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31 Mar

I was involved in a "at fault" car accident I need advice.?

Posted in car accident attorney on 31.03.11

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Awhile ago I was involved in a three car crash. I was traveling east bound and approached an intersection and crossed after it went green. A car traveling north hits my passenger side and spins my car into traffic going west bound and my backend gets hit from on coming traffic. My girlfriend was in the passenger seat when this happened. A witness going southbound calls the police and ambulence for us. After I gave my statement to the officer he lets me go with my girlfriend to the hospital. She gave her statement later at the hospital. Everything was ok until I saw the police report later saying I was at fault because the individual in the third car that my backend hit said I ran the light while she was traveling west bound opposite of me. The person that hits me said he was going on his green. Now I was wondering why thier statements weight more then that of me and my girlfriends when we both stated going on the green. The report didn’t even have the statement of the witness that stopped to call for us because I saw the officer talk to him and wrote his name down. Should I even bother getting an attorney? My girlfriends medical bills total over 000 and she doesn’t have health insurance. Can she sue me? Or am I screwed because the guy that hit me is filing damage claims agaisnt me too. I do have car insurance and have already reported this to them. Thanks in advance for any help.

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31 Mar

Being sued due to car accident?

Posted in truck accident lawyer on 31.03.11

My husband was making a left hand turn in his work truck and was rear-ended by another vehicle, which was then rear ended by another vehicle. The first vehicle to hit my husband said there was smoke in the air so he suddenly couldn’t see. The police sent my husband on his way right away as it was obviously not his fault. This was two years ago. Now he just received a court summons from the first vehicles court/lawyer that he is sueing my husband, my husband employer, the second cars driver and his employer. The person giving the summons said to give it to his insurance company within 20 days. But, it wasn’t my husbands fault and it wasn’t my husbands vehicle, it was his work vehicle. Not sure what to do. If he doesn’t respond he is considered guilty and will be charged to pay the 0,000 they want.
My husband was not given a ticket and his work truck was brand new and insured.

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30 Mar

Car accident insurance help?

Posted in car accident lawyer on 30.03.11

I was rear ended at a red light while driving my girlfriends car. I’m excluded from her policy. It’s the other drivers fault. My neck and bAck hurt. We filed a claim with the insurance company and they want us to do a recording statement saying we agree I’m not under the coverAge. Should I get a lawyer before I agree to that? Just don’t want to jeopardize my car not getting fixed. They had liability and barely speak English.

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30 Mar

How long does it take for an attorney to negotiate medical bills for an auto accident case?

Posted in car accident attorney on 30.03.11

My mom was involved in an auto accident in Dec.08. She was pinned between 2 cars and had severe permanent injuries. The other driver was drunk and uninsured. When we signed the retainer with the lawyer we specifically stated that he will only get his 1/3 AFTER all bills has been taken care of. We agreed that he will uses the 20k medical settlement offeree by our insurance to negogiate with medical providers while the remaining 100k of injury settlement will be split between the 2 of us. however, as soon as we signed the settlement release he took his portion right away(,333.00) and left us with (66,……,) saying since medical bills exceeded over 200k there might be a chance that we have to use our part of the settlement to pay for medical providers. It has been about 27 months and we both has gotten our part of the 100k but the separate 20k is still in his hands saying he is still negotiating. Does it usually take this long? is it possible he’s also keeping that portion and ignoring our debt to the medical providers? We are still constantly receiving collection letters. What would happen if it continues to go on unpaid?

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30 Mar

Am I covered for a car accident if I had insurance at the time but I don't anymore?

Posted in car accident lawyer on 30.03.11

I was involved in an non-collision accident with a city bus in which the bus had to break suddenly and a passenger may have been injured in a fall within. The fault is in a grey area, but the individual’s lawyer seems to think they have the benefit of the doubt. This was years ago and I don’t have car insurance anymore. Will my insurance cover the accident since I was paying for it at the time or will I be considered uninsured?

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29 Mar

What to do …got into my first car wreck?

Posted in personal injury attorney on 29.03.11

I contacted my insurance already which is geico…im in the state of florida and the other person was citated at fault…..i felt fine at the wreck but now my back is getting pretty stiff….i called my geico again and they said if i go to the doctor it will be with my policy personal injury which is a 00 ded. and they pay 80% after that…..and that if the person at fault has bodily injury they will end up paying for my ded. and 20% that im resposible for…..but i didnt ask to get into this wreck so why do i need to come out of pocket for 00 when i did nothing wrong? will the process be fast enough to where the other party will pay for everything….or do i need to speak with an injury attorney?
forgot to add…..the other person’s insurance is also geico

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29 Mar

Someone ran into my car doing $4000 in damage, and now is lying and won't pay for it, what do I do?

Posted in car accident attorney on 29.03.11

I was headed to grab lunch and went through an intersection on a green light, some ass ran the redlight smashing into me. He was very nice at the time of the accident and because he was an ‘older’ man, I did not want to make the situation even worse, so I didn’t reinforce the fact that he ran the red light and not me. We exchanged info and he gave me his insurance info and business card. He said, "If you have any problems with anything, give me a call."

Well, when I called his insurance about 30 min later, he had already called and told them I ran the red light. Long story short, I am stuck with the bill for my car (00+ ) and he walked away with barely a scratch on his truck! Oh, and by the way… he is a defense attorney and owns his own firm… so what can I legally do in a situation like this??
A police officer did drive by after the accident. The guy waved him down, and he came over. He said, because it was raining, the city was on ’slick streets alert and unless we were injured, there was nothing he could do and then he left without even leaving a name or card. And I did call my insurance first and they are well aware of the situation and are taking my side. But that still leaves me out the deductible, the cost of renting a car while mine was in the shop and a decent amount of missed work! I looked for witnesses, found none, searched for cameras, found none. And nobody in the surrounding area saw it that I could find. Sounds like I am out of luck. What an &@!*#!!

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29 Mar

Are lawyers giving me the brush off?

Posted in auto accident lawyer on 29.03.11

Few months ago, I got in to a messy auto accident and car was totalled and suffered injuries.

Found a lawyer on Yellowpages (one with a large ad) and he seemed thrilled to take the case. Well, after the other party’s insurance denied the claim, he dropped me like a bad habit.

I’ve been calling around to other lawyers (also with large ads) and they seem interested at first but when I tell them about being denied by the insurer, they all say we’ll call you back after discussing it with our lawyers and then never do. Some even ask for photos of the accident and after I email them they never call back.

So am I getting the "brush off"?

Or should I call them back and ask what’s up?

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28 Mar

I got in an accident and the driver at faults insurance only covers $5000, what to do?

Posted in truck accident lawyer on 28.03.11

I was hit with a truck from the back and pretty much the whole trunk of my car is gone, I had a passenger with me and we both suffer from neck and back and leg injures. The injures are not really bad but bothersome, when the insurance adjuster called me they said that the other driver had coverage of maximum of 00, and I believe the car is totaled and what about the yard storage fees and my medical bill. So what should I do, should I hire a lawyer to get full payment for my car and to injures?

Thank you

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