What can I do to fight a claim that we are at fault for an accident if we never hit the vehicle?

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What can I do to fight a claim that we are at fault for an accident if we never hit the vehicle?

The insurance that represents a Camry is claiming that we owe them $8,000 due to them being rear-ended. What had happened was someone in the Jeep Wrangler rear ended the Camry and they had no damage done to them and we rear ended them with our aviator. The Jeep Wrangler had no damage done to it which they also claim this to be true. The Camry states that there was more damages done to it which isn’t the case and we have the pictures to prove for evidence.

Asked on September 29, 2017 under Accident Law, Iowa

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

You can fight  the claim if you are sued (and note: until/unless you are sued and the other side wins, you do not have to pay anything) by presenting evidence  in court (photos, police reports, credible witness--including your own--testimony, etc.) showing both or either that you were not at fault in damaging their car and/or that they suffered less (or no) damage compared to what they are claiming--or similarly, that their claimed costs for repair are inflated and false. Basically, if sued, provide evidence to support what you wrote in your question. If you can convince a court you did not damage them, were not fault in the accident, and/or that their damage was less than they claim, you can avoid paying what they are claiming.


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