Yes.
i believe you can actually file suit against the driver and the owner of the vehichle so my lawyer told me
If a person is listed as a driver on someones insurance they can file a claim themselves. The person living abroad can also initiate a claim on behalf of the driver if they wish too.
It could be, I would file a claim to make sure.
You can file a claim with your insurance company. You can also get a lawyer and file a lawsuit against the drunk driver.
You can file a claim with the at fault drivers Insurance Company yourself. You don't have to wait for the insured to do it. Just call them up report the accident and request a claim number. They are required by law to assign an adjuster whether or not their insured has reported it to them.
In the state of Arizona, there is no specified time limit in which an insurance company has to settle a claim with an insured party or with a third party that has filed a claim. An individual does have a time limit of two years in which to file a lawsuit against the driver who was at fault in an accident.
You may get a ticket for no insurance. But you can still file a claim under the at fault drivers auto insurance.
Immediately, your insurer will then advise you of what further steps are necessary to process your claim
Generally, the owner of the insured car is held liable for any damages or losses involved after an accident. So if you want to file a claim for compensation after a crash, it is better to file it with the owner of the insured car or his insurance company. The adult unlicensed driver however, can be held liable criminally if there was death or injury involved.
If it is the uninsured driver's fault in the accident, you can still file a lawsuit against the uninsured driver but you'll only be able to recover from their personal assets, which in many states won't be much because many states allow you to shield many personal assets from this sort of recovery. You will also be filing a claim against your own Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage on your insurance policy.
how do I file a claim against an estate in Illinois, Cook county
Yes the driver who is not at fault can very well file a suit but one thing is very clear he can not claim any insurance. Yes he can file a civil suit against the other driver. It is done approximately a million times every day. sometimes with no just cause.