I had a small accident in September, and by just bad luck, my insurance was cancelled(for like 10 days between payments), so I want to present a case to get my car back in shape.
The other party did not report the accident(although I reported mine to my insurance agent)
Thanks for any help!
My friend was driving my car & got into an accident, damage is about $5k, my insurance deductable is $1k. The police report & insurance report stats my friend was 100% at fault. My friend verbally agreed to pay any cost for repair etc…but has not paid a cent, & has since stopped returning my phone calls. What are the odds of winning a judgement in small claims court?
I am in California
I am more inconvenienced by the time it takes to go to the doctor’s office, getting auto estimates, trips to physical therapy, and looking around for medical supplies for my pain. I could have used this time to be with family, work on my business, or teach adjunct at a local college. How do I quantify this ($) when making a claim? I am on summer break (teacher) so it did not affect wages.
I was in a car accident in October. A lady was arguing with her son and rear ended me at 40 mph. I sustained neck, back, and shoulder injuries. I still have pain in my shoulder that the dr. feels will most likely never be corrected. The insurance co I am dealing with says I deserve no compensation for pain and suffering and their offer is not even enough to cover what it cost me in medical bills, time off work, and dropping class at school. I have never been in an accident before and I don’t know how this works. Do you know what an appropriate settlement would be or how to figure out how much it should be? PLEASE HELP.
If you are a lawyer or have been in an accident and can help through personal experience that would be great.
how long after a claims adjuster comes to view the damages of an auto accident will i get a check for totaled out car?
I was in an auto accident where i was sitting at a red light and another car drove into the back of my car. I was brought to the hospital via abulance and underwent two months of physical therapy. I was supposed to continue the therapy but was unable to because of my lack of child care for my 2 children. I suffer lower back pain when i stand to long and it took me nearly 2 months to drive to and from work or after dark. I was just given a settlement offer for $1500 and i do not feel this is enough. i also have outstanding bills that no-fault did not cover. how much should i counter offer the claim?
1 year after getting a few hundred dollars from my insurance company the othe party is now suing me in small claims court claiming they were injured and for pain & suffering.
my insurance company already denied their medical bills claim. can i call the suing party and ask them to provide me with evidence of this injury ? like medical bills , x-rays, doctor reports etc ?
am i legally allowed to do so and are they required to give me this evidence before court hearing ?
Do you still need to pay him?
He is not allowed to represent us in small claims court (lawyers are not allowed)
But he still filed all the papers for court because the insurance we are suing wouldnt pay.
He prepared us for court (telling us what to say)
but if we win do we still need to pay him?
If I’m not at fault, what are my rights or what am I entitled to be compensated for? the other driver was also given a citation and didn’t show up for court.
I was in an accident about a month ago. I rear-ended some guy’s car. He didnt want to call the police or the insurance company. He said it wasnt a big deal, the car was old anyways, the damage was minor. We exchanged phone numbers and agreed to call each other later and come up with a settlement. He asked for a sum of 300 dollars and every time I went to give it to him, he wouldnt want to meet. So i stopped calling, about three weeks later I get a letter saying that he’s taking me to court cuz of back injury. Can he make a case with no police report? Should I notify my insurance company? What should I do? What do you think might happen, can he really sue me for thousands of dollars? Please give me advice I would appreciate it.
Its crazy because I must of offered calling my insurance like 20 times before this whole lawyer situation?
Hi everyone,
so I was recently rearended and my back and neck were hurting a bit after the accident but I initially didn’t make a big fuss out of it bc i just didnt want to and thought it would go away.
when geico interviewed me, i told them just that and mentioned i may see a doctor only if the pain got progressively worse. well at the moment they offered me $300 for my troubles, i said i wanted to hold off in case i had to see a doctor and it was worse.
anyway, the pain did become progressively worse to the point where i had trouble sleeping at night. back and neckaches also led to migraines. i went to the doctor today and he said i had multiple muscle spasms as a result of the accident and would most likely need physical therapy.
anyway, at this point id like to request just a tad more from geico. how does this work? can i challenge their settlement of $300 and ask for more? what are my rights and why is geico telling me i can only get money if i myself was insured the day of the accident? i have no idea how this works, any help would be greatly appreciated.
My health insurance paid my bills in an auto insurnace. The other party’s auto insurance is ready to settle but is willing pay the ‘negotiated rate/adjusted rate’ that my health insurance paid for and not the invoiced rate.
Ex. The actual MRI was billed at $1700 but the negotiated rate my health insurance paid was $400
Secondly, they are paying only 80% of lost wage
They are saying that this legally true citing House Bill 4.
Is this true?
I was under the impression, that they need to pay the total medical expenses (not the negotiated rate) and the total lost wage (not the 80% crap) plus pain and suffering
Please help and guide me
Thanks!
Is it a law to pay 80% of lost wage?
How much would be an appropriate Pain and suffering offer, if the special damages (medical and lost pay) is $6200
Because I pay a premium to my health insurance , we get a discounted rate – would the other party pay more considering I pay a premium every month to get the discounted medical rate?
I live in Texas, is there any specific law for texas?
I was in an accident 8 weeks ago where I didn’t see a delivery truck and pulled out in front of him. The truck barely had any damage, many scratches, and my car was totaled. The driver in the truck got out and said he was fine, even moving the debris out of the road and offering to move my car out of the road.
I found out today that he took 7 weeks off work for back and neck injuries, using his Workman’s comp. The claims agent at my insurance company is a little doubtful of his claim. She finds it odd that he had such major damage when he was in a truck that weighed over 10,000, while I was in a little Chevy Aveo and I had no injury at all and my car got the brunt of the impact. She said she needed to speak to him and see all his doctors notes and that she would keep me informed.
What should I expect? How does this impact my insurance rates going up (I knew they will go up because of the accident being my fault, but does an injury accident make it more expensive?) Also, do I need to worry about being sued by the other driver or should me insurance cover all his costs if they find out the injury is what he says it is ?
I never said the accident wasn’t my fault. I just want to know what to expect.
I live in Wisconsin, if that matters.