What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My older brother was at a complete stop waiting for the light to turn green when a Honda Odyssey rear ended him. Causing him to hit the truck infront of him. Vehicle A was the person who hit my brother. Vehicle B was my car my brother was driving. And Vehicle C was the truck my brother got pushed into. By the time I got to the accident scene vehicle C had already left, since there was no damage to his truck. My mistake was not calling the police in that moment to have a written statement.
Vehicle A told us not to worry that her insurance (state farm) would fix the damage to my car since she knew she was at fault. A few days later I called her insurance to see if there was a possibility of getting a rental car. Turns out she never made the claim. By the 27th the insurance still hadn't heard from the lady to get her recorded statement. So I called again and told the representative that I had gone ahead and got a representative to help me out since they weren't giving me a solid answer. Finally the claims representative told me that they weren't accepting liability because vehicle A reported a 4th driver. A hit and run. Also stated that the van had already been inspected. It's so frustrating because there was a lack of communication from both parties.
I was advised to take it to small claims court but im not so sure as to who I have to sue? The person who hit my car or state farm? Vehicle A also texted me saying she would like me to get a big settlement out of this. Any advice helps as this is the first accident or situation like this.
My older brother was at a complete stop waiting for the light to turn green when a Honda Odyssey rear ended him. Causing him to hit the truck infront of him. Vehicle A was the person who hit my brother. Vehicle B was my car my brother was driving. And Vehicle C was the truck my brother got pushed into. By the time I got to the accident scene vehicle C had already left, since there was no damage to his truck. My mistake was not calling the police in that moment to have a written statement.
Vehicle A told us not to worry that her insurance (state farm) would fix the damage to my car since she knew she was at fault. A few days later I called her insurance to see if there was a possibility of getting a rental car. Turns out she never made the claim. By the 27th the insurance still hadn't heard from the lady to get her recorded statement. So I called again and told the representative that I had gone ahead and got a representative to help me out since they weren't giving me a solid answer. Finally the claims representative told me that they weren't accepting liability because vehicle A reported a 4th driver. A hit and run. Also stated that the van had already been inspected. It's so frustrating because there was a lack of communication from both parties.
I was advised to take it to small claims court but im not so sure as to who I have to sue? The person who hit my car or state farm? Vehicle A also texted me saying she would like me to get a big settlement out of this. Any advice helps as this is the first accident or situation like this.