Expert: Bennie719 - 4/11/2008

Question
There were 3 cars between me and another car.  He was to the left.  I pulled out at an angle, and noticed he was also pulling out in front of me, so i stopped and waited for him to drive forward, to continue.  He kept backing up, and eventually drove right into my car.  He said he was on a speed bump, and he was trying to get over it backwards before he continued.  He claimed that he began to leave his parking spot before i did, and checked before he back up.  
In my opinion there was a good 4 or 5 seconds of him backing up when he should have seen me if he was looking, because i was stationary and right behind him.  He is also beginning to claim that he was already backing up when i began to pull out and it is equally our faults.  In my opinion i saw him backing out, so i stopped and waited and he drove into me..Who would be found responsible by law and have to pay for damages?

Answer
Hi Matt,
Parking lot accidents are among the hardest claims to handle because there are usually no witnesses or police report.

Each of you will make a report to your own insurance company and they are required to accept the statements as true unless proven otherwise.

Since neither of you are admitting guilt, the claim will be settled on a 50/50 basis.

I hope this information is of help.
Your feedback by rating my answer will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Bennie
San Francisco Bay Area