Legal Question in Personal Injury in New Jersey

Re: Receive summons for 1997 accident

Your motor vehicle insurance carrier needs to be notified immediately that you have been served with a Summons and Complaint. Send it by certified mail to both your agent and to the company with a letter asking that you be advised of the name of the attorney who will be assigned to represent you. You can then fully cooperate with that attorney. Ultimately, the attorney for the Plaintiff will make a demand. (He/she may have already made one.) Then you will be advised whether your policy limits will cover the demand and, if it is higher than your limits, you will have the option to retain your own lawyer. In the meantime, just be sure the documents are in their possession. Keep in mind that this advice is based purely on the little bit of information that you have given to me. There may be other factors that would change my opinion. Further, no one can rely on advice from an attorney who has not been retained. Since you have not retained an attorney in this case, if you have any questions about the direction in which you will be proceeding at this point, you should contact an attorney (either me or someone else) to discuss your matter in more detail. Only then will you be able to rely on the advice. I will be happy to assist you. However, you need to call me at 856-546-8010. If you mention LawGuru, there will be no charge for your first consultation. Good luck! Rob Gleaner