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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: How long does it take for the assigned claims plan to pay in Pennsylvania
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 25, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. It could depend on the complexity of the claim, their backlog, and how long it takes to eliminate the possibility of other sources of insurance. Assigned claims plans or public accident indemnification plans in... View More

4 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Consumer Law, Contracts and Banking for California on
Q: On March 31, my son hit the car in front of him, and the other party pressured him to pay via Zelle on the spot without

On March 31, my son hit the car in front of him, and the other party pressured him to pay via Zelle on the spot without providing a repair estimate. Afterward, they requested more money through text messages, and my son made a bank transfer that same day. However, he immediately tried to cancel the... View More

Leon Bayer
Leon Bayer
answered on Oct 15, 2024

As far as the bank is concerned, they simply followed your son's instructions. If he got scammed, it's not the bank's fault. You don't get to have the bank pay you back.

Worthy of consideration is that your son caused damage to the other car, and the other is owned by...
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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: A car can bounce off the length of the car only from a blow when parking at an average speed, but not by three lengths?

this means that the transmission of speed and motion has changed the direction of speed spontaneously of the machine

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 18, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. But this might be more of a physics question than a legal question. At any rate, for a car to "bounce" off another car even the length of a car, it would have likely been traveling at a speed well above... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Colorado on
Q: Would it be insurance fraud not to disclose a recent accident with an unresolved claim to new insurance company

I had a minor accident yesterday (10/12 - no injuries, cosmetic damage to both vehicles) where I will likely be determined to be at fault. My insurance coverage lapses on 10/16 and I was wanting to switch companies anyway. I can get a policy that starts 10/14, before the other party’s claim... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 20, 2024

A Colorado attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Until you're able to consult with a Colorado attorney who could advise under local law (insurance industry practices involve state law across the nation), the short answer is that it's possible an insurance... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for New York on
Q: If a USPS truck pulls out crossing lanes without looking causing someone to drive off the road, can you sue for damages

I hit the guardrails to avoid the usps from hitting my vehicle. Driver stopped admitted she never looked. When cops came she denied being at fault

Jeena R. Belil
Jeena R. Belil
answered on Oct 13, 2024

The USPS driver owed you a duty of care. If they failed to meet that duty, it does not matter that there was no contact between your vehicles. (There are exceptions to this, such as in a hit and run scenario).

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Montana on
Q: I had worked in car hauling company for 6 months. Need advice how to proceed with the bill from Montana State.

Car hauling

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 2, 2024

A Montana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. The first place to start would be to figure out what the bill is for. Once you determine that - back taxes, state license fees, claim from DOT for property damage, fine for non-compliance, etc., that would enable... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for California on
Q: I was rear ended by police and gang task force can I sue for my damaged vehicle?

I was rear ended by police and gang task force can I sue for my damaged vehicle? I was not the target rhey were chasing someone we pulled over to the side and they manage to hit me 2 times totaled my car we spinner out faced opposite sode of street my daughter busted her nose I got knot on my... View More

Dan Rowan Cortright
Dan Rowan Cortright
answered on Oct 11, 2024

The property damage claim should be handled by the police insurance (perhaps they're self-insured through the city/county or state). Contact the department who hit you and pursue a claim through them.

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents and Personal Injury for Texas on
Q: I live in Texas and was in a car accident. Can I negotiate the $2,000 the other insurance co is offering?

I live in Texas and was in a car accident in Sept. I received info from the other insurance company today that I am not at fault. It was road rage by the 25 y/o female. I'm 65 y/o. I pay out of pocket and then submit to PIP for my doctor visits, MR, x-rays, and PT. The insurance will pay for... View More

James Clifton
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James Clifton
answered on Oct 11, 2024

Compensation for damages arising from an automobile accident is always negotiable. The amount of damages you receive is a combination of medical expenses, physical damage to your body, damages to your vehicle, and pain and suffering. When you are not represented by an attorney, the at-fault... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Ohio on
Q: Can I be held financially liable if my adult child gets into an accident and we share a auto insurance policy
Nicholas P. Weiss
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answered on Oct 14, 2024

If they were driving your car then you could potentially be liable under a theory of negligent entrustment. If you have coverage, however, then your insurer should provide you an attorney and coverage up to the amount of your policy.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Kentucky on
Q: I need help, direction, and advice on what kind of a lawyer to contact.

Aside from me calling around and talking to different lawyers I want to say that aside from being a very messy and complicated case I would like to know what kind of a lawyer could help me if I don't want a financial recovery and I just want to use my personal Medicaid health insurance for all... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 3, 2024

A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for almost a month. Sorry about your accident. It sounds like the law firms with whom you consulted are reluctant to place the matter into suit. One option is to continue to reach out to attorneys. If a number of law firms... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Tennessee on
Q: Daughter was in a wreck (other party is 100% at-fault)

At-fault party's insurance is State Farm who I have been fighting with over valuation (they decided that her car should be totaled). They are way off of what local comp value is locally. I asked for additional compensation for loss of use and economic damages, but they blew me off and... View More

Seamus Kelly
Seamus Kelly
answered on Oct 10, 2024

There's nothing wrong with you contacting the direct party, but I'm not sure it will be worth your time. Most people are just going to defer to their insurance, and I doubt the adjuster is offering anywhere close to their policy limit, so it's just going to circle back to the... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Kentucky on
Q: I need help, direction, and advice from anyone that can point me in the right direction.

I want to say that I've been represented by 2 different law groups and both have gotten "stuck" in an area and dropped me. My case is a personal injury hit and run case with lots of pre-existing conditions and limited sources of insurance for a financial recovery. I've called... View More

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
answered on Oct 26, 2024

Try Chris Meinhart, Mark Smith or Robert Mattingly. They may be able to help you.

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Arizona on
Q: Hi I was in an accident back in May I have a lawyer but their not doing anything. Can I hire someone else?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 3, 2024

An Arizona attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. In virtually all states across the nation, the basic rule is that clients are free to change attorneys, and vice-versa, attorneys are free to withdraw from representing clients (with a few exceptions requiring court... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents and Construction Law for Massachusetts on
Q: I'm a superintendent on a job site during business hours a subcontractor moved my truck and crashed in to a pole.

I'm being told. I have to file a claim with my insurance company which will cause my premium to go out for the next three years even though it was on the clock shouldn't this claim go against the workers company?

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 4, 2024

A Massuchusetts attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. In an ideal world, things would work the way you describe, but in reality, it often depends on the scope of their coverage under their general liability. Your carrier may decide to pursue the loss against their... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Colorado on
Q: I recently was in a car accident where I was t boned in Aspen Colorado and got a lawyer involved

I had my lower back damaged and haven’t been able to work for 2 months now but the man who crashed me wants to make a settlement and I’m not sure if wether to continue with my lawyer or take the settlement

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 3, 2024

A Colorado attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. Your matter does not look like it involves a quick "yes" or "no" answer. Your attorney may see things differently than you do, where they may assert a lien for the work they've performed to... View More

4 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents and Personal Injury for New York on
Q: My case started in 2016 why is it taking so long

It was a car accident in queens against DOT, I had surgery .

Michael Bersani
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answered on Oct 7, 2024

That does seem a bit long, but honestly, for the NYC area, and with the defendant being a governmental entity, it is not uncommon. A lot would depend on whether there was "motion practice", which could delay the case by many, many months if the court is congested. If you believe your... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Alabama on
Q: Can I also utilize my uber insurance if a claim that I already filed with my personal insurance policy exceeds the limit

I was recently involved in a car accident in which I was at fault. So I filed a claim with my personal Safeco insurance. However, at the moment the claim appears that if will exceed the policy limits. So I wondering if I could also use my uber insurance to cover the excess costs of the claim. I... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 21, 2024

An Alabama attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you are able to consult with a local attorney, it could depend on the terms of the policy and the leniency of the claims representative. Based on the facts, they could deny, since awaiting an order could mean... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for South Carolina on
Q: i was involved in non at fault accident other party issued citation for failure to yiel my car is totaled!

My myself and my child were involved in a not at fault accident, pretty sure my car is totaled is 11 years old with over 120,000 and significant body and frame damage, I owe more of the vehicle than its worth about 6000.00 more, Im going through the responsible partys insurance they were in a... View More

Robert Fredrick Goings
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Robert Fredrick Goings
answered on Oct 7, 2024

If you have a balance remaining on the car loan that exceeds the actual cash value of the vehicle , the insurance company will likely not want to pay off the loan balance. The law states that you are only entitled to the actual cash value, but there are some legal argument that an experienced... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Car Accidents for Illinois on
Q: Should the car insurance have provided me a car rental / paid for my car payments while my car is in the shop?

For a deer collision? My car was in the shop for 6 months, and i was only given 30 days of car rental. I continued paying for my car even though i wasn't driving it. I had no vehicle for 5 months. I have a full time job, and i’ve missed a lot of work. Should the insurance have paid for my... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Oct 7, 2024

This is not a legal question but I will answer it as best I can from personal experience. When you purchase car insurance, car rental coverage is usually defined by duration and the amount payable per day. For example, 30 days at $50 per day. The duration is generally fixed at 30 days. The only... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents and Municipal Law for Florida on
Q: Is it legal in Florida to straight pipe a motorcycle?

In a previous accident, I was told by the driver that caused the accident that the reason she pulled out was because she couldn’t hear me and it looked like I was farther away. My new motorcycle is decently quiet for it size, so I wanna make sure that people hear me so that they can be aware of... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Oct 4, 2024

Sorry to hear about your accident I'm not familiar with straight piping, but for guidance, see Fla. Statutes Section 316.293, which you can find online. Subsection (5) thereof states:

(5) NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.—

(a) No person shall modify the exhaust...
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