<prompt> Human: So I was in the middle of a rear-end accident. I was rear-ended and it pushed my car to hit the car in front of me. Its pretty clear that it was the other guys fault but Ive been hearing pretty conflicting things that people say the other guy will try to pin it on me. Im not injuried, but very sore and having some pains. Also, Im having conflicting opinions on if I should hire a lawyer or not! Please let me know what you thinkwhat I should do. I already reported it to my insurance and people are telling me not to talk to the other peoples insurance companies. Im from California, with Farmers Insurance and the guy who hit me is Mercury and the car in front of me was State Farm.To Summarize:1 Should I hire a lawyer?2 Should I talk to the other guys insurance company?  <response>: Car number 1 is at front, car number 3 is at back of the line, car number 2 is in the middle. Car number 1 can go after car number 2 or 3 for their damages, car number 2 can go after car number 3 for their damages. If car number 1 chooses to go after car number 2, then car number can also go after car number 3 for all the damages. In the end, car number 3 is responsible for all the damage, but car number 1 doesnt have to chase down car number 3 if car number 2 is easier to chase down.This is all a lot easier if insurance handles it. 