As the victim of aggravated assault, should I sue?
On Friday I was driving across town in my 2008 ford focus when a man in a newer model chevy avalanche decided he wanted to hurt the people who were in the car with him and started hitting everything in his path. He flipped a car, t-boned another and rear ended me with enough force to spin my car around and total it, deploying the air bag and knocking me unconscious for a few minutes. He was finally stopped by hitting a telephone pole, after which he bailed. He was later arrested several blocks away. I gave my report to be police officers and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Thankfully I didn't break anything but I got some pretty bad whiplash, partial numbness and pulled muscles in my lower back.
The man is being charged with six counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. I remember quite clearly swerving into the other lane as I watched him approach from the rear view mirror, and him swerving with me to hit me.
I'm being treated for the injuries sustained in the wreck, but they don't know if I'll have long term damage. But now every time I'm in the car and see someone coming towards us I panic. I've never been so incapacitated by fear as I'm on the streets now.
Is there any kind of additional legal actions I should take again against this man? I've never been in this situation and don't know what to expect from the legal process. Will I go to court to testify against him? Is that the same as suing him, or is that something I should do separately?
Consult an attorney. You should be able to get one who will take 20% to 30% of the recovery. The question is whether he was insured or has any other assets. Driving a 2008 Focus does not scream rich to me, and if he hit multiple vehicles, there may not be enough money to go around.
- Why doesn't Ford just identify as not an assault victim and move on, just like when you identify as a different gender? After all, if a man can "identify" as a woman despite the actual physical evidence he sees in the mirror every day, it should be a snap to "identify" past something that has no evidence. Stop dodging the question libs - the mechanism you claim allows you to be a different gender despite your years in your physical body should be powerful enough to change your perspective on one moment of your life… Or is the whole thing a fraud?
- Should Ford motor company sue Christine Ford for $1B and garnish her wages for life? I mean their good name will forever more be associated with unreliability. Instead of "Ford Tough" they'll be known as "Ford Flake".
- Can i sue an independent auto painter? Took my car to some guy that paints cars. I asked to paint it same color instead i think he only put the clear stuff that shines on it. I have an 03 ford mustang he messed up my side emblems which are the main decoration on the car. He keeps giving me the run around about fixing my car. And i already had paid him for the paint which he did not buy or use and half of labor what are my chances on filing a claim
- I simply can't see these political posers - Blasey-Ford and now Ramirez - as assault victims the way I do actual assault victims. How? Can anyone not see this for what it is? A desperate political party with no scruples staging an all-out, childish smear campaign. The impact of crying wolf will backfire on them this Friday and in November. But FAR WORSE is the impact it will have on the actual victims of sexual assault. Are they happy?