Can an attorney legally go after my insurance company to try to receive payment for an accident that was not my fault?
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Can an attorney legally go after my insurance company to try to receive payment for an accident that was not my fault?
My co-worker and I were in a car accident about 8 months ago. The other driver was at fault. Both my co-worker and I were injured and taken to the hospital by ambulance and treated and released the same day. I have just received a letter from her lawyer stating that he was representing my co-worker and that indeed she was injured in the accident and that I should file this letter with my insurance company. He also stated in the letter that all communications and offers of settlement should go through his office.
Asked on March 28, 2014 under Personal Injury, Arkansas
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S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
If the driver, who was at fault in the accident, did not have insurance, and you had uninsured motorist coverage on your auto insurance policy, then an uninsured motorist claim is filed with your insurance company. The amount that your insurance company pays on an uninsured motorist claim, it will seek to recover from the uninsured motorist who was at fault in the accident.
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