Wtltnin672
Junior Member
Injuries 4 months after the fact
What is the name of your state? VA
My wife was in an accident May 1st.07. She came to a complete stop behind another driver, and then rolled (with her foot still on the brake) into the car in front of her, scratching some paint off the bumper with her license plate. They then called and discussed the accident with our insurance company for about an hour, and went their seperate ways. She was notified of the claim, and the other driver was paid around $500 to repair the scratches (there was NO damage to my wife's car). To help , my wife's car is a Toyota Sequoia, and the other driver was in a 300M.
A few weeks after the accident, my wife was called in for photos of her truck. The insurance company had an outlandish claim about damages, and needed to verify the bent corner of the license plate.
Now, 4 months later we recieved a summons for a civil case naming my wife as defendant for the amount of $15,000 plus court cost for injuries from the accident (that DID NOT even deploy the air bags).
Should we retain a lawyer? Can we counter-sue for harrassment? Will the insurance company just fix this for us? How worried should we be about this $15,000 pain in the rear?
David
What is the name of your state? VA
My wife was in an accident May 1st.07. She came to a complete stop behind another driver, and then rolled (with her foot still on the brake) into the car in front of her, scratching some paint off the bumper with her license plate. They then called and discussed the accident with our insurance company for about an hour, and went their seperate ways. She was notified of the claim, and the other driver was paid around $500 to repair the scratches (there was NO damage to my wife's car). To help , my wife's car is a Toyota Sequoia, and the other driver was in a 300M.
A few weeks after the accident, my wife was called in for photos of her truck. The insurance company had an outlandish claim about damages, and needed to verify the bent corner of the license plate.
Now, 4 months later we recieved a summons for a civil case naming my wife as defendant for the amount of $15,000 plus court cost for injuries from the accident (that DID NOT even deploy the air bags).
Should we retain a lawyer? Can we counter-sue for harrassment? Will the insurance company just fix this for us? How worried should we be about this $15,000 pain in the rear?
David
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