TWIFOSP
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I am not a lawyer so do not consider this as legal advice.
I would consult with your insurance company. While in some states, the car owner can be the liable party it's the case in all states. In either case, when you filed the accident with your insurance company, they also assume liability if you live in such a state. And you can be sure that the insurance company will do everything it can to get out of paying for a frivolous personal injury law suit. I wouldn't hire a lawyer unless your insurance company leaves you high and dry. Their lawyers will be way better than any lawyer that you will likely want to pay for.
In the event that you didn't file (d'oh) or your insurance company bows out of its legal obligations, I would most definitely hire a lawyer and sick them on both the lady and your insurance company.
Either way, most personal injury suits are filed only to get a peice of the insurance company. Unless you have big bank accounts, most states have protection against your actual assets. So suing individuals is usually useless. Suing insurance companies by proxy of suing an individual is usually the only way to get awarded cash.
That said, I hope the lady and her lawyer get a dose of their own medicine. People who practice law like this make me sick. Not all lawyers are bad (hell Jude is a lawyer isn't he?
) , but there are enough bad ones to make the jokes funny hehe.
I would consult with your insurance company. While in some states, the car owner can be the liable party it's the case in all states. In either case, when you filed the accident with your insurance company, they also assume liability if you live in such a state. And you can be sure that the insurance company will do everything it can to get out of paying for a frivolous personal injury law suit. I wouldn't hire a lawyer unless your insurance company leaves you high and dry. Their lawyers will be way better than any lawyer that you will likely want to pay for.
In the event that you didn't file (d'oh) or your insurance company bows out of its legal obligations, I would most definitely hire a lawyer and sick them on both the lady and your insurance company.
Either way, most personal injury suits are filed only to get a peice of the insurance company. Unless you have big bank accounts, most states have protection against your actual assets. So suing individuals is usually useless. Suing insurance companies by proxy of suing an individual is usually the only way to get awarded cash.
That said, I hope the lady and her lawyer get a dose of their own medicine. People who practice law like this make me sick. Not all lawyers are bad (hell Jude is a lawyer isn't he?