Car accident in a different state, need advice

by Guest » Fri Mar 15, 2013 04:37 pm
Guest

Hi,

I had a car accident last summer in Florida while i was on vacation with my wife. We were in a rental car with my wife driving and the at-fault driver cut right infront our car while trying to make a u-turn on the main road.

Me and my wife were both hurt and brought to the hospital. I suffered the worst of it with stomach injuries that needed surgery.

The cop gave the at-fault driver a ticket for the accident and gave us a copy of the report at the hospital.

The at-fault driver has insurance that's in NJ and i have insurance under my dad in NY.

My hospital bills are about 200K in total.

I had hired a lawyer to take care of everything but it's been 9 months and very little has happened.

I had a EUO interview in January with my dad's insurance for a claim for PIP and UM coverage. They wanted to verify i lived with my dad and take my account of the accident.

I haven't heard anything since. My lawyer keeps saying they haven't made a decision yet on my claim and its been 9 months!

What can/should i do?

Will i get any pain and suffering? :?:

Total Comments: 1

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:01 am Post Subject:

What can/should i do?

Last summer sounds to be about 9 months ago. So the _accident_ happened 9 months ago. Since it typically can take months or even years for an attorney to submit an injury demand, I doubt they have not been doing anything for 9 months.

Here is the thing (and I get tired of posting this)... you are paying your attorney 33% of your settlement. I'd think you might be asking the person you are paying to address your claim to explain the status of the claim in detail and answer any questions you have. At the end of the day your attorney will most likely walk away with a lot more money then you will. You'd think you'd be entitled to ask questions.

Has your attorney submitted a demand yet? If so, how long ago?

Will i get any pain and suffering?

No one can know because we have no idea what the person's BI limits or are your UM limits are. It's very possible the limits are low enough that after your attorney collects his/her 33% off the top and the medical bills are paid that there will be next to nothing left over. Again, why not ask your attorney?

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