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Did you get in a wreck and the other person doesn’t have insurance? Check out this video, then call our Southwest Florida Property Damage Lawyers to get started.
Question:
The person who caused the accident does not have insurance, what can we do?
Answer:
If a person that caused the accident doesn’t have insurance and you have collision coverage on your policy, then obviously the best way to get paid is go with your own company and let them pay for your damages and they will then go after the person that caused the accident in an attempt to collect back your deductible for you. If they’re successful, they’ll do that. The other way is you can file a lawsuit directly against the person that caused the accident in small claims court for up to $8,000 and you don’t need a lawyer to assist you with that. If it’s more than that, then the courts will generally require you to have an attorney to help you with the case, although it’s not absolutely necessary, but depending on the amount of the damages, you may want to consider doing that. It also becomes a question of whether or not you’re going to be able to collect at the end of the day depending on whether or not the defendant, the person that caused the accident, has assets to pay your claim.
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Do you have serious property damage after a car accident and have questions about the other person doesn’t have insurance? Contact our experienced Southwest Florida car accident property damage lawyers today for a free consultation and case evaluation.
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