Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Re: Uninsured motorist

If you have uninsured motorist coverage, then your insurance company should pay for your property damages and bodily injuries, and then they would subrogate(that is, stand in your shoes) in going after the uninsured wrongdoer. Give a call at 818.409.6055 if you need further help with this. Good luck.

Re: Uninsured motorist

While suing an uninsured motorist might result in a legal victory, whether or not they have assets to pay your judgment is another story. It may be that you have a viable case, however, more information is needed. As a side note, your uninsured motorist coverage should provide some coverage for your damages (however, without reading your policy I cannot tell for sure). If you would like, I would be happy to discuss your options with you.

Re: Uninsured motorist

UM covers medical bills, wage loss and pain and suffering. You still have to prove your case to your ins. co. and prove the responsible driver had no insurance. It can get tricky and complicated. This is my specialty. If you are in the Orange County area, please look at my web site and give me a call. I can definitely be of help to you. Sam Eagle

Re: Uninsured motorist

First off the State Bar of California does not certify personal injury as a specialty. In other words no attorney can say they are personal injury specialist!! With that being said, 100% of my practice is personal injury. I have settled hundred's of cases and have done numerous trials. There are certain steps you need to take ASAP. Uninsured Motorist claims are different than insured 3rd party claims. I highly recommend that you retain an attorney to guide you through the process. You are entitled to general damages(pain & suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress, etc.) and special damages, (out of pocket expenses and medical expenses) through your uninsured motorist coverage, up to the limits on the declaration sheet of your insurance policy. However, I can assure you that without an attorney you will not get even close to what you are entitled to 99% of the time. Here are three examples of uninsured motorist cases I recently settled. (1)A woman was rear ended by an uninsured motorist, she was legally drunk and was convicted of drunk driving. Her insurance company would not offer her anything on her UM claim. I settled the case for a little less than 30k without having to arbitrate. (2) A women was hit by an uninsured motorist while making an illegal left hand turn, she broke her pinky and had 2k in medical bills. I settled her case for 12.5k. (3)A women was rear ended had less than 2k in medical bills. Her insurance company's maximum offer was 6.5k, we went through binding arbitration and got a 12.5k arbitration award.

Give me a call at 818-427-6246 on my cell and I will give you a free consultation. I am available in the evenings as well, however, if I do not answer, leave a message and I will call you right back. My firm handles cases throughout California.