2016 Ram 3500 Crash / Diminished Value Result
This is a follow up post regarding the crash I had with my 2016 Ram 3500 Mega Cab DRW. I was sitting at a red light in August of 2017, and was rear ended at 35 MPH by a Class C Motorhome towing a veh...
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thomasmnile wrote:
One Adam 12: I recall your original post. I understand the diminished value concept and know insurance companies fight such claims tooth and nail. Did your insurance company pursue the claim with the other driver's insurance on your behalf, or did you engage your own attorney and have to go through a civil court action?
Glad things resolved favorably, did your truck sustain frame damage that could not be corrected?
My attorney hired the diminished value expert and negotiated the property damage claim with the at fault insurance company. The attorney will recoup the expense when personal injury portion of the claim is settled. Totally worth the cost of using the expert and totally worth hiring an attorney who knows what they are doing to negotiate with at fault insurance company.
No frame damage according to body shop, although they wouldn't produce scans when asked for them by expert.
