[2000Z-71]

I had posted last weekend about my truck literally being run over by a Waste Management garbage truck. It's been decalared a total, my insurance company has offered a fair settlement for it and is taking care of me.

What I can't believe is the conduct of Waste Management. From day one their lawyers came out swinging and intimidating. I won't go into details since this is currently in dispute. They have denied any responsibility and I will be out my deductible until the insurance companies settle. The lady who stopped and gave a statement and was extremely helpful on the day of the inident now can not be reached and is not returning phone calls.

What I've learned from this week, it's not about right and wrong and establishing fault, it's about who has the best attorney and files first.

[trackbird]

Yes, let the insurance company's duke it out.

Either way, you are gonna be out some cashola ...

I was turning into a parking space in a parking lot, when a bozo at 30mph+ decided to pass me on the right side.

I took pics, measured his skid marks, established I was stationary and submitted it all to HIS insurance company.

Fault was deemed 50/50 ... I was 50% at fault for just being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Insurance companys are NOT your friend ...

If he was passing illegally, I'd have fought that one. If he'd been passing legally, he'd not have hit you. That is the crap that makes me really angry about insurance companies.