going to cause the driver to go into another lane.
It is moving in a negative direction, such as backing out of a driveway or parking space.
Rule of thumb: if two cars are in an accident and only one of them is moving, it's the fault of the car that was moving.
yes you are correct. the person backing up is responsible for making sure the area behind their vehicle is clear.
You need to practice backing up slowly in a deserted place with a curb that is out of the way of other moving vehicles, perhaps the outer limits of a mall parking lot. Repeated practice will give you a sense of when your car is near the curb.
If a parked car is hit my a moving car, the moving car is obviously at fault. If a moving car is hit by a car backing out of a space, the second car is at fault for failure to yeild, as the first car had right of way. If two cars are backing out and hit each other, it may be hard to determine who's at fault, as both driver's vision may have been compromised.
no matter where a vehicle is parked, the moving vehicle is at fault every time.
If you are in reverse and hit anything, moving or not, you are at fault.
The person driving in a forward direction has the right of way. If you are backing up, you must wait until traffic is clear before moving. Similar to a rear-ender, when the person hitting someone in front of them is always at fault.
If your backing up, your automatically in the wrong as far as the police and insurance company is concerned. Its up to the person backing up to make sure that it is safe, even if another driver is moving to fast tail lights are broken.
The person who is backing out
If you are both moving, the one at fault is whoever the police officer says is at fault on the accident report. That's all I can tell you with this information. I hope you called the police. They will say you backed into them and you will say they ran into you. Without a police report faulting one of you, the insurance company will say both are 50% at fault which means each pays for their own damage.