As soon as possible is your best choice. While legally, you can sue someone well after the injury occurs, it's important to keep in mind that every minute counts! If you've been injured in an accident, it's important to contact an attorney immediately afterward. Even if you're not sure whether or not negligence was involved. There may be other factors that a personal injury lawyer can look at that will confirm that you are entitled to compensation for the damages. This is true with minor and major injuries, and even property damage or emotional trauma. Any incident that results in any form of damage to you, a loved one, or your personal property, may be eligible for compensation.
Important! The negligent party's insurance company is not on your side. Before you speak to the insurance company, contact a personal injury attorney in your area to discuss your case. DO NOT sign anything that the insurance company gives you without proper advice from an attorney.
It's important to ACT FAST! Trust your attorney to tell you exactly what your legal rights are. Do not trust the negligent party's insurance company. It's important that your attorney is involved very early in the case. Your attorney will need to examine the scene where the injury took place and question witnesses as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more likely it is that this valuable evidence is unattainable.
Most personal injury law firms, offer a free initial consultation. Take advantage of this. You can receive valuable information about your case by speaking to personal injury attorneys via the free case evaluation.
In addition, most personal injury lawyers, do not charge you at all unless they are able to attain a monetary recovery either through a settlement or trial. Don't Hesitate, talk to an attorney immediately and get proper legal advice about your case.
The statute of limitations for an intentional tort is 4 years in Florida. If there is a debt involved, the limit is 5 years. And there may be ways of tolling the time, such as an injury that was not discovered for a period of time.
I have progressive insurance and my agent told me that there was no set time to file the claim.
no unless the car the driver was driving was unsafe and the problem of the accident but only the driver can sue in that case.
yes if the driver was working for the car rental company and caused the accident but if it was a difrent driver who was just renting the car you can only sue the driver of that car.
Your question is extremely confusing. Whose car is registered in New York? Whose car lacks insurance? Whose car caused the accident? Who was driving the car? All of that may or may not be relevant. In Florida the person who caused the accident is usually responsible for property damage whether or not he or she has car insurance. It does not matter where the car is registered. In Florida, people go after both the driver and registered owner. The driver caused the accident and the registered owner gave the driver permission to drive the vehicle. Collecting one cent is frequently a different matter.
Its your fault
The car accident was caused by the drunk driver.
The Driver
Your rates shouldn't be affected, as long as he wasn't in an accident in your car.
If there is no other vehicle involved in the accident, then the only person who can be at fault is the underage driver.
Car
the driver at fault
Insurance follows the car, not the driver. So as long as the automobile is insured, so is the driver. Just make sure the driver has a valid driver's license.
Yes! It happened to me in Georgia!