The guy in front of me slammed on his brakes in the middle of an intersection, I dinged him. No air bags went off. The first thing he said when he got out of his car is that he'd been going to a chiropractor for 6 months from the last guy that him and just got his neck straightened out - and I went and screwed it all up again. I was not charged, fined, or ticketed. Damage to my vehicle was $200, his insurance claim was $5000 but for some reason he never followed through.
Can I still be sued for damages or can I breathe a sigh of relief?
This is in Ontario Canada.
2006-08-16 05:11:04 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This Kind of thing can have a tendency of hovering about only to return and savagely bite you in the ar$e!
That's what happened to me.....I mean...to the other person I took to arbitration....
2 years later...when I needed some spending money!
----Nah...13 months...You're most certainly okay by now!!
2006-08-16 09:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you can still be sued, but I don't think he actually had a neck problem. He just wanted to get some quick cash. If you're ever in another accident, take a picture of how many people are in the other car, or have them sign a piece of paper saying how many. Otherwise, by the time you get to court, they will have five people with whiplash.
2006-08-16 05:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has up to 36 months to sue. However, if you weren't ticketed, he'd have a hard time proving anything in court. Should it come to that, I would advise you to subpoena his prior medical records to prove that you didn't cause the original condition.
Best of luck to you!
2006-08-16 05:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by Inquisitor-2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe I'd get on with my life and stop worrying about this incident. You were not even charged for the accident.
2006-08-16 05:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it...you would have heard something by now. Especially if it was reported to your insurance company. Have you heard anything since the accident?
2006-08-16 05:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a statute of limitation (usually one year), but I'd check to be certain.
2006-08-16 05:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋