“Won’t be long before an ambulance-chaser starts the “pain and suffering, loss of sleep, mental anguish, loss of consortium, etc” arguments to get into the DEEP pockets of Zuckerman......”
This is strictly a property damage claim so that stuff won’t work. Now if she had been in the car when it was hit then your scenario works.
LOL
When there's potentially THAT much money to pursue, she "loved that car, and it was her 'baby'...." "She can't sleep at night because she has nightmares about her beautiful dream car...."
In the REAL world of Litigation Lotto today, it doesn't matter if common sense tells you it's a no-brainer; today, just get it in front of a Jury that is thinking "he can afford it!", and all bets are OFF!