My mother ended up wearing a neck brace and was in alot of pain. I ended up hitting my head on the side windshield and I too was in alot of pain. we are sueing statefarm because we and the people that hit us both had statefarm so satefarm is the the people responsible. They told us they would give us 2,500.00 dollars. Should we take the money or go to court and possibly get more money. If we were to go to court how much money would we get and would it be worth it to go to court.
2006-09-30 10:32:10 · 8 answers · asked by Hi 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
We have a lawyer and he is the one that helped us get the offer of the 2,500 dollars.
2006-09-30 10:37:32 · update #1
While State Farm is the entity responsible for paying, in a lawsuit the parties named would be you and your mother as the Plaintiffs and the driver of the other car as the Defendant. State Farm would pay any judgment you recovered but would not be named. You have to look at your damages. Look at the amount of medical bills and lost wages first since they are the meat of the case. Pain and suffering while recoverable is a crap shoot. I would make sure that the medical testing was complete enough to show any potential problems. For instance, was an MRI done to rule out herniation of any discs? Many doctors will not order an expensive test like this automatically. I would also be cautious about going to court if your attorney got involved in sending you to a doctor in that this will come out at trial and make it look like the meds might not all be legitimate. While State Farm can be stingy, they tend to have a pretty good track record of estimating what they will end up paying. It sounds like you and your mother have soft tissue injuries which cannot be seen by medical testing even though they are very real injuries. If you do go to court, you should also factor in the costs of litigation. Typically they will be reduced from final settlement and may include doctor testimony(expensive), depositions and the like which can run up the costs quick. I would probably settle unless medical testing showed permanent injury of some type.
2006-09-30 10:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by spirus40 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Idiots like you make me puke, you little punk. You just said you are suing Statefarm because they were responsible for the accident -- was it a company car driven by a Statefarm exec? Go ask your scum lawyer what to do because the insurance co. cannot legally speak with you about this claim anymore.
PS -- you will NEVER see the inside of a court room.
2006-09-30 20:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband was apassenger in a vehicle that lost control and teed into a concrete abutment in the passenger door. yeah ouch he got a lawyer and sued the guy who was at fault.. If your lawyer is any good he could probably get you more. have you paid him anything yet? If you got a lawyer who will take their share in the end remember 2500. some of that goes to him. usually 1/3. you gotta look at the injuries and see are they gonna affect you working, living a normal PAIN FREE life, is your life like it was before the accident? if not then you need to determine what price your willing to live with for your injuries. You want a lawyer whose willing not to take a dime from you unless you win the case then he deducts it from the total you get like i said usually 1/3 %. If he don't think he can win he won't take the course. I read where this man had his foot injured in a car accident he sued and got 1 million dollars (that is crazy) my husband got a little over 80,000. but he is now 42 disabled and in constant pain forever. Good luck and i hope you get what you deserve.......
2006-09-30 19:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, why are you sueing state farm? If you both had insurance they automatically cover you up to the maximum the party at fault will cover. Also, if you do sue, you run the risk of getting LESS money plus being out expenses of having a lawyer.
2006-09-30 17:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by angry_elfboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would consult an attorney. Most will give a free consult. Sounds like you and your mother could get compensation for pain and suffering and if time lost at work because of it could get more.
Plus reembursment for medical expenses.
2006-10-03 21:19:56 · answer #5 · answered by Michael S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't you sue the people that hit your car? If you did not buy enough coverage to cover the expenses of your car and your medical, I doubt it is the insurance's fault, or that they have further responsibility in your accident. However, if it's the other driver's fault, you should probably be able to sue, unless they have liability coverage.
2006-09-30 17:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by jetfan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get a lawyer and don't answer any questions. They will try and pay as little as possible. Insurance companies are in the business of making money not giving it away.
2006-09-30 17:35:27 · answer #7 · answered by po8t1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
when you are hit from behind it is always their ault
your damages I don't know
2006-09-30 17:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋