What is the name of your state? Florida
My dad resides in N. Carolina and was T-boned at a intersection by a guy who ran a stop sign. The guy is covered and he was found negliegent. My dad has gone through the hospitals trying to help his injuries and will have to undergoe surgery. His hospital bills thus far are around 13k but the issurance company offered his 4k. He refused and is now taking them to court. He couldn't find a lawyer to take the case so unfortunately he is by himself and has no idea how a civil case is handled and I fear he will lose because of this lack of experience. Hes sueing only for his hospital bills he has run up and not even for the surgery he will undergo.
He tells me the people where hes from hate Floridians and the guy who hit him is a native of the county since it was formed. He thinks this will be brought up that he is a Florida citizen, is this permitted in court?
He tried to get a change of venue from his last lawyer before he dropped him but it was not granted.
The insurance company will likely use the defense that his back problems are congenital but there is no proof as he has never been to the hospital for this in the past. He recently did the whole Discovery thing with the dispositions and interogatives but it was after this event that a specialist wrote that his injuries are fully to blame on the accident. Can he still use this crucial evidence in court? Any way around it? Play dumb?
Also I heard its in violation of court to say you are sueing the insurance company and not the citizen. This will hurt his case as people will look at their fellow man in which their hospital is named after (his family not him), and feel sorry for him as he has nothing and not allow a judgement to fulfill our needs. Can he mention hes not sueing the man but the company?
Thanks in advance.
My dad resides in N. Carolina and was T-boned at a intersection by a guy who ran a stop sign. The guy is covered and he was found negliegent. My dad has gone through the hospitals trying to help his injuries and will have to undergoe surgery. His hospital bills thus far are around 13k but the issurance company offered his 4k. He refused and is now taking them to court. He couldn't find a lawyer to take the case so unfortunately he is by himself and has no idea how a civil case is handled and I fear he will lose because of this lack of experience. Hes sueing only for his hospital bills he has run up and not even for the surgery he will undergo.
He tells me the people where hes from hate Floridians and the guy who hit him is a native of the county since it was formed. He thinks this will be brought up that he is a Florida citizen, is this permitted in court?
He tried to get a change of venue from his last lawyer before he dropped him but it was not granted.
The insurance company will likely use the defense that his back problems are congenital but there is no proof as he has never been to the hospital for this in the past. He recently did the whole Discovery thing with the dispositions and interogatives but it was after this event that a specialist wrote that his injuries are fully to blame on the accident. Can he still use this crucial evidence in court? Any way around it? Play dumb?
Also I heard its in violation of court to say you are sueing the insurance company and not the citizen. This will hurt his case as people will look at their fellow man in which their hospital is named after (his family not him), and feel sorry for him as he has nothing and not allow a judgement to fulfill our needs. Can he mention hes not sueing the man but the company?
Thanks in advance.