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Melody101

Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? CA

A representative of a large medical company pulled out in front of my brother on the highway without looking. (She was on a cell phone) It was completely her fault and there is no disagreement. My brother had both of his arms dislocated, whiplash, head, knees bumped, bruised you name it but luckily no broken bones. However, he now has lost strength in both arms, the last 3 fingers on his hand are numb and the accident happened only 2 weeks ago. We have not contacted an attorney as the insurance is being great. However, now his insurance is asking for him to sign a complete medical release form or they will not cover the medical expenses, the at fault insurance adjustor is asking him to sign a complete medical release form so THEY can pay, his personal major medical is currently getting the bills and he is asking me what he should do.

What should we do? Should he sign the release forms? He will probably be going to doctors for awhile and who knows what is going to happen. He is a skilled tradesman and the loss of use of his arms and hands would be devistating. He keeps going to work even tho he is in pain and a mess because he has a mortgage and bills to pay and he is afraid that any compensation for lost wages would be so slow that he could be in financial trouble in no time. Do we need an attorney at this point. His insurance company has already made a fair offer for his totalled truck and want him to sign all the papers before they will give him a check for his vehicle. The other insurance company is paying for his rental car. HELP! :eek:
 


jity

Member
A medical release is a common practice with attorney's and insurance companies. The idea being if they are paying for something - they want to know what they are paying for and what is medically wrong with you. This could also open up new information of a prior defect, which could be used against you in a court of law.

He can only receive ALL damages sustained from the other driver (if you are 100% correct with fault being the other driver) and you can prove it or the evidence points to it. Having an accident is easy – proving fault is another story.

I would not higher/retain an attorney yet, but I would pay him to review the release before he signs one.
 

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