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Tort Boy
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What is the name of your state? Florida
My family was involved in an accident in 1997. My father sustained serious injuries and recieved medical treatments. He did not have health insurance at the time. My personal UM covered us for 10K, but the bills came out to be in excess of 20K. We hired a contingency attorney who has has done nothing but keep the hospital bills and liens at bay. Our case was not their priority as their strategy is to wait out the statue of limitations (SOL) instead of negotiating fair payment with the hospital.
1. Exactly how long are the SOL for the hospital to collect while our lawyers are supposedly "working" our case (in terms of years)?
2. Is it possible to get out of our contract with our lawyers since it has been 5 years since we began our case with them and they have yet to produce any results?
3. Should we sign over our 10K UM to the lawyers in what they call a "trust fund" when it makes no difference unless the case is settled?
Tort Boy
My family was involved in an accident in 1997. My father sustained serious injuries and recieved medical treatments. He did not have health insurance at the time. My personal UM covered us for 10K, but the bills came out to be in excess of 20K. We hired a contingency attorney who has has done nothing but keep the hospital bills and liens at bay. Our case was not their priority as their strategy is to wait out the statue of limitations (SOL) instead of negotiating fair payment with the hospital.
1. Exactly how long are the SOL for the hospital to collect while our lawyers are supposedly "working" our case (in terms of years)?
2. Is it possible to get out of our contract with our lawyers since it has been 5 years since we began our case with them and they have yet to produce any results?
3. Should we sign over our 10K UM to the lawyers in what they call a "trust fund" when it makes no difference unless the case is settled?
Tort Boy