Auto Insurance Claims: Car backed into me in parking lot, maughan, wrong direction

Question
A car backed into me just after i had entered a parking lot in California. I did not know it was one way, no signs or markings, but realized it was one way once i was in the lot because of the angled parking. I was stopped, about to back into a spot to correct this, and as i was stopped, a driver backed into my car from a parked space.

Is it not the duty of the driver backing to yield to all other traffic? Her insurance claims it is my fault due to the one-way lot, but SHE HIT ME. She did not look and backed into my driver's side door. It hit at the back of my driver door and also part of the body of the car as well.

Answer
Hi Jenny-

From my experience I would agree with you.  I had a client who backed into a car that was partially blocking her driveway and the my client was found at fault.

It's hard to say how they are going to rule since you were traveling the wrong direction before you stopped, but hopefully you can at least get a 50% or less at fault ruling so it won't count against you.  

Good luck,  

Sheldon Maughan
Sacramento, Ca