Anyone get sued for something just dumb?
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From: Ventura, California, USA
Originally Posted by ElGringoLoco,Aug 13 2007, 08:41 AM
I was T-Boned when a woman failed to 1) Stop at her stop sign and 2) Clear the right of way.
Since I was alone and she had her daughter with her I was ticketed. Took it to court and proved I was not at fault.
State Farm also agreed with me and stated she was at fault for the accident and attempted to settle.
3 Months later I find myself in a court house being sued for the damages to her vehicle.
At the time of the accident she did not have a drivers license on her person. She did not know her date of birth. The name given did not match the name the plate/vehicle was registered to (She claimed it was her husband). Yet the Miami Dade Police Officer still gave me the ticket.
In court, my attorney provided by State Farm, pointed out that they could not sue me because they did not want to accept the offer by State Farm.
After the case was dismissed they hired an PI who discovered that they had pulled this before similar to what you are facing with.
She also claimed lost wages due to not having a car when she hadn't been employeed for over 3 years. The damages to the car was a head light a repainted bumper yet they were asking for 9k in auto repairs and over 6k in lost wages.
After further investigation both the woman and her "Husband" where charged with insurance fraud and he was reported to the INS because he was an illegal using an assumed name and stolen SS number.
So yes I have been sued for something dumb.
Since I was alone and she had her daughter with her I was ticketed. Took it to court and proved I was not at fault.
State Farm also agreed with me and stated she was at fault for the accident and attempted to settle.
3 Months later I find myself in a court house being sued for the damages to her vehicle.
At the time of the accident she did not have a drivers license on her person. She did not know her date of birth. The name given did not match the name the plate/vehicle was registered to (She claimed it was her husband). Yet the Miami Dade Police Officer still gave me the ticket.
In court, my attorney provided by State Farm, pointed out that they could not sue me because they did not want to accept the offer by State Farm.
After the case was dismissed they hired an PI who discovered that they had pulled this before similar to what you are facing with.
She also claimed lost wages due to not having a car when she hadn't been employeed for over 3 years. The damages to the car was a head light a repainted bumper yet they were asking for 9k in auto repairs and over 6k in lost wages.
After further investigation both the woman and her "Husband" where charged with insurance fraud and he was reported to the INS because he was an illegal using an assumed name and stolen SS number.
So yes I have been sued for something dumb.
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Same thing happened to me once. Light turns green and the lady in front of me literally just stopped for no reason. I hit her going about 2mph and she tried to sue me for causing her neck injuries. That guy that tried to sue that asian family was actually a judge. He has since been fired and i believe is in some sor tof trouble now
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Well, I called my rep at USAA and told them I was served.
Turns out USAA has already done survelance on the guy. Evidently he makes a living panhandling and trying to sell wax to body shops out of the trunk of his car. They have pics/video of him waxing many cars in fact.
Bottom line is I don't think they're going to pay anything over $1K. I don't think they told their lawyer about the survelance yet
Turns out USAA has already done survelance on the guy. Evidently he makes a living panhandling and trying to sell wax to body shops out of the trunk of his car. They have pics/video of him waxing many cars in fact.
Bottom line is I don't think they're going to pay anything over $1K. I don't think they told their lawyer about the survelance yet
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Originally Posted by ridestrt,Aug 14 2007, 05:49 PM
That guy that tried to sue that asian family was actually a judge.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070814/us_nm/trousers_dc
