akarimov
Jun 21st, 2012, 07:13 PM
Before I start, I am not asking for any legal advise, just wondering if anyone else was in the same situation.
A few years back, my dad who is a truck driver was in a minor accident in New Jersey. He backed into a parked car while parking. Damage was minor - basically a scratch. My father offered the guy $300 to fix it. The wanted to take it, but bunch of other people came out and told him not to. They insisted that police was called. When sheriff arrived he wrote up a police report.
My father presented company's insurance slip. He paid a monthly premium to the employer for that insurance.
A few months later, a letter comes to our address from the insurance company of the other guy, asking for insurance information. My dad took the letter to his boss, who said he will handle it. I am thinking they wanted us to supply our personal insurance information, because company's insurance policy # was in the police report.
Fastforward a year so, we get a letter from a law firm in CANADA acting on their behalf in states. Outstanding amount is $6500, which must be paid with 12 days. I ignored the scary letter, to see what their next move.
Twelve days go by and a courier shows up at my door looking for my dad. In her hands I see a stack of papers. I realized she is serving me with court papers. I told her that my dad does not live here anymore. She was very persistent about me taking the papers. I refused. She said that she will mail the papers. Its a been a week and it nothing in the mail.
I hate being caught up in american suing culture and how people will try everything to make money off people. Does anyone had any similar experience, and how did it go?
A few years back, my dad who is a truck driver was in a minor accident in New Jersey. He backed into a parked car while parking. Damage was minor - basically a scratch. My father offered the guy $300 to fix it. The wanted to take it, but bunch of other people came out and told him not to. They insisted that police was called. When sheriff arrived he wrote up a police report.
My father presented company's insurance slip. He paid a monthly premium to the employer for that insurance.
A few months later, a letter comes to our address from the insurance company of the other guy, asking for insurance information. My dad took the letter to his boss, who said he will handle it. I am thinking they wanted us to supply our personal insurance information, because company's insurance policy # was in the police report.
Fastforward a year so, we get a letter from a law firm in CANADA acting on their behalf in states. Outstanding amount is $6500, which must be paid with 12 days. I ignored the scary letter, to see what their next move.
Twelve days go by and a courier shows up at my door looking for my dad. In her hands I see a stack of papers. I realized she is serving me with court papers. I told her that my dad does not live here anymore. She was very persistent about me taking the papers. I refused. She said that she will mail the papers. Its a been a week and it nothing in the mail.
I hate being caught up in american suing culture and how people will try everything to make money off people. Does anyone had any similar experience, and how did it go?