Insurance Claim against me

[Austin Tam]

I had my property manager tear down a garage on one of my properties last year. In the process, the contractor damaged part of the neighbor's fence.  The neighbor then filed a claim with their insurance company, Nationwide, who subsequently reached out to me to collect damages. I gave them the contact info for the vendor that did the job and was told they would pursue the contractor.  It's been a year and now Nationwide is coming back to me to collect the balance since the contractor won't pay up.  Is anyone familiar with this situation?  

[Sam Shueh]

A lawyer charges $350 an hour minimum several hours and can be costly. A court is where it is decided. If it is a few 100 bucks I will avoid judicial and try to settle out of the court.