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fizbiz
Driver took a left where at an intersection with a "NO LEFT TURN" sign. He didn't make an unsafe left, it was downright illegal at any time under any circumstance. Fault is clear, and was admitted to officer and is in the report. There were two witnesses as well. I will give them until the end of this week and then file a claim in small claims court. Do I file against the driver or the insurance company?
You file against the driver. The insurance company can support and assist him (if they bother), but they can't send lawyers to represent him in small claims court. Given the circumstances, only dumb and stubborn people wouldn't settle this. That NO LEFT TURN sign pretty much guarantees he's going to lose.
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