I'm already sueing the women who hit me with her car, but I am loosing a lot of money out of work now. I was hoping on some kind of advice that my lawyer hasn't thought of....
2007-08-31 09:51:26 · 10 answers · asked by THOMAS L 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Insurance
I think your lawyer would have thought of all possible avenues of who is liable for the injuries you suffered as a result of the accident. Where were you on the property?
2007-08-31 15:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Princess Leia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you a pedestrian? Generally speaking the answer is no, unless you were injured by some situation the condo could have avoided.
i am not trying to be judgmental here but did you get hit and immediately run to a lawyer? You realize that the biggest reason you are not going to get as much as you could is because your lawyer will take 1/3rd of the judgment, right? I would be interested to hear more about how this came about. If it was an accident then what is the reason you need to sue her? What makes you think you won't get the amount of money you lost being out of work from just her insurance company?
I hope you are not just trying to dig every penny out of this situation you can, just take what you would have earned if you had been working, no need to be greedy here.
Good luck, I hope you get better soon!
2007-08-31 10:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jason S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It had nothing to do with the condo's insurance so why would you? You sue the person responsible and perhaps if there was someone else who was equally responsible (for example, if she blew a tire then hit you, you could sue her and the tire company). It probably would just come back to you suing her directly, though, so I would go with what the lawyer says. Most personal injury attorneys see SO MANY accidents of this nature, they know what they are doing and who to sue, etc. That's why you are paying him/her. You keep careful track of any and all time missed from work, also any family events or outings you couldn't go to due to injuries. Keep a diary of how it changes your life each day, keep careful notes, they will be used when it is time to present evidence.
2007-08-31 09:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by M L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For you to successfully get money from anyone, you have to prove they were negligent in some way that caused your injury. I seriously doubt that standing on someone's property when you were hit will be grounds to collect on a claim. There needs to have been a defect in the property that caused your injury. Also, now that you have filed suit, you are finding out that no one is going to pay a dime until the case is settled and that could go on for years, literally, depending on where you filed your lawsuit. Filing a lawsuit doesn't cause your claim to be settled faster. In fact, in most cases, it causes it to be dragged out even longer. The at-fault driver doesn't owe you any money until you settle the claim. I don't know if the driver's insurance company had been willing to work with you before you were represented but, in most cases, you could have settled your claim faster without the lawsuit and, in many cases, without an attorney who is going to help himself to anywhere from 25 to 30 percent of whatever you get in the settlement.
2007-08-31 10:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by Yo' Mama 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's right, the new American dream. Sue everyone you can think of so you can get that money.
You already got your dues from the woman that caused the accident. Leave it at that. You going to try to sue the manufacturer of the car too?
2007-08-31 09:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Here in the USA, you can sue anyone for anything.
If you sue the condo's insurance company, you have to prove that the INSURANCE company caused your accident. If you sue the condo association, you have to prove that the ASSOCIATION caused your loss.
In other words, you'll lose both those suits.
2007-08-31 12:32:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can sue for anything, but i dont know all the particulars so would be hard to tell but if she hit you in her car you sue her and then her insurance company will back her to X amount of dollars, first seek an attourney and ask if you even have a case
2007-08-31 09:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by Boston George 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can sue anyone - but you will not prevail.
In order to collect from the property owner - the property owner has to have been negligent. Their negligence has to have contributed to your injury. Just the fact they own the piece of ground you happen to be standing on is not negligent.
2007-08-31 12:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by Boots 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hired an attorney. Do as he suggests. Change attorneys if you feel that he is not adequately representing you.
2007-08-31 13:45:08 · answer #9 · answered by DrIG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One question. Could you have prevented the accident?
2007-08-31 10:06:09 · answer #10 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋