to sue or not to sue

[shiftto5]

so as most of you know i got into a wreck and know im needing to know if i should sue. my grounds for sueing would be that he had no insurance(a must in IL) and therefore shouldnt have been on the road! so let me know

[JLC]

Who's fault was the accident?

[m00kfu]

I haven't read the thread you're referring to but I think my question for you would be -- do you have any specific reason to sue? Are the damages to your car not being covered? Do you have medical bills as a result of this accident that aren't being covered? I guess what I'm getting at is don't sue just to sue. This country has enough people like that already, and it really is ridiculous. On top of that, if the reason he had no insurance was because he couldn't afford it, then it's gonna be more trouble to get anything from him than it's worth anyways.

[shiftto5]

report says mine but he ran a red light causing him to hit me. so im going to bring that up to

[shiftto5]

im not just going to sue him for no reason,personaly i hate people that do that but my car is covered, but as for myself i messed up my back and i have no insurance that will cover me for that

[JLC]

report says mine but he ran a red light causing him to hit me. so im going to bring that up to

Why would the police report say it was your fault when it was he who ran a red light?

[shiftto5]

i was making a left and the light turned yellow so i went then i saw it go red then BOOM

[Nate]

You should probably get a Lawyer on this one...the police report is against you...you can't change that.

[sweetcheeks]

IMO, your up the creek if you try to sue

police report says your fault, time and waste of energy trying to sue someone with no insurance, yes he may learn his lesson but you will be out just by getting an attorney and really if he didnt have enough money for insurance he sure the heck isnt going to have enough money to give you even if you win, then you will be trying to take him back to court for not paying then he will end up in jail and thus you still dont get your money.

really really long cycle that may never end....more trouble than its worth

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Are you kidding me? You are asking if you should sue? LOL! you better prey he doesn't sue you!

Traffic 101... in the situation you described, the guy making the left turn is always the one at fault. You must yield when making a left turn. Period. You can fight the rest of your life, and won't win that argument.

Hope you feel better soon.