Do I have any legal recource in an auto accident if I was not injured? 24 Answers as of December 12, 2011

No, the damages you have suffered are "remote and consequential". Only immediate damages are considered.

In Florida, before you can collect for non-economic damages, you must meet a no-fault threshold, which is death, significant and permanent scarring, a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability or a permanent impairment of an important bodily function. Since it doesn't seem as though you'll meet any of those thresholds, the only damages you can collect are economic. If your boss will testify the reason you were fired was because of your involvement in the accident (which doesn't make sense if you weren't at fault) then you can always try to collect from the other driver's insurance for your economic damages......but I wouldn't bet on getting anything.

Not enough information. You infer that you were laid-off and have been unable to secure work as a result of an accident which was not your fault. If this is true, you can recover for the actual damages of your wage loss. Unless you have been off work for months, it will be hard to find an attorney willing to take such a small case. Remember, to be entitled to any recovery, you MUST maintain records of a diligent job search. You should also be eligible for unemployment benefits. That may turn on whether the accident was avoidable, a higher standard. Good luck.

No. MI requires a serious impairment of bodily function in order to bring a suit. Good luck.

Without proof of injuries you will not be able to make a successful personal injury claim. Possibly an insurance company would offer you a minor settlement for a release. Similarly if you have injuries you could make a workers compensation claim.

Answer: Well no. In every personal injury action, which the law calls a "tort" you need four things before you are allowed to sue and to proceed. 1. A duty. 2. A breach of the duty. 3. Damages. 4. Your damages need to be proximately caused by the negligence of the "tortfeasor" the wrongdoer. In your case you are simply missing 3 and 4. You have no damages and therefore no damages were proximately caused by the wrongdoer.

Yes, you could sue him for your damages incurred in the accident.

You may if you can quantify the losses you suffered. It will be difficult and possibly expensive.

You absolutely have a right to legal recourse. The issue is damages, not injury. If there were damages done to you by another person's negligence, be they injuries or damage to vehicles or lost wages or any number of other things, you deserve to have that financial wrong made right. Give us a call today and we can chat more about the details of your situation and about what may be your best options.

You may recover damages from the other driver to the extent of your injuries. Your medical bills and pain and suffering. As per the loss of your job, if the injury or accident was the reason you lost your job, you may be able to recover your lost wages.

An accident that was not your fault. You should get a copy of the police report and give copies to any future employers.

possibly, but it might be hard to find an attorney to take the case. Most attorneys handling car crashes work on a contingency basis, they get paid if you get paid. That means they don't usually get involved in cases in which the other person would not be insured. However, you do have injury to reputation, etc. and if they had auto insurance you might have a claim. I don't handle employment cases but there's a possibility you might have a case against your employer too.

Not unless you can prove that he is the reason that you got laid off and cannot get a job, which will be very hard to prove.

You may sue him and you may do so in small claims court as you indicate just some soft tissue injuries. It would not be much of a recovery. But you cannot recover for the present and potential future lost wages.