Third party lawsuit

本帖于 2022-07-09 07:19:58 时间, 由版主 柠檬椰子汁 编辑

1.  Background

You used to have a dispute A with another driver and his insurance.  That dispute has concluded with representation by M. 

You have a dispute B with the disability company, which is represented by G. 

You have a dispute C with the former attorney M, you potentially might hire S. 

2.  Analysis

What you need is an attorney to represent you in dispute B against G, and your attorney will initiate a third party lawsuit to bring in former attorney M. 

Your liability to disability company was caused by M's negligence.   You want to make M (and his malpractice insurance) to pay the disability company directly.   That's why the two dispute B and C should be tied together in one suit.  Ideally in this case you won't have out ot pocket expense because M should pay the disability company and your attorney cost. 

Whether S can do this, is another issue.  I am not sure why he didn't suggest the third party lawsuit.  My guess is this is too complicated because actual filing of law suit is needed and there are court motions etc.  Maybe not worth the amount you owe to the disability company. 

我只是书本知识,一般认为执业律师有他的理由。

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您说的非常清楚,请教我是不是该和S还有G联系一下问问process。怎么能做到让M付律师费? -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (1087 bytes) () 07/09/2022 postreply 18:43:52

为什么S不帮你和disability讨论? -柠檬椰子汁- 给 柠檬椰子汁 发送悄悄话 柠檬椰子汁 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 04:35:21

他说等看保险公司让我付多少钱。可能保险公司让我付的多和他利益一致?所以这是我需要帮助的地方。 -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (50 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 10:51:17

所以他只代表你和前律师那个案件,而不代表你和disability争,因为利益不一致。 -柠檬椰子汁- 给 柠檬椰子汁 发送悄悄话 柠檬椰子汁 的博客首页 (388 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 15:55:41

因为是contingency,所以保险公司要我付的越多对他越好。对我来说,我只关心怎么可以不用out of pocket -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (32 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 16:55:35

Then get another lawyer. -柠檬椰子汁- 给 柠檬椰子汁 发送悄悄话 柠檬椰子汁 的博客首页 (603 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 17:00:23

谢谢,可能是我没问清楚。他收费很高$750/h+税,好像不太有耐心,所以我没我多问。我对前律师difficult说来可笑 -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (707 bytes) () 07/10/2022 postreply 23:19:45

听了您的建议,我问他能不能有没有可能我不用out of pocket,这是他的回答,请问您的感觉是? -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (871 bytes) () 07/11/2022 postreply 15:59:18

have you ever taken TOEFL? or 新东方 course? -hello2002- 给 hello2002 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/11/2022 postreply 18:35:32

就我有限的阅读理解能力来说,他啥也没承诺,就靠自觉性?可能这律师有些太滑头了 -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/11/2022 postreply 23:51:47

人家对你诚实你却说人家滑头。 -柠檬椰子汁- 给 柠檬椰子汁 发送悄悄话 柠檬椰子汁 的博客首页 (299 bytes) () 07/12/2022 postreply 05:56:10

我都不知道怎么说了,我上个律师保证了很多,然后啥也没做。我现在都不知道如何判断了 -april113- 给 april113 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/12/2022 postreply 14:06:30

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