My auto accident was in October. When I call my lawyer to get a status. They just tell me they send the demand letter in January. How long will State Farm take? Is there a time frame they have to answer by?

Does anyone know the time frame that these things take? All I know is my lawyer sent State Farm a demand letter on April 9, about the accident that took place early last year. Do they usually take awhile to respond? Does state farm them give my lawyer a number, or is this for something else?

Any help would be appreciated. Lawyer of course does not tell me anything.

i am confused on this i got a paper today from my lawyer note: back in june 4th 2010 i was in a car accident i have a slip disc on my neck and back problems now i am going through goldstien for my attorney i got this letter and it says this please be advices that we received 7 additional checks from state farm that total 9,015.73 these checks represent the medical payments portion of the auto policy enclosed is a power of a attoreny form which will allow us to sign these checks on your behalf please sign and date Power of attorney in front of a witness , then on the bottom says We will distribute the checks as listed below

Current Recovery ,015.73

Amount held in escrow towards expenses,
medical bills,and attorney fees untill final settlement of case (,015.73)

Balance payable to client .000.00

Please return the signed power of att. form to the office in the enclosed self addressed stamped envelope Please be adviced the enclosed funs are not to be considered a total settlement of your claim

i am just wondering if the thousand is what i will only receive i been through so many pain drs chiropractor and such and have 2 major injuries what is this i have no clue i am confused on this statement

I was in an auto accident about 5 months ago and I was at fault. I have state farm and they have already settled the property damage, but the bodily injury claim for the person I hit still remains. How long does this process usually take to end?
The person did not get an attorney or anything, my insurance is taking care of it, so is it normal for bodily injury claims to take this long with out attornies getting involved?

i just received my settlement fro and accident in june fo 09 anyway i was told by my lawyer to make a medical claim now this is what i wont to know at first we a was supposed to receive a percent of the money after state farm payed the medical claim to the chiropractor should me and the lawyer split the settlement or do the chiropractor still get a percent of the money please help bc i feel like ive been ripped off

Has used his state farm policy and is now going after mine. he walked away 70 days ago just fine. i even drove by his residence a few times and he l ooked just fine also. this is a moral point for me. you have to stand for something or youll;; fall for anything. i cant stand the thought if my insurance also state farm ends up paying out. not because my rates would go up; obviously wouldn’t like that. but here in south florida , people from other nearby countries are always pullin this. should i try to round up possibly neighbors of his, co workers if i can figure out where he works, and any local businesses he go to to prove he is not and was not hurt.
However he did use his liability/bodily injury first. does that mean he just paid his deductible. never understood auto ins.
it eats at me that visitors, whether they become permanent U.S. citizens come here to use our country. serious inquiries only. sorry if offended anyone but i do have my American right to opinion.

The other driver is at fault and has state farm insurance.

I suffered a sprained ankle, broken arm at wrist (ulna) and have 3% whole body disability from a neck injury (has bone spur contributed to accident that causes neck and arm pain). I’m out approximately 3000$ in lost wages.

I was working at the time (driver) and it is workmans comp so vehicle repair and doctor bills are to be paid to my employer. My case is with the other driver in this case not work comp.

Please do not simply advise to get a lawyer.
Also I live in Tennessee so theres not many million dollar cases won here for these types of cases. I want to be fair anyway so that wouldn’t be something I would want. I also don’t want to sell myself short as I am soul bread winner for my family.
I’m going to try and get state farm to pay workmans comp there part so they won’t be coming to me for payment. Also thanks for the answers so far but as for the part about getting a lawyer I’m very aware of reasons to have one. I simply want all the info I can get up front as if I was handling it myself.

Got into a car accident 7 months ago. guy with an ford F-250 (big truck) ran red light and totaled my 4cylinder camry. I had no insurance, stupid i know, but the fact is , it was not my fault!
A- police report said it was a NO FAULT.
B- cop at scene denied me a witness.
C- got a notarized written statement from the witness.
D- State Farm denied my witness as well!
E- months later State Farm sends me a 3.000 check. HALF of my totaled car’s damages
F- now a letter saying i must pay 6,300 in 30 days or i’ll be sued, suspened licesne and ruin credit!
!!! My car is still in my garage and everyone that’s seen it says you can tell that i got t-boned real hard and that it should be obvious that I GOT HIT!!!

Please any advice helps! what kind of lawyer do i need to seek? why would state farm send me money only to ask for money 4 months later? it doesn’t make sense.
my story is not all over the place and not full of holes, it is what it is. you say state farm wouldn’t pay me 3g’s then ask for more than double that back? well they did! i have the letter right here! i don’t get it either, which is WHY i am asking for advice genuises! they are now claiming it was my fault! but police reports say no fault! if you saw my car it’s obvious he was going fast enough to total. p.s. my car is still a mess in my garage! isn’t there a science that can prove this stuff? any other questions, just ask…i need genuine help, not snooty comments! what don’t you get?
thanx so much guys for your input.
yes i do have insurance now. the reason i’m gonna fight this so hard is because it really wasn’t my fault.
imagine this: you’re at a red light, waiting, you scan the radio in the meantime. THE CAR BEHIND YOU HONKS, you look up, the light is GREEN! i go to make my right turn. BAM! i get t-boned! btw, my witness is the lady that was behind me and honked! how in any way is this my fault? good thing is, i just found out that traffic light had a camera on it, so we might have footage. no one was hurt. only the guys grill got messed up, i took a picture! how is an old, rusty grill worth 6,300? yes i’ve learned my lesson, but i don’t feel i should have to pay a penny if i was in no way at fault! thanx again everyone!