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if i crashed and have no insurance nor the person i crashed do i have yo pay him if it was my fault

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Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 19, 2012 11:56:00

Yes. If not having insurance meant you didn't have to pay for accidents you caused, then people would have a perverse incentive not to buy insurance.

Being insured has nothing to do with whether you are liable. All it does is help you defend yourself and pay any settlement or judgment. Without insurance you have to do those things on your own.

As others have noted, the other driver's lack of insurance means he is not entitled to damages for pain and suffering. He is entitled to recover for medical expenses, property damage, lost income and other economic harms.

Good luck.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 19, 2012 11:56:00

Yes. If not having insurance meant you didn't have to pay for accidents you caused, then people would have a perverse incentive not to buy insurance.

Being insured has nothing to do with whether you are liable. All it does is help you defend yourself and pay any settlement or judgment. Without insurance you have to do those things on your own.

As others have noted, the other driver's lack of insurance means he is not entitled to damages for pain and suffering. He is entitled to recover for medical expenses, property damage, lost income and other economic harms.

Good luck.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 19, 2012 11:56:00

Yes. If not having insurance meant you didn't have to pay for accidents you caused, then people would have a perverse incentive not to buy insurance.

Being insured has nothing to do with whether you are liable. All it does is help you defend yourself and pay any settlement or judgment. Without insurance you have to do those things on your own.

As others have noted, the other driver's lack of insurance means he is not entitled to damages for pain and suffering. He is entitled to recover for medical expenses, property damage, lost income and other economic harms.

Good luck.

Anonymous
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Posted on / Mar. 19, 2012 11:56:00

Yes. If not having insurance meant you didn't have to pay for accidents you caused, then people would have a perverse incentive not to buy insurance.

Being insured has nothing to do with whether you are liable. All it does is help you defend yourself and pay any settlement or judgment. Without insurance you have to do those things on your own.

As others have noted, the other driver's lack of insurance means he is not entitled to damages for pain and suffering. He is entitled to recover for medical expenses, property damage, lost income and other economic harms.

Good luck.

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