Marianna, FL Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Write a letter to the Superintendent and let it go. Your child recovered. Next time, take the note to school yourself and talk to the principal. Is there money to be paid? No.

Sorry to hear you were in a crash. Unfortunately, the typical statute of limitations for an auto crash in NY is 3 years from the date of the crash. You may be time barred, however, your children are considered minors until they reach the age of majority, or 18 years old. So, your children would have 3 years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a lawsuit, or their 21st birthday. You need to go see an attorney immediately as your children likely can still be compensated. Good luck.

Can I be liable if - is one of the most dangerous and difficult questions for an attorney to answer, because it is difficult to predict all of the various scenarios that could give rise to liability. However, generally, having insurance does not create liability where it does not otherwise exist. Liability insurance merely provides coverage when you are liable for a an occurrence that is within the policy limits. Put another way, you analyze liability without reference to insurance. Insurance just provides coverage if you are liable. This is one reason in an auto accident case, you sue the at fault driver, and sometimes a parent or relative of the of the driver, not the insurer. Parents can be liable for their child's auto accident damages under a doctrine called the family purpose doctrine. If you are the head of a household and provide a vehicle to a family member for the use and convenience of the family, then you are liable for that driver's actions. It probably does not apply to an adult child who does not live with you, and certainly does not apply if your son bought the car or is paying for it (being a co-signer in my opinion would not qualify a s providing the car). Regardless of whether the family purpose doctrine applies to you, having him on your insurance would not cause you to be liable if you are not otherwise liable.