:( :confused: :hammer: Hi everyone, I am in need of some advice. In October of 2001, I was rear ended. My car is okay, but I am not. My back hurts...still. I injured it. I hit my head, had whiplash, and it caused anxiety at and about work and driving. I went to my lawyer this past Monday and he said that I may have a case. Litigation against the man and the owner of the car he was driving, which was his mother. Actually, I know it is really against their insurance coverage, from a personal experience that happened to my stepfather. The thing is I feel guilty. They guy admitted fault, and that's great. His insurance is all willing to pay, but how much is the question. The lawyer told me to not speak to his insurance anymore, for they could hold it against me and use what I say in ignorance against me. What do you all think? I want to go through with it...but I feel guilty. Any suggestions? Thoughts? Personal stories to share? Thanks ahead of time!

Even though you don't like the idea, I think you have to go for it and sue the insurance company. your medical conditions may get worse or reoccur in later years, and without doing anything now, their will be nothing you can do about it in later years.

An example close to me , was my father hurting his leg as a fire fighter , he took some time off etc, but never filed an official accident report, had specialists look at his injury etc. Now years later , he needs a brace on his ankle, gets arthritis in it , has alot of problems with it and cannot get any compensation from the fire dept because 25 years ago, he neglected to pursue all avenue's for his injury .

Hi there!
I am in litigation right now for pretty much the same thing!
I was at a red light, with 3 cars in front of me, and this girl rear ended me going like 55 mph! I saw her coming in my rearview mirror, and I had no where to go.
She totalled my car, I was pushed into the car in front of me, which inturn pushed the car into the car infront of that car. Basically a chain reaction...
All together 3 cars ended up getting totalled...
Here's the kicker...she has NO INSURANCE! And was driving under a suspended license!
From that accident I have a herniated disc in my neck that they want to operate on. I now have to sue my own insurance company to get money to help pay for this operation, since Ihave used up all my medical benefits on all the tests and physical therapy that I have had.
Do not feel guilty for your lawsuit. What happens if a year from now you have pain or find out the doctors didn't diagnose you correctly? Which is sortof what happened to me, my accident was in October of 2000.
I'm upset that this girl gets to walk away, free and clear. I wanted an apology from her or something, and I can't even get that! I could not beleive how obnoxious this girl was! She rode with me in the ambulance, while I was strapped to the board, and never said a word. While I was sitting in my car waiting for the "Jaws-of-Life", she never came over to my car and ask if I was okay.
Then when we were in the emergency room and I was still strapped to my board, she had the nerve to come into my room and use my phone to call people and tell them about the accident. Never once saying a word to me...
What if she would have killed me?

I have to agree with Caligual and Bambi concerning your going forward with the lawsuite. Why should you feel guilty if the accident wasn't your fault. This is why we have insurance companies....to protect us. If the shoe was on the other foot, I'm sure they would do the same. J

ust remember that looking out for yourself doesn't always mean that you're being a complete arse. It mean that you look out for your own welfare because no one else will. Take care of this. My mother is still suffereing from an accident she had 8 years ago from a hit and run accident.

You need the appropriate medical attention which their insurance company should pay for. You wouldn't be in the predicament had it not been for this accident. It's normal to feel guilty. That's called a conscience and good nature. Nothing wrong with that. But it is wrong for you to be in constant pain and suffereing behind something that was not your fault that can be taken care of by the very means that are in place to help protect you. Hope that made sense. It sounded good going through my head. May have been different in print. Good luck! :)