"He said, He said"

On May 31, 2000, I got into an accident where this guy decides he wants to get to a parking lot on the right side of a double-laned two way street. I am driving along in the right lane about 10 to 15 feet behind him. Please remember that he is driving in the left lane. With no warning, he makes a right turn to head into the parking lot. He never looked to see if there was traffic travelling in the right lane and he never got into the right lane to amke the right turn. I slammed on the brakes and turned to the right to avoid running into him but my front brakes locked up and that's all she wrote. My left front connected to his right rear. Also I would like to add, he was an out of towner and didn't know the area at all.
He told my insurance company that I was trying to pass him on the right side. If that was so, I would have caused damage to his doors as opposed to the right side of the bumper. I got furious because I was the good person and apologized to him for getting so upset with him and also by telling him to follow me to the police station to make out the reports. I knew I couldn't trust him from day one, so now I am going to sue him for damages to my car, rental costs and out of pocket expenses for my deductable. Is there something else I should sue for?
I also went back down to the accident scene to take my own pictures being my insurance company has to send someone down the scene to take photos to see who is telling the truth.
The guy tells my insurance company that the street being driven was a 2 lane street that merged into 1 lane(where he says the accident so called happened) and then back to 2. My pictures prove that there are 2 lanes throughout the length of the street, where I was driving as opposed to where he was driving , dividing lines that are worn but clearly visible and traffic travelling in double formation. Does anyone out there fell I have one this case already? If not or if so, give me your thoughts. Thanks.

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xpdw

No matter how good you think your case may be, it is never a winner until the jury votes in your favor (or the judge does the same). Sometimes even cases with great facts lose!!!

In this case, the better question is the practical one: were you injured? Second, did you have your own insurance coverage and if so, what is your out of pocket expense. If you were not injured and you have no out of pocket expense, drop this case. If you were injured, my feeling is that you should meet and hire your own laywer. If you were not injured and still have some out of pocket expsense, find out what your damages are and see if you can go to small claims court.

good luck

Thanks for your reply. I have no injury to myself but my out of pocket cost so far is $500 for the deductible I wouldn't have had to pay if the accident hadn't happened at all. I do have no-fault insurance and I was told to sue for all of the damage caused to my vehicle plus rental. I want to do this the smart way and I am not looking to break the guy(even though he is a corporate loser).
Your reply is greatly valued.

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xpdw