Q: How to handle insurance company playing games.
My wife was in a No Injury accident a week ago. My wife had a solid green arrow and was turning into her work shopping center and the defendant ran the red light and t-boned her car. We filed a claim with the defendant's insurance company and they assigned 60% of the blame to their insured and 40% of the blame to my wife. I asked them on what basis they determined the split and they claimed their insured claimed the light was yellow and they believed her. This is impossible because the left turn signal for my wife is NOT a flashing yellow and there is a 3 second All-Red delay before my wife's signal turned green. Because the damages are less then $3,500, it seems like I may have a hard time finding an attorney to handle this insurance agency. If I go to my insurance agency, they may raise our rates. What to do?
A: Is there a police report? If so what did the cop say? Was the other driver cited? File a complaint with the insurance commissioner in your state. This is a bogus ploy that insurance companies like to pull out and it needs legislative action.
A:
The Nevada Bar Association has an attorney referral service. Although you correctly point out that it could be difficult to find representation, some attorneys do handle PD cases where there aren't injuries.
Tim Akpinar
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
