What are my rights forimproperservicing onmy car that resulted in an accident?
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What are my rights forimproperservicing onmy car that resulted in an accident?
I’m in the Navy and stationed in CA. My pregnant wife, 11 month-old son, and my wife’s friend left for KS. The day before I took my truck in to get the tires balanced for the trip. The tire flew of on the highway halfway through their trip. They were stranded for hours. The truck was then towed to a shop 75 miles out and fixed and they couldn’t get back on the road until the next day. Is there any type of lawsuit that I can file? Should I even speak with a lawyer?
Asked on November 30, 2010 under Accident Law, California
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you should speak with an attorney on this matter. There could be some negligence involved with the service station that serviced the car. It seems the way that you phrased the question that the negligence is obvious but it needs to be investigated further as to the cause of the tire flying off. I know that you are weighing what happened against what could have happened and that the actual damages were nothing compared to that other horrible scenario, but you do have monetary damages for towing, overnight stay, etc., correct? How much was reimbursed by your insurance? And the service station needs to be made aware of what went wrong so that it never ever happens again. Good luck.
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