What role does an attorney play in an auto accident in which all the parties are covered by insurance?
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 at
9:17 pm
My wife was involved in a multi-vehicle accident started by another driver in which four cars were totaled and some people were injured. It appears that everyone is covered by insurance. If insurance is covering the situation, why would one of the drivers retain an attorney to sue the other drivers?
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They're not suing, they're just representing the person involved and presenting the claim. The attorney is the only person with whom the claim can be discussed on behalf of that person. He gathers all the medical documentation, presents it to the insurance company, negotiates and settles the claim, gets the check, takes 1/3 of it, pays the rest to the doctors and his client and then he's done. If there is a suit he does more, but it doesn't sound like it's in litigation.