If you get in a car accident, should you get a lawyer?
My partner was involved in an accident with a dump truck. This happened a month ago and there still hasn’t been anything done. She still has no rental car, no check for a new car (hers was totalled), no compensation what so ever. She doesn’t really have any injuries, and that isn’t the concern. Should we get a lawyer to help us? The first question they always ask is about injuries. Do they help if there aren’t any??? She is calling daily (multiple times a day) and is still getting NO where. We need this situation taken care of. Legally, what can be done?
Ok, I guess I left out some info…
My partner was not found to be at fault. The police officer found the other driver to be at fault. The police were called right away, and the insurance company was called right away. Her insurance company is doing nothing! Regular calls are made to Allstate (her insurance) and they keep telling her they are waiting on the other insurance company. She doesn’t have collision coverage because her car is older, paid off, and she didn’t worry about. So, her insurance doesn’t cover her rental car. She is being told they have to wait to see if the other insurance company is going to cover it. Finally after 3 weeks of making calls and getting no where, we finally get a call that the claim was JUST filed with the other company. We have been calling for 3 weeks to her insurance and they just kept telling us everything had been filed, and that they were just waiting. She did go to the doctor right away. (within 24 hours)
Also, within the past week we have been in touch with the other persons insurance company. Still getting NO WHERE.
Insurance Claim – To hire a lawyer or not???
Is it generally a good idea to try to solve the calim yourself with the other insurance compnay and if a resolution can’t be reached, then hire a lawyer?
Also, if I want to solve the claim on my own, I would have to hand over medical documents and such to the other insurance compnay. How might this compromise my case?
I have full coverage throught AllState, but not medical coverage, and hence was told that they won’t handle the medical part or the pain and suffering part of the claim.
Girlfriend was in a Car accident, Lawyer question?
My gf was in a car accident few days ago .
The car bumper was hit by a guy who was driving without a license.
It wasn’t too bad. But the bumper must be replaced and the insurance company should pay for the medical bills .
My question is this. I have "never" been in such a situation before , there fore I have some questions… because she doesn’t seem to know what to do either . She made some mistakes. She already contacted a lawyer , which she thought was the right move.
But i don’t think it was needed because this just happened a few days ago ,Aren’t lawyers needed when things get out of hand or when – they refuse to pay?
In regards to payment.
2 questions –
1) How should I approach the other company (All State ) in regards to payment.
The car was insured under some other person. Isn’t the guy who drove the car while the accident occured still responsible to pay her? ( i am worried , if allstate is making her run around and finally say – oh, we are not responsible !, the guy who drove doesn’t have all states, SORRY! )Another thing – They were forcing her to go to their own shop to get an estimate for bumper repair, does she "have to"? She wants "honda" to fix it and therefore go there to get an estimate, which i think she did. How much of this does she have to comply with AllState.?
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In regards to medical bill , how does this work ? Isn’t the doctors bills, any medication , and physical therapy all covered by the other person? If so what if it’s an ongoing procedure like, a physical therapy session for 8 months . What is the procedure for this ? Should she just fax all the bills to All State or wait till everything’s over and then fax everything- Estimate ( for bumper) and Doctors bill to them?
p.s: The lawyer told her to go to that doctor, I know how cunning these lawyers are . I want this to be done without any lawyer present as smooth as it’s possible. I am just worried if she’s going to get into any kind of trap. Please help.
Car accident.Should I get a lawyer and try to get some form of compensation?
Ok first I’ve been in multiple accidents where I wasn’t at fault and never sued anyone even when I was hurt all I ever asked for was to have all my expences paid…but this one is started to tick me off a bit, a 16 year ran a red light and smashed my car up in the passenger side (he was sited), I was uninjured but the car is still in the shop (1 month later) I took out a claim through my insurance to get the ball rolling, I still have yet to hear from the other insurance company, ALLSTATE (yes i’m naming names) when I finally got through to someone they said that they can’t reach the 16 year for his recorded statement..my car is done tomorrow..but guess what, I can’t get it out of the shop since I have a $500. deductible and they will not hand over the keys till it’s paid, which Allstate refuses to do because they have no proof that thier insured was at fault. So who do I go after? The idiot that refuses to call in the accident….or his insurance? Because now they got me MAD!
FOR: Calipink, so I’m just supposed to suck it up is what your saying because good citizens SHOULD get hit while driving carefull, we should do nothing? Isn’t this why we pay our insurance monthly? I have never liked and do even less now “Insurance companys of any kind” we give our money without a fight every month and have to fight to get a “small portion” back when we need it. So PLEASE no more answers from Insurance agents!
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If you get in a car accident, should you get a lawyer?
My partner was involved in an accident with a dump truck. This happened a month ago and there still hasn’t been anything done. She still has no rental car, no check for a new car (hers was totalled), no compensation what so ever. She doesn’t really have any injuries, and that isn’t the concern. Should we get a lawyer to help us? The first question they always ask is about injuries. Do they help if there aren’t any??? She is calling daily (multiple times a day) and is still getting NO where. We need this situation taken care of. Legally, what can be done?
Ok, I guess I left out some info…
My partner was not found to be at fault. The police officer found the other driver to be at fault. The police were called right away, and the insurance company was called right away. Her insurance company is doing nothing! Regular calls are made to Allstate (her insurance) and they keep telling her they are waiting on the other insurance company. She doesn’t have collision coverage because her car is older, paid off, and she didn’t worry about. So, her insurance doesn’t cover her rental car. She is being told they have to wait to see if the other insurance company is going to cover it. Finally after 3 weeks of making calls and getting no where, we finally get a call that the claim was JUST filed with the other company. We have been calling for 3 weeks to her insurance and they just kept telling us everything had been filed, and that they were just waiting. She did go to the doctor right away. (within 24 hours)
Also, within the past week we have been in touch with the other persons insurance company. Still getting NO WHERE.
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Auto Accident (Insured)?
My husband was in an auto accident in November 2001 three years before we were married. The car he was driving was mine and had full coverage 100/300. Allstate has sent a lawyer and we have been awaiting a trial for five years now. Today we got a letter for yet another postponement. This letter stated that the guy is suing for more than the $100,000 that the insurance covered and that he would be personally responsible for any excess. The thing is we have nothing. How much can they get from us and how will we be expected to pay?
I bought a house in 2003 worth 75,000 but still owe almost 60,000. We each own cars worth less than 5,000. Can we lose our posessions over this? My husband makes less than 20,000/year and I make about 45,000. Who’s income can they touch? My husband has one child and we are expecting our first together. I am so scared as we can barely pay the bills now. The guy suing is a rich lawyer. I would like to know what the worst case scenerio is.
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Auto Accident?
Last Dec. I was rear-ended on my way home from work.Was a $1,000 a week truck driver, now I walk with a walker. Can’t work, maybe have to have back operation. I get a little money from my own dis. ins but nothing from the driver at fault or my own ins. i had to file chapter 13 to keep my cars from being repo’ed. I am 58 and I live in Jacksonville Fla. Shouldn’t I be entitled to something besides measley dis. payments. The guy that hit me has Allstate and I have Hartford. Allstate says they are going to pay my lawyer $10,000 for PIP so I guess he will keep all of that. I ask but never get answers. I think I should get something for being permanently damaged. The dis. Ins. co says they will pay until I am 64 and I appreciated it but its not what I was earning and I won’t be putting anything away. I think I should at least get what I would have earned working. Thank you for any advice.
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How much will I recover from the auto accident?
on 10/26/2005, i involved in a serious auto accident where i had head injuries, back injuries, arm injury, and emotional distress. the medical bills were close to 15k. I still havent recovered all the way so I am still going to the doctors once a month. i was stopped at a red light when a car lost controll and hit my car totaling it instantly. the driver of that car had full coverage insurance and so did i. i have already hired a lawyer who will represent me. around july 2007, the lady’s insurance company, allstate, offered me $7,000 but i refused to sign the release form and now we are going on trial. i was just wondering how much money i will get from this because it will take about another two years. i mean the accident happened in 2005 and it looks like i wont get the money until 2010 or 2011.
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Please help me! I don’t know how to settle my auto accident claim?
I was in an auto accident on January 14, 2008. My husband, 3 week old son and 2 year old daughter were also in the car. We were stopped behind a stop sign and a driver who was not paying attention lost control of his vehicle at 75 mph and rolled half way on top of us. My son, daughter and I were all rushed to the hospital by ambulance while my husband stayed at the scene. I was the only one in the car who was seriously injured so we hired an attorney for my case. We settled within a couple months for my son, daughter and husband for $3,500 each. This put about $1,000 in pocket per person for pain and suffering. My PCP recommended I treat with a Chiropractor. I did so for 4 1/2 months before finally being released from his care. The other person’s insurance company immediately accepted responsibility as they reimbursed my deductible for my totaled car immediately. He only has minimum liability which in Arizona (where we live, and the accident took place) is 30/15 $15,000 max for property and $30,000 max for personal injury per accident but it’s only $15,000 per person.
I met with my attorney and we discussed how I have under-insured/uninsured motorist coverage. I finally finished treating and the lawyer just evaluated my case at a min. of $13,000 and a max of $16,000. They take 25% off the top then my $6,000 in medical bills get paid out.
This to me seems low. I couldn’t lift my arm to hold my 3 week old son because of the muscle spazams in my back. And I’m only going to get $4,000ish in pocket when we got that without an attorney for my family who suffered NO injuries?! Help me before it’s too late! It sounds as if they’re only dealing with the other guys insurance company, though AllState, my insurance company, contacted me months ago letting me know they’re awating a claim to be filed with my under-insured motorist coverage.
Please help!
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we were in a auto accident the other persons insurance is allstate they say we are 15% liable?
we had a green light going straight in the slow lane.the other driver was turning coming form the other direction.allstate said we are at fault for 15% because we should of been able to stop.Itold them that she had to yeild the right away.they replied that we didn’t have our vehicle under controll. has anyone ever heard of such a thing ? should we get a lawyer ? by the way no one was hurt
my husband was driving and slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the accident but he couldn’t stop and there was no place to go
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