I am being sued...Can I pass the court summons to my Insurance?

[xrac]

I want to thank everyone of you for your candid advice so far on this case. I really appreciate your time and effort.
Here is an update: I got a letter from a law office retained by the insurance company to represent me on this case. The content of the letter goes: "Dear Mr xxxxx, We have been retained by your insurance carrier to defend you in the above referenced lawsuit. It maybe necessary to contact you on short notice from time to time..........if you are served with any document concerning this matter, please contact our office and provide us with copies of same......you will find attached a client information form that we will like you to complete and return to us within the next 10 days......the trial has been set at September xx 2018 at xxxx court........because you are a defendant in this case, you will need to appear. The court will not grant a continuance of this trial because of your unavailability. It is mandatory that you attend during the entire pendency of the trial. It is estimated the trial will last 5 days."

My concern about this case is that I am armed with little or no details about this accident. The pictures I took at the scene of the accident is long gone with my old phone. I don't remember the license plate of the bus nor the name of the bus driver. I don't remember the exact street name but I can remember the area where it happened.

Is there any need to worry about this case? do I contact any other lawyer? I am really freaking out. I am 50 years old and I have never been to court in my life. This is the first time I will appear in court and it is making me navous.

Your candid advice will be greatly appreciated.
thanks.

I wouldn't worry about it and let the insurance company defend me. There is a good probability that this will never go to court. You may wind up having to give a deposition but that will probably be all you have to do.

 

[dgrins]

Take a deep breath and calm down. It is six months away. You have lots of time to prepare.

You have an attorney, why wouldn't you ask them these questions? They are being paid to defend you and while they are being paid by the company the firm has a legal and ethical obligation to represent you. If you are concerned about this, make it one of your first questions.

And you are always free to seek your own legal counsel. Personally I wouldn't unless I felt uncomfortable with the firm retained by the insurance company. However, that right is always yours. If you have a personal attorney, a brief conversation about it and telling them who is representing you in this may ease your mind.

Thanks VolAgent for your advise and words of encouragement. I will definitely reach out to the Insurance lawyer.

 

[dgrins]

I wouldn't worry about it and let the insurance company defend me. There is a good probability that this will never go to court. You may wind up having to give a deposition but that will probably be all you have to do.

Thanks Man. I will keep my finger crossed and give you guys an update on any new development.

 

[Jalery]

Sounds like a professional plaintiff. This will likely be settled outside of court.

Regardless, you need to seek legal advice from an attorney.

Maybe he's looking for another shortcut.