Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
Girlfriend being sued for accidental apartment fire.
My girlfriend has recently been served by mail for a lawsuit involving an apartment fire a little over two years ago. This is the third time she has been contactedregarding this case. The first two times, she was asked for her parents home owners insurance carriers. When her parents insurance denied the claims, the law firms dropped the case. This new law firm has served her a year later with no previous contact. They are representing the land lords insurance company and seeking $15,000 ($1 million was the first claim). They base their allegations on negligence on her behalf.
In the summons they have the address and unit number of her apartment at that time incorrect. Does this have to be corrected?
Also, we have a copy of the fire marshal's report from the first law firm that states the accident was completely accidental in nature. They believe the fire started from a pile of clothes on the floor when she was not in the apartment. They also rule out electrical problems but do not give a definitive cause. Do they have a grounds to prove gross negligence when the only case they have is that she left clothes on the floor?
Besides contacting legal council, what should our immediate next steps be? Thanks.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Girlfriend being sued for accidental apartment fire.
YOUR FIRST STEP SHOULD BE TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY, this is of utmost importance! you should also continue gathering as much info as possible on this matter, as you already have been doing... other than that there is not much you should be doing on your own...
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