Lawsuit filed 2.5 years after wreck and 2ish years after settlement
employment attorney North Carolina Aug 15, 2026
Location: North Carolina I was at fault in an accident in a company vehicle in North Carolina in January 2024. I rear ended someone on the highway while I was driving. I was complacent, I don’t really remember what I was looking at, but I think it was my sunglasses since it was in the morning and I was getting lit up. Unfortunately I hit an older couple, one of which had a disability that had her in partial use of a wheelchair (all I know about her). I personally feel horrible about that. My coworker and I actually gave her husband and her chair a ride home while she was taken to get looked at. He told me she was alright, just shaken up. I was given a ticket for failure to reduce speed, which was then dropped when I provided proof of insurance settlement. My car was totaled. Their Toyota actually held up very well. If no frame damage, they probably just needed a new rear bumper, unless their airbags deployed. I don’t know either way. I did not hear anything until about March 2024 when my boss told me that the insurance settled for $100k. I would assume that was their car and personal injury. That’s all I could figure from the notification of settlement from the insurance company. The letter of letter stated “damages” and was not more specific. Fast forward almost 3 years and my employer gets a certified letter for a lawsuit of $25k. I work remote now so they just read me some details and said not to worry about it and it’s just a shakedown. The law firm is definitely a “Saul Goodman” type. Really cringe website, don’t pay unless you win, free consult etc. even lied about the quantity and quality of their google reviews. Guy had a picture of himself pointing at the camera angrily. Almost a caricature of the type of lawyer he portrayed. Obviously it is legit, but how concerned should I be? My assumption is the couple I hit probably got an automatic letter from the firm saying their statutes of limitations was about to expire and they can sue again and they just try to cast a wide net for clients and see what sticks. The letter has been forwarded to our insurance carrier. I just have to get through the weekend and anxiety of it.
