Legal Question in Business Law in California

Hello

I am a shop owner who has incurred a problem dealing with an insurance company. I have a customers vehicle that was towed in from a collision and was not drivable. My customer is a claimant. The next day the insurance company assumed liability and approved a teardown for further damage inspection. It has now been 61 day since that authorized the teardown and I have not received a written authorization for repairs. The car is repairable and the customer and I have made countless call to get the insurance company moving. I have a posted policy for vehicle storage. Can I recover the storage fees from the day teardown was authorized to the day authorization for repair is granted? We are at 61 days and counting.

Thank you

Jeremy Goodspeed


Asked on 12/09/09, 12:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Melvin C. Belli The Belli Law Firm

Looks like it is time to hire a lawyer and sue the person who damaged your client�s car. However perhaps the insurance company is trying to total the car out instead of repairing it. That could be one hold up or maybe it is the fact that the insurance company is just stalling paying the claim which they have been known to do.

Yes you are entitled to storage and the tear down fees.

The way to speed things up is to have your client either hire a lawyer or threaten to file an action against the responsible party. That unfortunately is the only way to get their attention.

Good luck and hope that helps.

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Answered on 12/18/09, 8:56 pm


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