I got in a car accident yesterday. I was driving on the very left lane down a one way road at an intersection. The other guy was in the second to very left lane, and tried to turn (left) at the intersection. The idiot hits me and gets a ticket as the cops were right there to see it.
So the guy's insurrance has to pay for the damages done to my car, but what about personal injury? What are the specific laws concerning compensation for injury/pain in the format of Code - section - subsection?
This suite would be tort (broke my laptop) and personal injury, and I have to sue the party responsible so I don't see how the insurrance company is involved. Its the person that hit you that owes you compensation. If you sue the wrong party (insurrance company) you won't win.
and why get lawyers? they suck money! I can find applicable laws, file in small claims court, and certainly make a cogent inductive argument. maybe sound deductive argument
Answer by bartletagency
Sounds like you answered your own question.
Answer by Billy M
Do you know how to:
1. Follow the rules of civil procedure in responding to a motion for summary judgment filed by the Defendant's attorney seeking to dismiss your case?
2. Draft a summary judgment affidavit in the proper form.
3. Subpoena medical records needed for proof at trial, in a form that can be used at trial
4. Know what experts are required to prove your injuries and damages.
5. Know how to qualify an expert under Rule 702
6. Make the correct objections to improper discovery requests sent to you by the Defendant's attorney..
7. Follow the rules of civil procedure in responding to discovery requests.
8. Properly respond to a motion to transfer your case to another court in a county 200 miles away from where you live.
9. Prepare proper jury questions and instructions
10. File a motion in limine or respond to a motion in limine.
11. Force the defendant to produce relevant documents you need.
If you know how to do all of these things, and can afford to pay for them, then by all means represent yourself.
Answer by perfectvelvet
It's still his insurance company, assuming he has bodily injury coverage. If he doesn't, you'll need to enact your own uninsured motorist coverage to be compensated.
You don't file a suit against his insurance company; you file it against him and, because it was in a motor vehicle, his company picks it up.
If you think you can handle it in court, be my guest, but you won't get near the compensation you think you deserve. Plus you need to have a significant amount of money available for out of pocket expenses, like the filing fee, jury demand fee, paying doctors for depositions (which is in the thousands of dollars), ordering medical records, creating exhibits, etc.
You'd have to refer to your state statutes determing laws; we don't know where you are.
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