I was in a auto accident on Oct 2nd 2007, here is the funny part. the woman who owns the car was not the woman who was driving she loaned her to a 2nd person who loaned the car to a 3rd person. whom no one knows the name of the 3rd person. I was siting in a parking space in the mall parking lot when she plowed into the side of my car going at least 40 miles an hour she was cutting through the parking lot. after she hit me she got out of the car and ran. the policeman that did the accident report personally knew the owner of the car. but when he filled out the report he put the wrong address down. and the police department gave me the run around for 2 months ( this made me wonder a bit) i was stupid and contacted a lawyer i saw on tv. these people are not helping me a bit. they never call me back or even discuss the case with me. they settled out of court with out asking me if this is what i agreed to. for $4900 and out of that I’m only getting $1700.
. my car is so messed up its not drivable. i lost my job because of my injuries and that’s all they settled for. i was advised to take the owner to small claims court so i did. i go for the 2nd hearing on Feb 1 2008. now he
here is the Problem. my lawyer sent some papers for me to sign and send back to him saying that i would not sue the owner her the 2nd party or Jane doe and so on… i don’t know what to do. they told me that i have to sign it, and the judge told me that once i got the case started in court that i can not drop it. it just seems to me that there isn’t any justice here for me the victim its all for the defendant. i have called my lawyer and every other lawyer i can find even the court house and know one can tell me what my rights are.
