Compensation Lawyer after Car Accident

sam2216 on 21/12/2022 - 20:42

Hi

Is there any one who can provide some details of a lawyer who can help me with compensation from the driver at fault?

Thanks

Automotive Lawyer

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  • spackbace on 21/12/2022 - 20:46
    +43

    Lionel Hutz

    • HeWhoKnows on 22/12/2022 - 11:31
      -5

      Not enough information
      Need STATE to begin with !!!!
      Pls add to your post

      But the Green Slip in NSW covers you for "injury" compensation from car accident
      Thats what its for.
      Same in other states
      Known as "Third Party" Insurnace

      You can only claim for actual personal injury arising from the car accident

      Therefore pls add that information to your post as well

      • spackbace on 22/12/2022 - 11:33
        +1

        Are you really just piggy backing off top comment?

        • HeWhoKnows on 22/12/2022 - 11:34
          -3

          Top comment is USELESS without the requested information

          • spackbace on 22/12/2022 - 11:35
            +2

            @HeWhoKnows: Thanks for the neg, but next time don't reply to a comment that's not actually a reply

            • HeWhoKnows on 22/12/2022 - 11:37
              -1

              @spackbace: Top comment is a reply. Thats why its there.
              You need to learn more about the subject before making recommendations

              • Baysew on 22/12/2022 - 11:55

                @HeWhoKnows: It is pretty rude to piggy back of the top comment.

                Based on the information provided. it does suggest Lionel Hutz is a good choice.

          • DashCam AKA Rolts on 22/12/2022 - 12:04
            +2

            @HeWhoKnows: Woosh!

    • b0rnwithabeard on 23/12/2022 - 11:08

      no, money down!

  • WreckTangle on 21/12/2022 - 20:52
    +3

    Remember its not the USA…i don’t think you can claim for pain & suffering etc, just measurable stuff you are actually out of pocket for.

    • HeWhoKnows on 22/12/2022 - 11:31

      OP hasnt provided any details

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 21/12/2022 - 20:57
    +15

    Dennis Denuto is your man.

    • iNeed2Pee on 21/12/2022 - 21:01
      +5

      Some say he is still fixing that printer.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6s7Uz7pkv8

      • DashCam AKA Rolts on 21/12/2022 - 21:35
        +1

        Fax is good to go though.

        • altomic on 22/12/2022 - 01:28

          It's the vibe of the thing

    • HeWhoKnows on 22/12/2022 - 11:35
      +1

      How do you know?

      OP hasnt provided any information whatsover,

      For a start we need the STATE and then what injuries OP has suffered (if any)

      • Baysew on 22/12/2022 - 12:01
        +4

        Woosh!

        • DashCam AKA Rolts on 22/12/2022 - 12:03

          Some say @Amayzingone is still ducking to this very day.

  • kipps on 21/12/2022 - 20:57

    What state? NSW?

    • spackbace on 21/12/2022 - 20:59
      +28

      I think OP is in a pretty bad state after the accident

      • dizzle on 21/12/2022 - 21:32
        +19

        So..Victoria?

  • randomusername2017 on 21/12/2022 - 21:30
    +1

    Maybe this guy has a recommendation.
    Seemed pretty butt hurt after a car related accident ..

  • Arcticsoldier on 21/12/2022 - 21:56
    +4

    Isn't that what TAC premium we pay in our rego Is for all medical injuries from road accidents??

    • kerfuffle on 21/12/2022 - 21:58
      +1

      I was thinking that, but maybe the OP doesn't have insurance, got hit by the other party who also doesn't have insurance, and now wants compensation for their car that got written off

      • elgrande on 21/12/2022 - 22:34
        +2

        Sounds like both parties are from ozbargain then..

        • kerfuffle on 21/12/2022 - 22:38
          +1

          Guess I better hand in my OzBargain licence then, as someone who has comprehensive insurance

          • Baysew on 22/12/2022 - 12:48

            @kerfuffle: No need to do that, you can be just like a member of an Outlaw Bikie gang and be a one percenter.

      • DashCam AKA Rolts on 22/12/2022 - 12:39

        Seriously needs an MS Paint diagram.

  • oscargamer on 21/12/2022 - 22:34
    +2

    What costs are you after?
    Loss of earnings?
    Pain and suffering?
    Medical?
    Just cos I saw it on a murcan tv show?

    • pegaxs on 21/12/2022 - 22:43
      +7

      Hey! Enough of the logical thinking. This is OzBargain, all OP wants is confirmation bias, not more questions…

      • oscargamer on 22/12/2022 - 08:43
        +1

        Sorry…….

  • Empharand on 21/12/2022 - 22:36
    +1

    Better call Saul

  • pegaxs on 21/12/2022 - 22:41

    Sooo.. my guess is you used one of those scammy “Right-to-drive” crashed car chasers to loan you a car at some extortionist daily rate and the other driver is telling you to stick the ridiculously large bill up your back passage and now you’re stuck with the bill because you didn’t read the fine print on the contract?

    • bmerigan on 21/12/2022 - 23:00

      That right to drive thing is so dodgy.

      • Jugganautx on 22/12/2022 - 06:08
        -3

        You're entitled to a hire car if you're not at fault. Whether their car insurance wants to provide that service is up to them, if not then they deserve to have right2drive sicked on them.

        • pegaxs on 22/12/2022 - 09:19
          +3

          While I agree that people are entitled to be made whole and part of that may be the use of a hire vehicle, what shouldn’t be allowed is some scumbag company hiring out a car at some stupid and unreasonable rate and then seeing the at fault party for costs.

          The contract is not with the at fault party and the hire company, so they get no say in it, and I have heard of cases where the damage to the not at fault party’s car was insignificant yet the hire car mob has tried to levy charges upwards of $20~$30,000 or more.

          The other issue is that with these shifty car crash chasers is that if they fail to get the money from the at fault driver, they then turn their focus to driver who hired it and take them to court to get their funds.

          I don’t think it is fair that if you and I had an accident and you were at fault, that I could just hire a car with some arbitrary made up exorbitant and unrealistic fee and then just pass that onto you to pay when you had no say in the contract. This type of industry needs to be regulated because they can basically just make shit up as they go.

          And it’s all “bUt ThEy hAvE a RiGhT tO dRiVe” until you are on the receiving end of one of these unscrupulous operators.

          • simplystu on 22/12/2022 - 22:08
            +1

            @pegaxs: couldn't agree more.
            I had a car accident - roughly 2016'ish …100% my fault - as per below …

            car hesitated to turn left - started to go through intersection, then came to sudden halt … I hit back end of car … this was a left-turn into a main street (stop sign).

            I was 100% comp insured - other driver had no insurance at all.
            They used Right to drive.

            Impact speed was less than 10km/hr … initial visual damage to back end of other car … it had slightly pushed up the boot (but boot was still able to open) … ALL lights + other backend fully functional.

            Did almost no damage to my car … except where his tow-bar impacted my car rego plate (which ended up with afew cracks).

            As said - he used RTD.
            After my own insurer denied his claims for cost - he personally persued me in court.
            His costs for using RTD that he was chasing me was == $800/day (total of 3 weeks) == $16,800 (+ then trying to pursue me for court/laywer costs as well !!!).

            And this was an old early beatup 2000's mitsi lancer - prob worth total of $3500 MAX at the time.
            [EDIT] : this was his car - not mine.

            I passed details onto my insurer … then never heard anything more about it.

  • AustriaBargain on 21/12/2022 - 23:40
    -1

    If you do go through this, don't use your regular doctor and don't let your lawyer cheap out and dump all of this on your regular doctor. Your lawyer should believe your case has merit and pay for you to see an experienced doctor who specialises on compensation. A bad lawyer will take it on just in case the other driver or insurance pays to make it go away, and will expect your own doctor to tell them whether your injuries have merit. But if your own doctor is too scared to get involved or has some kind of undisclosed conflict of interest (maybe the other driver is a government employee and your doctor works in a state certified clinic) then you're going to be left holding your dick while sweet fa happens.

  • Euphemistic on 22/12/2022 - 06:14
    +1

    So you didn’t have insurance?

    • reactor-au on 22/12/2022 - 07:38

      Just ozbinsurance

  • Sinnerator on 22/12/2022 - 07:58
    -1

    Ozbargain, where absolutely no one will give you a straight answer, ever.

    • kerfuffle on 22/12/2022 - 07:59
      +4

      Yours included.

      Can't give a straight answer if we don't know what kind of compensation e.g. injuries, loss of work vehicle, etc.

    • pegaxs on 22/12/2022 - 09:06
      +2

      Hard to give a “straight answer” when OP won’t even give any details. No point sending them to a personal injury specialist if what they need is a civil damages lawyer.

  • iCandy on 22/12/2022 - 08:00

    If it’s medical you’re after, you need to get a mv accident medical certificate from your doc asap and start physio if you’re not too badly injured.

  • sammm on 22/12/2022 - 08:37

    with a solicitor r, you can apply to the TAC to receive compensation for loss future earnings, loss of mobility etc. Some Solitors take 25% of the compensaiton. my mum was hit by a car.

  • cashless on 22/12/2022 - 08:50
    +1

    Rudi Guliani

  • ChrisLevo on 22/12/2022 - 09:24
    +4

    Gruber & Fisk.

  • pharkurnell on 22/12/2022 - 10:03

    Dewy Cheetham and Howe

  • parsimonious one on 22/12/2022 - 10:26

    Ask the guy who got an ouchy on his ankle who he used 😂

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/740062

  • simplystu on 22/12/2022 - 21:48
    +2

    one hopes that OP has dashcam footage of incident …

    due to him posting 2 weeks earlier about installing said dashcam + trying not to void "new car" warranty in process.

  • kerfuffle on 23/12/2022 - 11:09

    @sam2216 has been online multiple times since posting this thread, but refuses to respond to any comments.

    • pegaxs on 24/12/2022 - 09:31
      -1

      This always happens. Then as soon as someone posts the confirmation bias they were looking for, they will come back and thank them and scold all of us for not just saying the same thing (even though 99.9% of us don’t know WTF op is talking about…)

  • Nucleus Acumbens on 24/12/2022 - 14:41

    Go see Judge Judy. She'll sort you out.

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