Mount Pleasant, MI Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

If you had a lawyer, ask your lawyer. There are entire books written on this subject, and I cannot tell you all you need to know in this response. First, if there is insurance coverage, the insurance should pay up to the coverage limit. If there is no insurance coverage, if you are in S.C., you send an execution form to the local sheriff (forms are probably available on the SC Judicial Department website). The Sheriff is supposed to search for assets that are not exempt from execution on a judgment and attach them for sale. If the Sheriff finds no assets (which is almost 100% of the time), you apply to the court for an order requiring the Defendant to appear in court with financial records for you to examine the Defendant under oath regarding assets. If you discover assets in this process, the court can order that they be sold.

Well, it looks like you've answered your own question: find an attorney in your area who handles employment law, discuss the matter and see what can be done. You may have to pay an hourly rate, with an advance retainer, but if you are right that the employer will fold, then that still works out for you. On the other hand, if they choose to fight, will it be worth your while to have to deal with all of the garbage they have churned up? If they've gone that far already, what will they come up with next?

Michigan has on Owner's Liability Statute which makes any vehicle owner vicariously liable for any permissive negligent operation of the owned vehicle. So if you, or anyone else, is the titled owner of the vehicle driven by your son, there will be potential liability; however, liability is based on fault and on proving a threshold injury per the terms of the Michigan No Fault Law. Further, if any claims are made, that is what vehicle insurance is for - turn the claim over to the vehicle insurer for them to respond and defend.