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Forced to contact lawyer re: my fall last night *LIVID*
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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 395475" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>I had a similar thing happen in 1991... I was rearended by an old lady who just wasn't paying attention. Her insurance adjuster called, and fortunately the car was still in my Dad's name... He tried to intimidate Dad saying that the whole accident was caused by the driver's seat being broken. Dad had him on speaker. I just walked up to the phone and said, "Sir, the seat was FINE until the accident. Count your company and client LUCKY that the seat broke; because if it HADN'T, <strong><em>I</em></strong> WOULD have." (Politely, not nasty at all.)</p><p> </p><p>The guy started to get snarky... So my Dad calmly told him our lawyer would be in touch.</p><p> </p><p>We got a settlement check couriered to us the next day, but Dad refused to accept it (again, calmly, politely). After all was said and done (lawyer, but no lawsuit), the amount paid for my car, hospital bill (just a check-her-out at the ER), lawyer fees, and "pain and suffering" of about $10K... </p><p> </p><p>Keep your cool, but the lawyer was a good thing to do. And - gentle hugs. Know it hurts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 395475, member: 6705"] I had a similar thing happen in 1991... I was rearended by an old lady who just wasn't paying attention. Her insurance adjuster called, and fortunately the car was still in my Dad's name... He tried to intimidate Dad saying that the whole accident was caused by the driver's seat being broken. Dad had him on speaker. I just walked up to the phone and said, "Sir, the seat was FINE until the accident. Count your company and client LUCKY that the seat broke; because if it HADN'T, [B][I]I[/I][/B] WOULD have." (Politely, not nasty at all.) The guy started to get snarky... So my Dad calmly told him our lawyer would be in touch. We got a settlement check couriered to us the next day, but Dad refused to accept it (again, calmly, politely). After all was said and done (lawyer, but no lawsuit), the amount paid for my car, hospital bill (just a check-her-out at the ER), lawyer fees, and "pain and suffering" of about $10K... Keep your cool, but the lawyer was a good thing to do. And - gentle hugs. Know it hurts... [/QUOTE]
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