The Treusch Law Group, P.A.: Going the Extra Mile for a Client
Not too long ago, a quiet and professional young lady was referred to our firm by one of our former clients. When we first met with her, she was discouraged and dismayed over a letter she received from her former attorney. It his letter, he stated the following reason as to why he could no longer represent her:
I have come to the unfortunate decision that we will not be able to pursue your claim any further because you were the person that rear-ended the vehicle in front of you. I understand the argument that the vehicle stopped short for non-apparent reasons, but I cannot invest additional time and money on your case under the circumstances. We understand that while the other driver was cited for this accident, Florida statute 316.0895(1) states, "the driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and traffic upon, and the condition of the highway.
Her former attorney went on to state in his letter to her that he was in contact with the other driver's insurance carrier who stated unequivocally that they would not pay a single dime on her claim since she is the one who caused the accident! Regrettably, her former attorney was in it for the quick buck and not for the fight.
We Listened, Thought Through the Options, and Contacted the Insurance Company
With proven experience guiding us, we listened carefully and meticulously to every word as she described in detail how the motor vehicle accident happened. In doing so, we knew that this woman did not cause the crash, but rather the driver of the vehicle in front of her did.
We contacted the other driver's insurance carrier by phone to discuss not only our being retained to represent her for damages and personal injuries which she sustained in the motor vehicle accident, but to discuss with the adjuster our theory of liability. The adjuster came at us with guns blazing, furious over the fact that we had the audacity to represent the wrongdoer! His exact, words which were expressed in absolute anger, are still resounding off the walls in our firm:
Look, as I told the other attorney, your client crashed into my insured's vehicle! Whenever someone crashes into the rear of another vehicle they are barred from any recovery and are held responsible for causing the accident. Don't you people know what strict liability is? I am closing your client's claim immediately!
The adjuster then proceeded to hang-up quite abruptly.
How We Turned the Situation Around
Our options were quite simple, we could cave-in as our client's former attorney did, or we could fight the good fight for our client. Given who we are, and what we are all about, we carefully prepared to fight the good fight, and won! On behalf of our client, we took on one of the largest automobile insurance carriers in the State of Florida and did not falter in our conviction. The adjuster for the other driver not only paid our client's general and special damages, but also tendered their insured's available bodily injury coverage limits.
Did we stop there? No! As with all of our client's matters, we immediately began reviewing what coverage our client had with her insurance carrier. We paid particular attention to whether or not she had uninsured motorist coverage.
After careful review of a copy of her Uninsured Motorist coverage documents, we noticed there was a legal glitch which would surely entitle our client to this coverage. We brought this to the attention of her insurance company. Needless to say, we received a very curt letter wherein they stated our being in error and that they would shortly demonstrate to us the errors of our ways. We continued driving the point that they were in error and as such had to provide our client, i.e. their insured, with uninsured motorist coverage equal to her available bodily injury coverage.
We received numerous letters explaining why they could not and would not extend this coverage to their insured. We stayed dedicated to this cause and continued to pursue this coverage. Not only did her insurance carrier concede to our demands by providing our client uninsured motorist coverage equal to her bodily injury coverage, but they also tendered the now available policy limits as well!
Some Situations are Never Lost... You Just Need the Right Guidance.
If you have been told by other law firms that your case is a lost cause, do not yet give up hope. Contact our firm to discuss your situation with us.