Camp Nelson, CA Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

First of all, you are not the plaintiff, you are the defendant. Yes, your insurance company is supposed to deal with this, that is what you have insurance for. So, get the Summons and Complaint to your insurance company now, today. Make several copies, get one to your insurance agent, get a hold of your insurance company and ask where to send it, fax it to them e-mail it to them, send a hard copy express mail and get a receipt, follow up and make sure they have it. If you don't, they will claim that you did not give them proper notice and they will disclaim and you will be on the hook for everything. Once they confirm that they have it, they will hire a lawyer to defend you. Your duty at that point is to co-operate in your defense.

As long as no legal case has been filed, I do not see any ethical issue with consulting another attorney for a second opinion about your case. If you do replace your current attorney, you are entitled to ask for an accounting of the work that has been performed and obtain a refund of any unearned fee.

Please, consult with attorney as quickly as possible. There may be large damages which may be justified under the circumstances which you describe, it will depend upon the general health of the victim, age, and a number of other individual circumstances. They will also be necessary to find the doctor who will state in court that the standard of care was violated by the excessive use of the medication which, you stated, resulted in the diabetes.