Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York

Re: Served a summons

You need to immediately contact your automobile insurance carrier and advise them of this lawsuit. Part of your coverage includes their obligation to provide you with a defense and assign an attorney to represent you. If your son was also served, your automobile carrier should be advised of that as well. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Re: Served a summons

Call your insurance carrier immediately. Advise them of the law suit. They most likely know about it already because the Plaintiff's attorney has probably attempted to settle with your carrier without success.

Obtain the claim number, the name of the bodily injury adjuster and importantly, the address for the adjuster (insurance companies have numerous locations) and mail the Summons and Complaint to your adjuster. I would recommend Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested or FedEx.

If you don't forward the complaint to your insurance carrier in a timely fashion, there is a chance they may disclaim for your lack of cooperation.

Once the carrier acknowledges receipt, they will retain counsel to represent you at no charge to you(that's why you pay premiums). Cooperate fully with the attorney.

Hope this was helpful.

Re: Served a summons

Make sure you notify the carrier that covered you at the time of the accident.

Re: Served a summons

Immediately turnit over to your insurance agent and/ broker and insurance carrier.

Speak with no one other than them or their representatives.

good Luck

RRG