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I was involved in an accident with a company vehicle. A civil lawsuit was filed against me, but the company vehicle had full coverage insurance, and I also had my personal full coverage insurance. I received the lawsuit yesterday and wonder if the company or the insurance companies should handle... View More 
answered on Mar 21, 2025
Addendum - very important. A moment ago, I advised being responsive to communications from your attorney (assigned by your company's insurance carrier). To avoid any possible confusion, this DOES NOT apply to communications you receive from the OTHER attorney suing you. The opposite applies.... View More
I was involved in an accident with a company vehicle. A civil lawsuit was filed against me, but the company vehicle had full coverage insurance, and I also had my personal full coverage insurance. I received the lawsuit yesterday and wonder if the company or the insurance companies should handle... View More
answered on Mar 21, 2025
A Kansas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm sorry about your accident. I hope all involved are okay. Since insurance follows the vehicle, the logical starting point here appears to be with your company vehicle's policy. Your post does not mention... View More
I own a commercial building where a non-impaired driver crashed into the exterior wall. The repair cost for the wall and window is estimated at $13,000. The driver's insurer, Progressive Insurance, acknowledges their policyholder is at fault but is offering only $10,000, citing actual cash... View More
answered on Mar 15, 2025
A Kansas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. You raise a good point, and your question is valid - we're not talking about cash value of a vehicle - the claim at hand involves property damages to a building. A local attorney could advise best about the... View More
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answered on Feb 10, 2025
A Kansas attorney could advise best, but in terms of what insurance to provide, you could look into whether it is covered by your homeowner's policy, if applicable. If they cover it, and you went through them, they would set up a claim. If no insurance, two of your options could include (1)... View More
answered on Mar 20, 2023
A Kansas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. There is no charge for posting questions here. But if you reach out to attorneys on this site to set up a consult, that's beyond the scope of this Q & A forum. Any terms are between you and attorneys you... View More
I have police report stating that he was at fault he even admitted it was his fault we both had the same story about what happened and he was parked on side of street we’re he was not suppose to be parking.well after police report was made he suddenly came up with a witness coming up with a... View More
answered on Oct 13, 2020
It's not clear if this is an injury situation or just property damage, and the severity in either case. There is a two year statute of limitations in either case. If just property damage, and not much dollar damage, then small claims court might be the way to go (if < $4k). If an injury... View More
My husbands car got stolen back in September and was burnt when the police found it. Our insurance Geico, Totaled The car out to be $10,000 somewhere in that ball park. There’s gap insurance on the car... It’s been going on two months and they are finally finishing up the investigation but... View More
answered on Nov 15, 2017
They will try to get him to say he torched it--which is dumb because replacement costs more. Contact a member of the Ks Assn for Justice who handles "bad faith" claims --they give free consults.
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