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Minor child involved in car accident

I have a minor (17) child who was involved in a major car crash. She was the passenger in the vehicle and her friend (22) lost control of the vehicle and my daughter received extensive injuries due to the crash. Driver is uninsured... How can I ever recoup the loss of income and money that I am going to have to pay to help my daughter recover? If I sue her can I ever recover the judgement or is it a waste of time to even try


Asked on 1/02/08, 1:11 am

3 Answers from Attorneys

Scott Delius Delius Law Firm, P.C.

Re: Minor child involved in car accident

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Answered on 1/02/08, 9:33 am
Marc Reisman Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C.

Re: Minor child involved in car accident

Yes, there are several ways you may be able to recover for your (your daughter's) loss. First, it may very well be the case that you or your daughter have insurance that would cover this claim. Second, you may not be correct about the driver being uninsured. Unless you have thouroghly investigated the issue, there may be insurance coverage that you are not aware of or even the driver is not aware of. For example the driver may be insured through his or her parents without even realizing it. Finally there are ways of recovering even without insurance coverage but since this is a friend, I realize that would be a difficult decision for your daughter to make. In any event, there are very important deadlines with regard to insurance companies (if applicable) and court proceedings, so please contact knowledgable counsel to discuss those as soon as possible. I welcome you to call my office at your convenience to discuss any of this. Best of luck to you and your daughter. Marc Reisman 901.527.9700 rosenblumandreisman.com

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Answered on 1/02/08, 10:50 am
William Poland Law Offices of William H. Poland

Re: Minor child involved in car accident

I see from your zip code you are around Maryville, Tennessee. Briefly I would say that you need to look at the circumstances of the wreck to determine if someone else could have contributed to the wreck. You also need to check your auto insurance to see if you have uninsured motorist coverage. E-mail me if you wish to discuss this matter.

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Answered on 1/02/08, 11:08 am


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