What can I do if I am being sued for an accident that I couldn't help?
It's almost 10 at night and it is raining outside. I'm driving down a steep hill and there are two cars in front of me. The one in front slams on his brakes so the car in front of me hit his brakes. He barely stops before he hits the car in the very front. I hit my brakes all 4 wheels locked up and I started sliding right into the rear end of the car in front of me. The driver was a big over 300 pound guy with the seat reclined all the way back. I had no insurance at the time and my car took all the damage but yet I'm getting sued for $16,200.00. What do I do!? I've requested all known pictures and reports and also all documents so I'm waiting on all that to come in the mail. Other then that I don't know what to do.
Answered By: Andrew T. Velonis, P.C.
Defending a lawsuit is a serious business and cannot be done effectively by posting messages on a website. You need to talk to an experienced defense attorney in your area. You may not have thousands of dollars to pay for full representation, but if you can scrape up a few hundred, you might be able to get office consultations that can give you more help than you can get here.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 9/2/2011
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Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 9/2/2011
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Answered By: Law Office of Jared Altman
Your mistake was not having insurance. That's a criminal offense and fiscally unwise as you are now finding out. You will have to defend yourself. If you can afford one, then hire a lawyer. Otherwise, you made the bed and now you'll have to lie in it.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 9/1/2011
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Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 9/1/2011
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