Helen asks…
Does any one know of a Lawyer that would take an accident case?
The lady was at fault – she has a lot of DUI’s and is still driving. She ran a red light, hit my hubbies Van with passengers in it [ he drive's a shuttle bus, too and fo to airport ] two passengers where treated at the scene of accident. He has been told by a doctor that the nerves in his left arm are dead and he may not be able to work anymore. The doctor suggested he find a good lawyer.
We are new in this state and don’t know any good lawyers here.
The womens insurence company is Gicgo [ sorry not even check spell can help ]. They are refusing to pay our medical bills. AAA would pay…But not her insurence company.
Area, South/West part of Arizona
admin answers:
Personal injury lawyers are plastered all over the yellow pages in my town. One takes up the entire back cover. They should be easy enough to find. Most will take the case on a contingency fee basis. If they don’t win, they don’t get paid. If they do win, they get a third. Funny how everybody hates lawyers until they need one huh?
Oh, and in reply to shelcom above, AAA sells homeowner, life and auto insurance and yes they do cover medical expenses.
Donna asks…
My husband fell at work, protocol was not followed, do we get a lawyer?
My husband fell 20 feet he has witnesses, he was working off the job site. He was taken into the office, the cut on his face cut and his company was notified. He was a little stiff, returned to his workplace an hour later. There was an emergency and they told him they would do a injury report in the morning. The next day he asked, he was told by his boss that it was all filled out and in his file, if there was a need to see a doctor , they would send it in.
1 week later he can not move
He informed his employer that he was going to the doctor , when he asked about workmans comp they said they did not have recollition of the accident.
He has since had two spinal surgeries including fusion and his health ins was cancelled. Now we have whopping medical bills.
So he called his employer and said I think I will have to get a lawyer. 2 weeks later we get a letter stating he was injured on 2/26, he was already out of work on that date. Does that letter of admission give us a case?
We got a letter from the comp carrier stating they were notifed of the injury and a general form letter from the state regarding workmans comp rights-we did not request this.
admin answers:
Contact your states workers comp div. To see if any report was actually filed and notify them of what happened and that you were lied to. Then contact an attorney specializing in worker comp cases for help and get whatever witnesses , any data you have together and let him decide your next step. That letter with the wrong date is a poor attempt to cover their butts and will work against them. Contact the attorney and good luck
Mary asks…
Who is at fault? Car accident!?
This all happened on Easter Day. My husband and I was on our way to Walmart, just to buy some stuffs that we need for our apartment. I will makeup some random names so you guys won’t get confuse with car A, B, C, D.
Anyways, Nestle was driving on Stone Brook @ Richmond Ave when she passed over the red light to make a right turn on Richmond Ave.
Buttercup was on Richmond Ave and she saw the green light so she went for it, but out of nowhere Nestle was trying to make a right turn onto Richmond Ave and Buttercup hit Nestle’s car. Meanwhile there were two cars behind Buttercup.
Strawberry was driving behind Buttercup when he saw Nestle began to turn right on Richmond Ave, and he saw Buttercup hit Nestle’s car and he tried to avoid the accident but he hit Buttercup’s car by swerving to the left lane.
Then my husband (Kiwi) and I (Apple) was going on west on Richmond and we were behind Strawberry. We (Strawberry, Buttercup and Us) had the green light at the intersection, and we saw Nestle ran passed the right light and cause an accident with Buttercup’s car. Thus this cause Strawberry to hit Buttercup’s car. Anyhow I was on the passenger seat while Kiwi is the driver. Kiwi swerved to left lane to avoid the collision but he hit Strawberry’s car in the back.
This all happened in less than 5 minutes. We already have our police reports and the policemen said that it was Nestle’s fault for causing the accident. We have our lawyer to handle this case for us, but right now we are waiting for Nestle’s insurance to make up their decision whether they are going to pay us or not.
I hope my husband and I win this case. I do not want our insurance to pay for Strawberry, Nestle, and Buttercup’s cars. Who do you think will win? Supposedly Nestle’s insurance company are still making the final decision and we are waiting for them to give us the answer.
Nestle’s car: minor scratches on the front bumper.
Buttercup’s car: Flat tire, on the right side of his car has some seriously damages.
Strawberry’s car: Front bumper has some dents and broken lights.
Our Car: Front bumper is completely gone, everything inside is ruined.
Right now we are driving our second car to work/school. It sucks!
During the accident Kiwi and I have some minor pain on our neck, lower back. We already discussed about that to our lawyer.
admin answers:
“Passing over a red light” means, running the red light. You can’t go right on red, without yielding to everyone who has the gree, and making a full stop, first.
Nestle is at fault for the first accident, between Nestle and Buttercup. Not only did she run the red light and make an improper right on red, but she ALSO swerved out of her lane in the process of the turn.
Otherwise she wouldn’t have hit Buttercup.
Then it gets a little tricky, because the answer will vary slightly by state. Strawberry would nominally be at fault for the collision between STrawberry and Buttercup (although if you’re behind someone, how do you swerve to the left to avoid them and rear end them?).
Kiwi is at fault for rearending Strawberry. See, Strawberry and Kiwi were both tailgating – following too closely. I”m not sure why everyone is swerving left, but it’s clearly not working.
In some states, Kiwi is going to be at fault for both Strawberry and Buttercup. But a lot will depend on what Buttercup says – Strawberry could very well claim that they DID stop in time, and Kiwi hit them, and pushed them into Buttercup – making KIWI clearly liable for damages all the way through Buttercup’s front end.
Some states, with multiple cars rearending others, the last guy in, is responsible for ALL the damages.
Police do not determine fault. You absolutely need to turn this in to your insurer, as KIWI is going to be at least PARTIALLY at fault, and FULLY at fault for your own damages. So, Nestle’s insurance is NOT NOT NOT going to pay for your car. Period.
But YOU, or your insurer, will be paying for, AT LEAST, the damage to the rear end of Strawberry’s car, and your car. And the Bodily Injury to strawerry’s passengers. And depending on what Strawberry and Buttercup claim, possibly the damage to Strawberry’s front end, and the portion of Buttercup’s car that Strawberry’s hit, and some of the injuries to the people in Buttercup’s car, and maybe some of the injuries to people in Nestle’s car, as well.
I hope you have really high liability limits.
You’re best off firing your lawyer. YOUR injures, you will only get paid, by YOUR insurance, as YOU are at fault for them. Fully. So, having a lawyer, you’re going to give him 40% of what you can collect off of YOUR policy. You don’t need a lawyer to collect under your own policy. You’re giving away money to the lawyer, for NOTHING.
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