State Farm Insurance - Hit by a State Farm Driver

Posted by ScruffyFace on 2012-03-08:

I think that if the problem was with State Farm, you probably would have won. We all have our day in court, if necessary, and if we lose, that doesn't mean *they* are bad folks. A jury of your peers ruled against you -- with your "good" lawyer. Enough said.

Posted by I love my son on 2012-03-08:

Sounds like something is missing from this story, like what happened at the accident..But we would need both sides of the story also which we wont be getting..

Posted by spiderman2 on 2012-03-08:

Your insurance should pay for your medical bills. A jury of your peers decided that the the other driver was either not in the wrong or they had a valid defense for what happened. Defense lawyers can't just make things up, judges require evidence during trials and they typically don't accept made up stuff.

Posted by trmn8r on 2012-03-08:

You had a jury trial in court, and you lost.

I see no evidence that State Farm has one or more "crooked" lawyers. I'd be very interested in knowing what did that caused you to lose.

Posted by ok4now on 2012-03-09:

You had a good lawyer but State Farm had a better one. Justice can always be bought if the price is right.

Posted by Skye on 2012-03-09:

Your review is a good reminder, it's not always wise to use the lawyer your insurance company provides. A personal injury lawyer from the oustisde, would most likely have succeeded in getting your case won. And remember, they work on contingency, so there is never any money upfront.

Sorry this happened to you.

Posted by Slimjim on 2012-03-09:

As Spiderman said, your insurance company should have covered your medical bills for you (unless you maxed out on the limits). Were you insured at the time of the accident?

Posted by different laywer on 2012-03-09:

Skye - i think the SF lawyer was the other side's lawyer, not the OP's lawyer.

Posted by how... on 2012-03-09:

how is the lawyer crooked? or are you suggesting he somehow fixed the court case against you?

Posted by spiderman2 on 2012-03-09:

The lawyer the OP is upset with is State Farm's lawyer, who was representing the Defendant. Your insurance company doesn't provide you with a personal injury lawyer if you want to sue for personal injury. The lawyer the OP should be upset with is his/her lawyer. Either that lawyers isn't a very good lawyer taking a loser case to trial or they screwed up majorly. Many people do not realize that when lawyers advertise if they don't win there is not fee is that you are still responsible for the costs, which, as seen above, can be considerable.

Posted by skelly39 on 2012-03-09:

MN is a no-fault state. Your own insurance pays your medical bills up to $20k. This is statutory. If you didn't have insurance, there is still a state fund that would pay the bills for you. The other party is not responsible for paying any medical bills other than the ones that were over your policy limit. Your insurance CANNOT recover the cost of your medical expenses from State Farm, unless the State Farm insured vehicle was over a certain gross weight. Either there are parts missing to this story or you have received very bad advice and/or no guidance from those people who should be helping you.

Posted by the fish of wisdom on 2012-03-12:

Skelly - I'm betting on "missing parts" myself.

the op's story is rather short after all... and she never explained how the other lawyer managed to fix the case against her