My adult son owns his own car, but lives with me. He was involved in an accident. Will they come after me? You should not face any liability if your son owns the car and was the driver. If your…
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An Adult Child Used My Car and Injured Someone: Will They Get My Assets?
My daughter, who is over 18 and not on my insurance, used my car without my permission. She was involved in an accident that injured someone. If I am sued, will they come after my personal assets? First, you have…
Auto Accident for Self Employed: What Policy Covers You?
I work for myself and was going to do a personal errand and a business errand when I got into an accident. I have a personal auto policy and a business liability policy. Who will protect me? If both insurance…
State Farm Sued from Katrina
State Farm is being sued – AGAIN. This time, again, according to the Washington Post, whose coverage of this has been excellent, it is related to Hurricane Katrina losses. In this case, there is an interesting twist. The couple who…
Immunity for Native American Tribes
The general rule in personal injury litigation is that if someone injured you, they are held responsible for the damage they cause. However, when you are injured as the result of the negligence of a tribe, the tribe may have…
Zurich to pay fine for price fixing
Zurich Insurance is paying $171 million dollars to settle charges of bid rigging and price fixing. The settlement effects 9 states, including California. The money will be refunded to policyholders after court approval. According to Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly:…
British Motorist Fined
A woman in Britain was cited 200 pounds for driving with no hands so she could put on makeup. The camera that caught her was set up to catch speeders. (Thanks to Doug Brauner, the Car Czar, for talking about…
New Jersey Trial Lawyers Assocation wants to Limit Solicitation
The New Jersey Trial Lawyers want to limit the solicitation of accident victims. Here is a blurb, courtesy of Consumer Attorneys of California: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey is asking the state Supreme Court to ban attorneys…
Not Enough Insurance? What happens?
If you are in a car accident and you do not have enough insurance, what is going to happen to you? First, no one can sue you in criminal court except for the District Attorney and they would only care…
Marsh Sued in Florida
In what should come as a surprise to no one, the Florida Attorney General has sued Marsh and McLennan for bid rigging. You may recall that NY Attorney General Spitzer previously sued Marsh and settled for $850 million. California recently…