Isaac Hinson
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
Hey everyone, I have a few questions regarding a lawsuit that I'm involved in.
here is the situation: in October 2019 I was involved in a motorcycle accident where I was at fault and uninsured. I damaged the individuals rear bumper and quarter panel. The accident happened at around speeds of 10-15mph. There were no injuries reported at the time and we both refused to be seen by medical at the time. She provided an insurance card with someone else's name on it. Because I was uninsured, I offered to pay for the damages to her car out of pocket. She quoted me almost $10k to repair the damages for her car which was worth around $4.5k. She ended up filing a lawsuit against me for the $10k and the judge decided that I would pay her the value of her car. I paid her the $4.5k that her car was valued at. Now, in August of 2021 she filed another lawsuit against me claiming injuries now for the same incident. The only way I found out about me being involved in another lawsuit was because she called me and left a voicemail stating that I had missed the court date and that I needed to show up on 1/6/22 for the next court date to reimburse her for medical reasons. I never received any mail or official summons.
I'm wondering what my options could be for this situation? I'm not even sure the details of the new lawsuit aside from the fact that it's for medical reasons. I'm not sure how to retrieve a copy of the lawsuit or any paperwork or what next steps I should take. Any info is greatly appreciated.
here is the situation: in October 2019 I was involved in a motorcycle accident where I was at fault and uninsured. I damaged the individuals rear bumper and quarter panel. The accident happened at around speeds of 10-15mph. There were no injuries reported at the time and we both refused to be seen by medical at the time. She provided an insurance card with someone else's name on it. Because I was uninsured, I offered to pay for the damages to her car out of pocket. She quoted me almost $10k to repair the damages for her car which was worth around $4.5k. She ended up filing a lawsuit against me for the $10k and the judge decided that I would pay her the value of her car. I paid her the $4.5k that her car was valued at. Now, in August of 2021 she filed another lawsuit against me claiming injuries now for the same incident. The only way I found out about me being involved in another lawsuit was because she called me and left a voicemail stating that I had missed the court date and that I needed to show up on 1/6/22 for the next court date to reimburse her for medical reasons. I never received any mail or official summons.
I'm wondering what my options could be for this situation? I'm not even sure the details of the new lawsuit aside from the fact that it's for medical reasons. I'm not sure how to retrieve a copy of the lawsuit or any paperwork or what next steps I should take. Any info is greatly appreciated.