Identity stolen. Person used it to register a car and run up charges on a cell phone account that he opened.
The car incedent was already taken care of in court. (Decided that it was not me who opened it, but it was State vs. Person, I was not included).
The cell phone, just got a police report and sent it to the colection agency.
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Now that i took care of all of that, with an average lawyer, how much would I be able to get (suffering, etc).
2007-08-15 10:27:06 · 7 answers · asked by stepanstas 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Actual costs of the car and cellphone plus the value of all the damages that you could claim.
2007-08-15 10:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think identity theft qualifies you for "pain and suffering" damages. You could sue for the money you lost, the court filing and attorney's fees, and basically whatever you lost as a result of the incident. That's pretty much it.
2007-08-15 10:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Hillary 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could sue the guy civilly for any money that you were out. You would likely be awarded that but good luck collecting from this person. The only damage here appears to be monatary if you incurred any.
2007-08-15 10:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. If you had any out of pocket expenses and you know who stole your identity, you can sue the person for that amount.
Pain and suffering awards only apply to bodily injury claims.
2007-08-15 10:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thing to take into consideration is that even if the judge finds in your favor and awards you some level of compensation, there is no garuntee of ever seeing it. For an example, look at OJ Simpson and the family of his dead ex-wife. They were given a multi-million dollar settlement and are still paying legal fees to get any of it. In the end, you could be left with considerable legal fees and little hope of getting any of the awarded monies. You have to ask yourself is it worth it .
2007-08-15 10:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably nothing. Your claim is against whomever stole your identity. Do you really think they have money you can get to?
2007-08-15 10:33:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, none at all.
You really think the person who stole your identity has any money for you to win?
I don't.
You can't sue someone who doesn't have anything, now can you?
2007-08-15 10:39:10 · answer #7 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋