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ProfessorGAC

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22. First Thing I Thought

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 17, 2022, 06:10 PM

Jan 2022

Sounds like a combination of taking advantage of mental incompetence & coercion.
I'm not an attorney, but I remember elements of business law from MBA school. I sure remember that those two things can make a contract unenforceable.

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A "Car Accident Attorney" horror story [View all] KS Toronado Jan 2022 OP

(wreck) LakeArenal Jan 2022 #1

Thanks, that one slipped right by me. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #3

No negative implied. 👍🏼 LakeArenal Jan 2022 #17

Do not talk to the insurance company except to notify them of the accident. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #2

It depends on the state MichMan Jan 2022 #4

Exactly. I live in a no-fault state as well. But it's easy to get confused Ocelot II Jan 2022 #6

I'll concede that no-fault states are different than KS KS Toronado Jan 2022 #10

The other party's company would love sarisataka Jan 2022 #15

No- fault doesn't mean what most people think it means sarisataka Jan 2022 #9

Thank you, I'm beginning to see the light. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #12

No problem sarisataka Jan 2022 #14

Sorry, I disagree...."NEVER hire a lawyer if you're not at FAULT" KS Toronado Jan 2022 #7

There is a lot of information and several assumptions ... Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #11

Sorry for the delay. And sorry in advance for this long rant. What you are saying is pretty ... Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #20

I think we're pretty much on the same page. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #21

Agreed! n/t Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #23

My daughter attracts accidents Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #16

If she was sedated or drugged, she may not have been competent to sign. Ilsa Jan 2022 #5

That's one angle her lawyer is pursuing. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #8

First Thing I Thought ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #22

We found a great attorney who is now a great friend. FightingIrish Jan 2022 #13

Yes, when your own insurance company's adjuster recommends getting a lawyer KS Toronado Jan 2022 #18

And before someone thinks I'm anti-attorney KS Toronado Jan 2022 #19