About a week ago ,I got into the dumbest accident. We were both in the right most lane to turn right on the red light. It was dark and she was about to turn but hesitated and stopped at the curviture point of the turn. I thought she went, and the road was pretty clear of the traffic since it was midnight. She was about 5 to 6 ft away from me. I hit my accelerator and hit her. I was ultimately shocked. She set there for the longest crying. The EMT and fire trucks came out. I hit her at about 12-15 mph . My bumper had paint damage and popped out a little bit. Her back bumper had paint damage and her back light was broken due to the impact. She claims that she has hit her head on the steering wheel, which in my mind could only happen if she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. The trooper gave me a ticket, which I do deserve. She chose not to go to the hospital, but mentioned that she would be going to a doctor to get checked out. She also claimed that she had injuries from a previous accident that did not heel completely, which is understandable. She claimed that when she hit the steering wheel , her neck bounced back really fast and that she had headaches. My biggest fear is that she will attempt to sue me for injuries, lost wages, medical bills, and loss of happiness. I do have the insurance, but the process is going to take forever since the traffic report does not come for 10 days. Any ideas on this matter?

I’m 20 yrs old, I got my first DUI like a few weeks ago..I was driving while high they say..I wasn’t drunk at all but high so they say. When I took a breathalyzer it came back 0% Should this look better for me? They said they found a little under a gram of marijuana in my car..I was ticketed for missing headlight (didn’t even know, was the real reason i got pulled over, failure to yield, no insurance, no seat belt..all BS..Judge said he they wouldn’t appoint me a public defender because I wouldn’t be at risk of serving any jail time anyway..and he gave me time to find a lawyer or to defend myself..I said i would get a lawyer but I’m just wondering how much that will cost my parents..Ive heard crazy shit like ,000..Sounds utterly insane! I wasn’t even drunk…I live in Memphis, tn..Can anybody give me any ideas of how much this will cost? Because I mean if it costs even ,000 I’m just going to defend myself because that’s just ridiculous..I doubt that much worse would happen if i DID defend myself..Someone told me at the level court or something it wont go on my record or anything like that anyway so there’s no way in hell i would give an attorney that much fuckin money..Can someone help me out here
It was BS because they NEVER asked for my insurance! I had my insurance card in my freakin wallet..They just wrote a bunch of tickets
I will admit to the headlight being out but the seat belt, failure to yield, no proof of insurance are all bogus..Have you not heard of cops just writing tickets because they are assholes?

I’m 20 yrs old, I got my first DUI like a few weeks ago..I was driving while high they say..I wasn’t drunk at all but high so they say. When I took a breathalyzer it came back 0% Should this look better for me? They said they found a little under a gram of marijuana in my car..I was ticketed for missing headlight (didn’t even know, was the real reason i got pulled over, failure to yield, no insurance, no seat belt..all BS because they never asked for my insurance..there were NO cars on the street and our seat belts were totally on..Judge said he they wouldn’t appoint me a public defender because I wouldn’t be at risk of serving any jail time anyway..and he gave me time to find a lawyer or to defend myself..I said i would get a lawyer but I’m just wondering how much that will cost my parents..Ive heard crazy stuff like ,000..Sounds utterly insane! I wasn’t even drunk…I live in Memphis, tn..Can anybody give me any ideas of how much this will cost? Because I mean if it costs even ,000 I’m just going to defend myself because that’s just ridiculous..I doubt that much worse would happen if i DID defend myself..Someone told me at the level court or something it wont go on my record or anything like that anyway so there’s no way in hell i would give an attorney that much freaking money..Can someone help me out here

My three teenage kids were rear-ended by a commercial truck. They were in a newer mini van, all in seat belts. The driver claims his brakes went out on him, and he was cited by the officer. On pushing the truck to the side of the road,the brakes were bad.

All went to the hospital for xrays, and were released with instructions to rest and take ibuprohen for pain.

Spoke with the claims adjuster was told to get an estmate which is in progress, and I am using my shop, which they approved. I do not anticipate any issues with getting the vehicle made whole.

Question revovles around the kids. They seems fine, and frankly I would be surprised if there was any long term issues. Sore neck, sore back, some soreness from the seat belt. On day two they are not complaining, and are doing normal things.

The clams person indicated that she would make an offer once all of the medical bills are submitted.

Answer I need is, what is a reasonable amount for the injuries

I was involved in an auto accident and it’s been five days since it happened. I’m starting to have a pain in my left shoulder (I was driving and it is bruised from the seat belt). The accident was not my fault, but I’m worried that the "acceptable" time frame has passed for visiting the doctor. Is it too late to claim it as an injury if I go to the doctor now?

I got into an accident around the end of october last year. At the scene the other guy’s car only had surface scratches since he owned a Mercedes and the bumper took all the impulse, my car was pretty badly totalled in the front. The first thing I did after the accident was walk out of my car to check if everyone was ok, I asked him and he said he was. So we called the police, we didn’t ask for an ambulance or nothing because it was a low speed collision and we both had seat belts on. So the police officer came and took our reports, and asked me if I was ok I said I was and he asked me if the other driver was ok as well, and I told him he was, the police officer asked the other driver as well. Now one year after the accident this driver is trying to make a claim on being bodily injured in the accident. I can prove using physics and dynamics exactly how much force was applied to his seat and through the seat belt onto him, I have the police officer as a witness, how will my case hold up
I am 100% sure he is trying to fraud me, I am pretty sure he cut me off right before a red light but that cant be proven. However the police officer can testify that he was ok at the scene, how badly his car was damaged, etc; isn’t this enough to win a jury over? What is this other guy thinking, that I am so stupid I will settle for what he askes knowing I can win the case so easily because I am innocent and he will be commiting purgery on stand by lying about his injuries? Also doesn’t he get checked by an unbaised doctor recommended by the judge to show what his injuries can be attributed to? I have Gieco insurance, will they do anything to help me prevent this obvious case of fraud? Is there any chance that this guy’s lawyer can trick a jury even with all my proof and evidence?
Thanks for any ideas, also should I contact Gieco’s fraud department and report this as such a case for investigation?
Please help me, i dont know what to do now.

I was unlawfully pulled over, given 3 tickets on 2/8 for DWI which i blew a 0.0, unsafe lane change (i have the video the trooper was 6" from my bumper, had my seat belt on and used my blinker to move over he did not have his lights on at the time I moved over) and overdue registeration. this all happened on 2/8 the troopers never appeared in court the 10 times i showed up. It was finally dismissed on 10/8. I want to civilly sue, I have PTSD and while in the Precint the Troopers kept telling me that I was going to be strip searched. My attorney says I have a civil rights lawsuit b/c I am disabled and told Trooper this. The tape of inside the Precint is missing. Not all Troopers are bad or evil, but these 2 took great pleasure out of seeing me go hysterical every time they said I was being strip search. Please Help Me

I was injured in an automobile accident when my daughter & I were out on Mother’s Day (2008). The other driver was faulted for the accident & I was the passenger in my daughter’s little Kia Spectra. We were T-boned on the passengers side & my head was slammed into the seat belt adjusting mechanism as well as my back was twisted (I later found out that I had an annular tear with few treatment options if any). I was promised by my attorney that his firm had a doctor who would see me with or without insurance & he later said that the doctor no longer accepted patients w/o insurance. My injuries were never treated (after I left the ER) but I did keep an accident journal of what the injuries caused me on a daily basis. When I asked my lawyer if he had received the updated copy of my journal, he said "YES". How could he, I never sent it?
He also made the settlement proposal without first discussing it with me, he asked for the ,000.00 Med Pay that was available on my daughter’s insurance coverage, why not the Med Pay coverage from the person at fault? My lawyer also became a doctor over night & told me that he felt that further medical attention for my injuries would not help my case due to the fact that I had a previous condition (brain tumor) and that this would more than likely be used against me. It didn’t matter that I was honest about that fact up front & it didn’t matter that the side of my head that was slammed into the seat belt adjusting mechanism, was on the same side as the surgery to remove that tumor and that since, I have not had a day where I I haven’t had to take prescription pain medicine just to try to dull the pain. The injury site was right on the plate that is in my head.
Throughout all of this, I continued to care for my terminally ill mother & she was hospitalized on the 21 of January (2009) & passed away on the 25. Believe it or not, it was during this time that my lawyer called me to let me know that the insurance company of the man at fault had submitted an offer & I was strongly advised to take it. I felt as if I didn’t accept this offer, I would be compensated at all. This, based on what my lawyer said to me.
We met today and against my better judgment, I signed papers and One of them was the ,000.00 Med Pay check made payable to me from my daughter’s insurance provider, my lawyer said that it was to go to pay the medical bills & that he would pay them. Am I out of luck just because I signed those papers? Is there anything that I can do go after the lawyer for misrepresentation or misconduct or something? He never sent me to a doctor and he lied about receiving the updated journal & he made proposals without consulting with me and he advised me (indirectly) against further medical attention and he went after my daughter’s Med Pay instead of the one who was faulted for the accident.
What can I do now? Do I continue with my accident journal? Help!
I honestly feel as though my lawyer has taken advantage of the fact that I have just lost my mother. He never once called me, I always had to call him. His call finally came the day after I lost my mother and I had called to check the progress of my claim. After he found out about my mother, I had a settlement offer in 2 days. does this sound suspicious?
My daughter just reminded me that my lawyer also failed to contact Kia due to the fact that the side impact air bags did not deploy. I did inform him of this in our initial meeting.
Maxmom56,
I can appreciate your response to my situation but can you appreciate the stress of the situation that I was in at the time in which he finally contacted me? I was the sole caregiver for my mother, responsible for 2 households, a full time college student, constantly in & out of I.C.U. with my mother while trying to survive college & life and then I had my mother pass away. I am aware of the reputations that many believe lawyers have earned and many would say that I found the "cream of the crop" in the one I ended up with, but is there nothing that one can do when they have been taken advantage of in such a disrespecting manner?

I had a car accident involving 4 cars including mine. All other cars’ airbags went off while mine didn’t. And my car has the most damage!

Since the airbag didn’t work and my seat belt didn’t lock, I was almost thrown to the passenger seat…and ended up in emergency care.

My friends told me that I need to talk to a lawyer for the airbag and seat belt problem with my car. Should I find a lawyer for this matter?