Legal Question in Personal Injury in United States

You should consult with an experienced personal injury attorney. If your son went in the crosswalk while the light was flashing he still might have the right of way. Was there a police report? That would be helpful for the attorney to review. For a free consultation fell free to contact me at (949) 218-6600 or visit our webpage at www.lawkuhn.com.

Nonsense. You are being blackmailed by the insurance adjuster. You need to speak with an attorney immediately and stop talking to the adjuster and possibly hurt your son's case.

You may contact my office if you have ay questions.

STOP talking to the insurer. Every time you do (and their job is to cheat you if they can, not to pay you) yoiu weaken your case. Hopefully you have not harmed your case too badly already.

See a lawyer in your area immediately to determine if you have a good case. If you are in Georgia, feel free to call me at 404-768-3509.

You need a lawyer to help you. It may be that your son had the right of way. A car should always be able to stop at an intersection. I find it hard to believe that the driver or the insurance would pay for the medical bills if they had no liability as they are claiming. You can call me at 702-379-6540 or visit our website at davidottolaw.com.

All of the above responses are basically correct, but they forget that if the only unpaid damage is that to the $300 bicycle [which if used might be worth only $150], no attorney is going to handle a case with so little value and the possibility of some comparative negligence. I hope that I am correct in assuming that you son has made a full recovery and had pain for only a few days. If the crosswalk light was flashing then cars did not have the right to enter the intersection and the other driver was at fault. But your son is not supposed to ride the bike in a cross-walk. It sounds cruel, but it is not a case worthwhile to put much more effort into. You can write a letter to the insurance company [use spell check] saying that several attorneys told you to pursue the case but since you want it over you are willing to settle for $X.

You can go for the sales pitches and hire a lawyer to make a mountain of an apparent mole hill (paying them a portion of what you might get), and take a lot of your time in the process, or you can try to work something out (even if you don't get the $300 bike), move on and be glad that your son is apparently unharmed. A lawyer won't really take your case or do much for it for a $300 bike.

In what state did the accident happen?

You may have a claim. You should talk to an attorney as soon as possible. We offer completely free consultations--no obligations to talk about your options.

If your son's injuries are significant enough, you will be able to hire an attorney. Most lawyers working on a significant personal injury case will handle property damage as a courtesy. So if your son had significant injuries, hire an attorney and confirm that he or she will also help on the bike. If the injuries are not significant, you can either accept the settlement offered, try to negotiate a higher amount or sue in small claims court if the total damages do not exceed the maximum amount allowed in small claims. Good luck.

Get a lawyer right away, our office wouod not charge you any out of pocket fees and would make sure you recover everything that's due to you and your son.

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