Mark John Caruso’s Answers

Sounds like the first accident was not your fault, but the second accident was your fault. Your insurance carrier should respond and completely handle the claim from the second car accident. You need to notify your insurance company immediately if you have not done so.

So often I am asked this question..."What medical expenses can I get from the insurance company now that we know the collision wasn't my fault?" This is really an easy question to answer, because state law dictates what you are entitled to. However, just because you might be claiming a medical expense doesn't mean that you automatically get the money for those medical expenses. It is still up to you and your attorney to provide the insurance company with the facts and evidence to prove the...

So often I am asked this question..."What medical expenses can I get from the insurance company now that we know the collision wasn't my fault?" This is really an easy question to answer, because state law dictates what you are entitled to. However, just because you might be claiming a medical expense doesn't mean that you automatically get the money for those medical expenses. It is still up to you and your attorney to provide the insurance company with the facts and evidence to prove the...

So often I am asked this question..."What medical expenses can I get from the insurance company now that we know the collision wasn't my fault?" This is really an easy question to answer, because state law dictates what you are entitled to. However, just because you might be claiming a medical expense doesn't mean that you automatically get the money for those medical expenses. It is still up to you and your attorney to provide the insurance company with the facts and evidence to prove the...

Use AVVO to locate a personal injury attorney in your city ASAP. Don't let the insurance company take advantage of you. You need a personal injury attorney to fight with you.

Our firm charges a 29% fee on all cases that we settle without a lawsuit. The fee changes to 33% only if a lawsuit is filed.

It depends on the amount of your medical bills and liens. If they are high, then they may be eating up most of your settlement. Your attorney agreement dictates the fee, but most lawyers will reduce to help put a little more in the client's pocket.

You should immediately contact attorneys in your home county. It may take time, but you should find someone who can take your case. However, if you have spoken to 5 or 6 law firms and no one is interested, then perhaps there really is no negligence to speak of. Most lawyers won't take a case on a contingency fee that they don't have some expectation of winning.

Sorry to hear about your injury. New Mexico has a strict tort claims notice requirement. A written claim must be filed with the proper party within 90 days of the incident. Please let us know which law enforcement agency you intend to bring the claim against, as each agency will have a different person to whom you must give notice. Failure to give notice to the appropriate agency of the specific facts of the incident and an identification of your injuries within the specific period of time...

You should immediately contact your insurance company. Our law firm sees quite a few types of these kinds of situations. Even though the hit might not have felt hard to you, it was a significant hit to the motorcycle causing the driver to fall off. If he was taken away in an ambulance to a hospital I would expect a liability claim. Call your insurance now.