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3 years ago I bumped the back end of someone's vehicle - I had been at a complete stop. There was no damage to his vehicle. Last week I received a summons stating that he's suing me for an amount in excess of $5000 - claiming injury, emotional distress, loss of use of his vehicle etc. I didn't know it at the time, but our auto insurance had lapsed. What should I do?

Submitted: 460 days and 10 hours ago.

Category: Legal

Value: $30

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

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You need to get a personal injury defense attorney to answer the suit. If he wins a judgment against you, you will be liable for the judgement since your insurance had lapsed. Also in most states the person must sue you within 2 years of the accident so you may have a defense that the statute of limitations has run depending on which state you are in.

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Expert:	Shelley
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Answered:	8/19/2008

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