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Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: tboomer] #2780656
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In Nevada the personal injury lawyers generally take 1/3 of the "winnings" in the beginning. After there is a lawsuit or trial, the rate often goes up to 40% or 50%. The lawyer takes his percentage first, then all the experts and bills are paid, and then the Plaintiff gets anything left overt. The second biggest racket is the medical bills. Most folks have medical insurance or medicare/medicaid. The lawyers tell their clients not to use insurance. Rather, go to the doctors the lawyer recommends who will do the work on a lien (the doctor gets paid when the lawsuit is over). That way your epidural can cost $15,000 instead of $700 and the inflated medical bills help get an inflated settlement or verdict. Its a great money machine!

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Originally Posted by tboomer
Doc....Any of the PI attorneys I worked for got 33% of the case winnings.


But t ... did you figure this apimp percentage?

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To G and T ... see THE ABOVE POST !!

Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2780661
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But t ... the injured party got only TWENTY EIGHT % !

Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2780669
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Originally Posted by Doc Fiberglass
jCsea .... defend you to your LAST DOLLAR ?? .... then he bails out on you ??!!

Doesn’t sound like an attorney I would want for decades.... or am I missing something?


I understand, however my take, he was honest, he is only in it for the money, and an honest lawyer, is a rarity in my book.


Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: Tom_440] #2780670
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Originally Posted by Tom_440
In Nevada the personal injury lawyers generally take 1/3 of the "winnings" in the beginning. After there is a lawsuit or trial, the rate often goes up to 40% or 50%. The lawyer takes his percentage first, then all the experts and bills are paid, and then the Plaintiff gets anything left overt. The second biggest racket is the medical bills. Most folks have medical insurance or medicare/medicaid. The lawyers tell their clients not to use insurance. Rather, go to the doctors the lawyer recommends who will do the work on a lien (the doctor gets paid when the lawsuit is over). That way your epidural can cost $15,000 instead of $700 and the inflated medical bills help get an inflated settlement or verdict. Its a great money machine!

This is not the case in my experience. your health insurance can be used but once legal responsibility for the injuries has been established your insurance needs to be reimbursed. The exact terminology escapes me at the moment. A good PI lawyer will negotiate your liability with the service providers and insurance company for you.


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Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: jcc] #2780671
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As I'm reading this thread, there's an ad for a personal injury lawyer at the top of the page... shock

Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: Guitar Jones] #2780672
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Originally Posted by Guitar Jones
Originally Posted by Tom_440
In Nevada the personal injury lawyers generally take 1/3 of the "winnings" in the beginning. After there is a lawsuit or trial, the rate often goes up to 40% or 50%. The lawyer takes his percentage first, then all the experts and bills are paid, and then the Plaintiff gets anything left overt. The second biggest racket is the medical bills. Most folks have medical insurance or medicare/medicaid. The lawyers tell their clients not to use insurance. Rather, go to the doctors the lawyer recommends who will do the work on a lien (the doctor gets paid when the lawsuit is over). That way your epidural can cost $15,000 instead of $700 and the inflated medical bills help get an inflated settlement or verdict. Its a great money machine!

This is not the case in my experience. your health insurance can be used but once legal responsibility for the injuries has been established your insurance needs to be reimbursed. The exact terminology escapes me at the moment. A good PI lawyer will negotiate your liability with the service providers and insurance company for you.


The term for the reimbursement process is subrogation.


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Re: Any PERSONAL INJURY lawyer stories ? [Re: not_a_charger] #2780676
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They are snakes and alot of the litigation seekers are poor broke as heck people that "got to get paid".

I dont think a legit case needs a head hunter in the mix getting rich on the ride.

A good "normal" respected attorney would be more in order.

I might be wrong, but on my tv all I see boasting about there big settlement is inner city folks that talk and act like they are already on the gov. free money train. AND some even have the nerve to say ots there second time with the same head hunter attorney.


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And some dick always making hints and [censored], but I wont mention names.


Originally Posted by jcc
OT, my personal lawyer in Florida for decades IMO is rather conservative. He has selfies from decades hanging in his office with EVERY conservative player there ever was for that last 30+ years.

I took to heart when he mentioned one he will not work for, as he likes to get paid, who will remain nameless.

He also told me, he will defend me to my last dollar. work


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Originally Posted by Mr. Potatohead

And some dick always making hints and [censored], but I wont mention names.


Originally Posted by jcc
OT, my personal lawyer in Florida for decades IMO is rather conservative. He has selfies from decades hanging in his office with EVERY conservative player there ever was for that last 30+ years.

I took to heart when he mentioned one he will not work for, as he likes to get paid, who will remain nameless.

He also told me, he will defend me to my last dollar. work


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Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Looky at the top of .THIS screen shot !!

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Its sad when the morning commercial is a attorney riding a big horned steer and holding a money gun shooting bills in the air saying call me.


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Originally Posted by moparx
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YoU show YoU want me to RepReZeNt Ya ? whistling devil boogie apimp biggrin
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OleHam2... if you or yur bester half can DAZZLE THEM with legalize— yer hIrEd !

BUT ur pressin yer luck with all those smiles! tsk

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Every American ought to thoroughly know the history (soap opera) of P.I. lawyer
John Edwards
Of North Carolina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edwards

Quite an eye opening story.

He could have easily become Vice President or even President.
Thank goodness he did not.

His deceased wife and older daughter have proven themselves of quite better character.

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Originally Posted by not_a_charger
Originally Posted by Guitar Jones
Originally Posted by Tom_440
In Nevada the personal injury lawyers generally take 1/3 of the "winnings" in the beginning. After there is a lawsuit or trial, the rate often goes up to 40% or 50%. The lawyer takes his percentage first, then all the experts and bills are paid, and then the Plaintiff gets anything left overt. The second biggest racket is the medical bills. Most folks have medical insurance or medicare/medicaid. The lawyers tell their clients not to use insurance. Rather, go to the doctors the lawyer recommends who will do the work on a lien (the doctor gets paid when the lawsuit is over). That way your epidural can cost $15,000 instead of $700 and the inflated medical bills help get an inflated settlement or verdict. Its a great money machine!

This is not the case in my experience. your health insurance can be used but once legal responsibility for the injuries has been established your insurance needs to be reimbursed. The exact terminology escapes me at the moment. A good PI lawyer will negotiate your liability with the service providers and insurance company for you.


The term for the reimbursement process is subrogation.

Thank you.


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It isn't easy to find a good lawyer now. Most of them want to get money from the client but are not ready to work. My nephew had an accident three months ago. The insurance company and the lawyer from the insurance company claimed that my nephew would not achieve any insurance payments. As far as I know, Michael turned to lawyers from the website sutliffstout.com. And they achieved not only insurance payments but also compensation for the funds spent by the nephew on court expenses.

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During the 1990s I was a claims manager for a large trucking company. I got a call from one of our drivers to report he had a wreck with a small passenger car. He had exited the interstate and was sitting at the end of the ramp, waiting for cross traffic to clear so he could make a right turn onto the cross road. Unknown to our driver the small car came up on his right side, completely on the shoulder. Since the cab was already turned, our driver could not see the car in his big mirrors, so he progressed through the turn and ended up hitting the left front corner of the car, which was driven by a 20-something female. No tickets were issued but the cop investigating the wreck said our driver should have seen the car. Forget that the car should not have been where it was.
Our insurance adjuster went to the scene and said the damage was very light and estimated damage at $1000. It was an old Toyota. The VP in my department wanted the wreck to go away, and because the car was occupied, I offered $1500 for a full and final release.
By that time, the woman's father showed up and refused the offer. He went to an ambulance chaser, hoping to get more money.
I got a call the next day from the attorney and he settled for $2000.
Even though it was more than I initially wanted to pay, I had to laugh about the deal because after the attorney took his percentage, I have no doubt the driver of the car ended up with less money than I initially offered.


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