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granny3
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What is the name of your state? Connecticut
We are being sued by a dentist for $4850. When my husband first went to this dentist he was told that his cost after insurance payments would be $2500. This was for dentures and work that had to be done to his existing teeth. The dentist started doing root canals and never told my husband that this was an additional cost. Then one day we received a bill for the $4850 after what the insurance paid. We refused to pay this bill, which eventually was sent to a collection agency. When I asked for a copy of an estimated bill, I compared it to the one the dentist had originally given to us. One bill showed initial exam as of 11/19/96 and the copy we received later showed an initial exam date of 12/21/96. There were no indications of any insurance payments, which I know they received. I spoke with the dentist on the phone and told him that we refused to pay as he had never explained that the root canals were in addition to what we had originally been quoted. He told me that my husband should have known that this was additional. He also admitted to me that his girls never even sent some of the claims into the insurance office. I didn't feel that we should be responsible for their errors. The last date my husband was seen by this dentist was 4/10/97. I looked up the Statute of Limitations in the State of CT and we are contesting the lawsuit on the basis that the Statute of Limitations has been tolled (6 years) and also because of the discrepancies in the copies of the bills sent to us. We have to be in court at 10:00 am tomorrow. Do you think we have a chance of winning this case?
Thank you for any help you can give me.
We are being sued by a dentist for $4850. When my husband first went to this dentist he was told that his cost after insurance payments would be $2500. This was for dentures and work that had to be done to his existing teeth. The dentist started doing root canals and never told my husband that this was an additional cost. Then one day we received a bill for the $4850 after what the insurance paid. We refused to pay this bill, which eventually was sent to a collection agency. When I asked for a copy of an estimated bill, I compared it to the one the dentist had originally given to us. One bill showed initial exam as of 11/19/96 and the copy we received later showed an initial exam date of 12/21/96. There were no indications of any insurance payments, which I know they received. I spoke with the dentist on the phone and told him that we refused to pay as he had never explained that the root canals were in addition to what we had originally been quoted. He told me that my husband should have known that this was additional. He also admitted to me that his girls never even sent some of the claims into the insurance office. I didn't feel that we should be responsible for their errors. The last date my husband was seen by this dentist was 4/10/97. I looked up the Statute of Limitations in the State of CT and we are contesting the lawsuit on the basis that the Statute of Limitations has been tolled (6 years) and also because of the discrepancies in the copies of the bills sent to us. We have to be in court at 10:00 am tomorrow. Do you think we have a chance of winning this case?
Thank you for any help you can give me.