Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

If your daughter has her own vehicle with Med Pay or UM coverage, she could get coverage there. If she lives at home with you and you have those coverages on your policy, that would be an option, too.

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

I am sorry about your daughter accident.

If she had an uninsured motorist coverage and/or medical payments coverage on her own policy, that should cover her.

I am an injury lawyer in Sacramento and Bay Area. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to contact me.

Thanks,

Arkady Itkin

http://www.arkadylaw.com

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

Do you or she or the motor cycle owner have Uninsured Motorist coverage? I make house calls.

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

You probably don't. Unless the driver and/or registered owner actually has substantial assets and income, there's little point going after them; they could just file bankruptcy after you've spent time and money suing them. If the driver was a minor, check his parents too, they are liable up to $15k each, if they have anything to collect against.

If they all have nothing, that's what you'll get.

Make a claim on your own Uninsured Motorist coverage, if you have any.

Next time learn from this lesson: have high limit PL/PD and med pay coverage on your insurance and max limits on your Uninsured Motorist coverage - it's what will pay your medicals if the other guy doesn't have insurance. The CHP estimates 1/4 to 1/3 of the cars on the road don't have insurance. You've been warned.

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

It looks like you have had good responses from three other lawyers. Now it comes down to location. If my Encino office is closest to your location, please feel free to contact me at 818.385.0520 for a free consultation.

Re: Motor Cycle Accident

Was there another vehicle involved? If so, whose fault was the accident and did the other driver have insurance? What kind of injuries does your daughter have? I can better advise you if I get some additional information from you. Is there a police report?

Please respond to my email address: [email protected]

Barry J. Simon, ESQ.