Accident liability quiz; should we of late get hold of a attorney?
About a weekend ago, my hubby was driving home and stopped at a red turn signal. It was icy, desperate conditions. He waited until the turn signal turned green and started into the intersection when he saw a snow-plow come into view, so he stopped for a few second to make sure the guy was going to slow down (the guy have a red light.) The guy slowed down, so my hubby thought it was clear and pulled to travel through, but the guy DIDN'T stop and plowed into him. My hubby tried to speed up but with the ice he couldn't bring back clear.
The plow showed no damage. My hubby's car (our clan car) had the rear passenger door slammed into place (we can't initiate it), the gas-cap slammed into place (we can't open it), and the front door slammed into (we can open it, but it creaks and pops when we do.) Because it be early in the morning, here were no witnesses.
Because there be no witnesses, the other guy is claiming my hubby ran the red light, not him, and that it be completely his fault. Since there are no witnesses, the other guy's insurance company is claiming no liability, significance that we aren't going to get anything to try and fix our car. They did not look at our saloon to even try and determine how it was hit or whether that could tell them anything.
My husband have never had so much as a speeding ticket. He has never run a red frothy (even when I was giving birth) and has be driving for 14 years without ever having an chance.
The other company said that at this point we contact our insurance agent and let them argue back and forth, but I'm starting to estimate we should get a lawyer, one that deal in stuff like this, and agree to him handle it.
Do you think we own a case? What sort of lawyer should I look for?
Answers:
if there is no bodily injury use simply your ins co.. its your word against his and thats it
hopefully rac or rckd will see this and answer
First sour, knowing where this happened would support you get better answers. Different states have different law and statute of limitations.(SOL) FYI the shortest SOL I know of is one year.
If you have collision coverage with your company use it. The most you are out would be your collision deductible. Then your company will argue beside the snow plows company over who is at-fault.
If you don't have collision coverage then your option are limited because there are no witnesses and it's respectively drivers word vs. the other ones. Getting a lawyer won't help you because your husband can't prove that the twist of fate happened how he explains it. No lawyer is going to transform that.
Frankly, I don't think you have a defence. Your husband saw the snow slowing down and assumed it would stop. That just isn't the right decision. Your husband should enjoy stayed put until he knew the snow plow was if truth be told stopped, especially on icy roads.
Good Luck Source(s): Claim adjuster for way too long.
You don't have a case. You can't prove who have the red light and there be no witnesses. If there was a red muted camera or traffic camera, then you'll have a armour. Just use your own insurance company and their legal resources. Don't waste money on a advocate when you can't prove anything. If your insurance company thinks you have a travel case, they'll get a lawyer or an catastrophe expert to view the damages of your car. Let your own insurance concordat with this and follow their advice. If you own collision coverage, get your car fixed. And if they are successful at going after the other company and collecting, you'll get hold of your deductible back.
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The plow showed no damage. My hubby's car (our clan car) had the rear passenger door slammed into place (we can't initiate it), the gas-cap slammed into place (we can't open it), and the front door slammed into (we can open it, but it creaks and pops when we do.) Because it be early in the morning, here were no witnesses.
Because there be no witnesses, the other guy is claiming my hubby ran the red light, not him, and that it be completely his fault. Since there are no witnesses, the other guy's insurance company is claiming no liability, significance that we aren't going to get anything to try and fix our car. They did not look at our saloon to even try and determine how it was hit or whether that could tell them anything.
My husband have never had so much as a speeding ticket. He has never run a red frothy (even when I was giving birth) and has be driving for 14 years without ever having an chance.
The other company said that at this point we contact our insurance agent and let them argue back and forth, but I'm starting to estimate we should get a lawyer, one that deal in stuff like this, and agree to him handle it.
Do you think we own a case? What sort of lawyer should I look for?
Answers:
if there is no bodily injury use simply your ins co.. its your word against his and thats it
hopefully rac or rckd will see this and answer
First sour, knowing where this happened would support you get better answers. Different states have different law and statute of limitations.(SOL) FYI the shortest SOL I know of is one year.
If you have collision coverage with your company use it. The most you are out would be your collision deductible. Then your company will argue beside the snow plows company over who is at-fault.
If you don't have collision coverage then your option are limited because there are no witnesses and it's respectively drivers word vs. the other ones. Getting a lawyer won't help you because your husband can't prove that the twist of fate happened how he explains it. No lawyer is going to transform that.
Frankly, I don't think you have a defence. Your husband saw the snow slowing down and assumed it would stop. That just isn't the right decision. Your husband should enjoy stayed put until he knew the snow plow was if truth be told stopped, especially on icy roads.
Good Luck Source(s): Claim adjuster for way too long.
You don't have a case. You can't prove who have the red light and there be no witnesses. If there was a red muted camera or traffic camera, then you'll have a armour. Just use your own insurance company and their legal resources. Don't waste money on a advocate when you can't prove anything. If your insurance company thinks you have a travel case, they'll get a lawyer or an catastrophe expert to view the damages of your car. Let your own insurance concordat with this and follow their advice. If you own collision coverage, get your car fixed. And if they are successful at going after the other company and collecting, you'll get hold of your deductible back.
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