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An attorney for the applicable jurisdiction could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. It isn't fully clear what is going on here from the brief description, but in such cases, the option is usually to pursue a UM, or uninsured motorist claim, unless your attorney is... View More

If you plead guilty, without appearing in court (ie paying the ticket), it will be a conviction on your driving record and may affect your insurance, and potentially cause other problems. I would recommend speaking to a lawyer to see if you can have it dismissed or if you are eligible for court... View More

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answered on Nov 12, 2023

Your question is unclear. I can’t tell who is being charged, you, your son, or someone else? I’m not even sure who was driving. But in any event, if someone is charged with drunk, driving in an accident in which someone suffers “great bodily harm“ it can be charged with a felony regardless... View More

Illinois law gives at-fault drivers/insurance companies 30 days to get you your settlement check from the date they receive your signed release. However, there are other factors that sometimes extend that time frame. For example, if you are working with an attorney and your attorney is negotiating... View More

There is no fee for consultation. Your employer must have provided you with an insurance card. Did you call the insurance after the incident? Did they refuse to pay the claim? If they did refuse, why? We had a recent incident where a trucking company purchased insurance for two of its own... View More

It would depend on how the settlement was reached and whether it was with an insurance company or private individual. Insurance companies take longer than a private individual. If it is a Court settlement, it is not suppose to take more than 30 days. If it is a private settlement, it is based on... View More

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answered on Oct 7, 2023

He can file a motion for pretrial discovery of the video.

If you are convicted, your Illinois drivers license will be revoked. You will need to obtain a drug and alcohol evaluation complete all necessary classes and have a hearing with the secretary state. If you refuse the testing that... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Notify your insurance carrier of the lawsuit. Make a copy of the papers that you were served with - your insurance company will probably want the originals after you send them some preliminary scans of the summons... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Accepting an offer is up to you. Insurance companies don't usually tell people they have to accept an offer - they might say that the offer is as high as it's going to get, and if they claimant doesn't... View More

It is highly unlikely, if not impossible that you would be able to hold a lien holder liable. Any institutional lien holder like a bank, a credit union, Ford Motor credit, etc. requires both liability and collision coverage as a condition of the loan. Therefore if such a driver was uninsured, it... View More

There is no central repository of the information you are seeking. That said, you posted this under Illinois law so I assume that you are a resident of Illinois who was injured in New Mexico. How did you decide to engage a law firm in Ohio to represent you in litigation in New Mexico for which... View More

It depends. If this is your first citation for no insurance, your license will be suspended until you provide proof of insurance for 90 days and pay a $250 reinstatement fee. If this is your second offense, you must pay a $500 reinstatement fee and you will be required to provide proof of... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm sorry for this terrible situation and for the family of the victim. This is something that a criminal defense attorney would have more insight into than a car accident attorney who handles civil litigation,... View More

If your granddaughter had insurance on her car, any licensed driver who she permitted to drive her car is automatically covered under her policy unless that person was expressly excluded from coverage. Therefore, what you are saying does not make any sense unless your granddaughter was foolish... View More

It is legal. Unfair, but legal. This is sadly how several insurance companies, UE amongst them, operate. However, you are not necessarily without recourse. If you have your own auto insurance, though, you can pursue what is called an "uninsured motorist" claim with them. Your auto... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. A criminal defense attorney could better explain the reasons why it would be a bad idea to report the car stolen. As far as the civil aspects of the matter, one of the first things an accident attorney would... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, as insurance practices are governed by state laws. But you posted two weeks ago. It appears that your dispute is probably over the cost of repairs, not salvage and replacement. From your description, it doesn't sound like the type of accident that would... View More

ONLY the state's attorney or one of her deputies can bring criminal charges against anyone. If you are not the state's attorney or a deputy state's attorney, you cannot bring criminal charges against anyone.

You can and should make a police report, identifying the driver... View More

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you're able to consult with a local attorney, you could look into whether the Chicago Department of Transportation has information on this. Good luck