Palm Desert Automobile Accident Victim Dilemma
For many accident victims the thought of filing a lawsuit is foreign to
their way of thinking. They contact a
Palm Desert personal injury
because they discover to their surprise that the friendly insurance adjuster
that seemed so nice during the first few telephone conversations has finally
offered an out of court settlement that is totally inadequate and insulting.
Recently I received an Email from and accident victim in Palm Desert who
visited my website and thought I could help her. She related that she
was a passenger in a car driven by her best friend near the Palm Springs
Airport. She said the friend was inattentive and lost control of the car
causing an accident and injuries to her and the innocent driver of another
car. The lady who contacted me said she didn't want to sue her friend
because she didn't want her insurance rates to increase. I told her
that was a noble sentiment; but unless she was willing to accept the,
"lowball", insurance offer she may just have to file a lawsuit
against her friend. Many innocent victims of
automobile accidents
think that if they want to be compensated for their injuries that they
have to file a lawsuit against the negligent driver's insurance company.
That is simply not the case. At Barry Regar A Professional Law Corporation
If we can't settle the case out of court with the negligent driver's
insurance company, we must file the lawsuit against the wrongdoer {negligent
driver}, in order to force the insurance company to pay the claim. The
insurance company pays claims on behalf of their insured's either
before the lawsuit or after the lawsuit is filed naming the insured as
the defendant. Yes, this lady's negligent friend may have her premiums
increase. However, the friend had been paying insurance premiums for years
without an auto accident to be financially protected in the event that
the friend would cause and accident with injuries. If the injured lady
that contacted me chose not to sue her friend then the insurance company
gets off the hook without paying a fair settlement after pocketing the
premiums for years and the innocent accident victim must endure her pain
and suffering without being reasonably compensated. If the friend who
was the cause of the accident is a true friend she would want to see her
innocent accident victim friend be fully compensated under our legal system.
Posted By
Barry Regar APLC
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