28 Mar
Why would a car insurance defense attorney request that I drop a motion for an Expedited Jury Trial?
Posted in personal injury attorney on 28.03.11
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This is a NJ personal injury case, in which the defendant rear-ended my car which resulted in an injury. Do I need to have consent from the defense attorney for this motion? Do I need to withdraw a motion just because the defense requests it and does not want an Expedited Jury Trial?
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28. March - 9:48 pm
"The best defense is a continuation." That’s an old legal canard. If the insurance company thinks you have a chance of winning, they want to delay, delay, delay. The longer the delay the better their chances of not losing. You could die, the witness(es) could die, the cop who investigated could die or, worst-case scenario- they have that much longer to use the money they’ll have to pay you.
I hope you’ve got an attorney working for you. Confirm with your attorney whether you should move more slowly or steam ahead with the trial. Insurance companies have platoons of shysters on their payroll whose job is to do what’s best for the insurance company, not anyone with a claim. Get some good advice from a real attorney, but remember that it’s an adversarial relationship- the insurance company wants what’s good for them, not you.