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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I agree with alot of what your saying.. But some of these cases are pretty cut and dry and insurance is more than willing to settle prior to it going to court.. Its pretty tough to tell how much time they actually put in the case, we don't exactly see timesheets.. But I don't feel making a half dozen phone calls and faxing a letter the insurance companies warrants a $5000 payout on $15,000.. My friend was in a pretty severe accident where he almost died, he was lucky not to have any long term injuries. His lawyer took over $30,000 off his settlement at the end.. He kept phoning my buddy and telling him to go for more and more and more.. Eventually the insurance company told him this is all your getting or we'll see you in court.. I think some sort of oversight is required if its going back to a free for all like before.. Otherwise it will be the average driver paying for all of this..
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when i got in my wreck , in which my first wife passed, before i sought legal help i was already told by my insurance i was getting the 50k uninsured motorist settlement. I sought legal representation because i wanted to avoid filing bankruptcy on the 200k+ medical bills my wife has incurred when they tried to save her life. He told me he would take 40% and i wouldnt have to file bankruptcy and we would sue so this lady had to pay for the med bills etc... Well he did nothing and collected his 40 % off the money i was getting before i talked to him and i still had to file bankruptcy. his words were "cant get blood from a stone, just file and in 10 yrs itll be gone"
Some lawyers disgust me , not you troutman, but some