I am in agony beyond belief. I cannot sleep. Seems that after nearly five years, my attorney did little to develop my PI case. Did not talk to the four witnesses, did not depose the defendants (owners of the art gallery).
Then, just 6 weeks before trial, he abruptly quit. Case worth 5,000 to 0,000.
5 years ago, at an art gallery a multi-paneled art object — 4 ft by 4 ft — broke from the wall & fell on me. Suffered soft-tissue neck injury. 4 witnesses. 5 doctors.
From the start, my Attorney said, We will have to go to trial. He suddenly quit just weeks before trial. Days before trial, Case so old judge would not grant me trial continuance. I settled for less than ,000. No choice. I plan to go to State Bar, then legal malpractice attorney. I was homeless, on welfare, this after working 6 years as software engineer. Lost everything I worked so hard for. Did get 100% Social Security disability. Needed compensation, though, to get back on feet.

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Question Details: i had an acccident about a year and half ago and i was a passenger. i have no health insurance and have been footing all medical bills thus far. i am writing a deman letter right now but am wondering how much should be my compensation request.
here’s a brief summary. the other driver is at complete fault. i have all soap notes from doctors,bills and reports. we were hit head on while on our way to my root canal surgery, i was having my permanent put in. i had to go in 2 weeks later wearing a cervical collar. i have choronditis, back sprains and horrible knee contusions still left on my foot. my doctor has recommended physical therapy for up to 3 months but i can’t afford to go anymore thus why i am trying to settle.
total medical bills is about 12,000 not including other misc like pills.
i just don’t want to ask too high or be taken for a fool,so please help. thanks.

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i had an acccident about a year and half ago and i was a passenger. i have no health insurance and have been footing all medical bills thus far. i am writing a demand letter right now but am wondering how much should be my compensation request.
here’s a brief summary. the other driver is at complete fault. i have all soap notes from doctors,bills and reports. we were hit head on while on our way to my root canal surgery, i was having my permanent put in. i had to go in 2 weeks later wearing a cervical collar. i have choronditis, back sprains and horrible knee contusions still left on my foot. my doctor has recommended physical therapy for up to 3 months but i can’t afford to go anymore thus why i am trying to settle.
total medical bills is about 12,000 not including other misc like pills.
i just don’t want to ask too high or be taken for a fool,so please help. thanks.
also the insurance company has never made an offer they said it was a hard hit. both cars in wreck totaled.

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My lawyer keeps pushing me to take a settlement if it is offered saying that if I deny their counter offer then I may get nothing. This is from a back injury that clearly shows they are liable and I have records from many of my doctors saying that I can’t lift anymore and diagnosed me with a certain lower back injury. Does my lawyer negotiate with the insurance company for me to settle for less and fast so he gets paid thousands that I never see? So that he benefits more than I actually do. He also said if I don’t take the settlement and push the case to get medical coverage and weekly payments, that is more of a chance to lose the case and get nothing. Does this sound strange or is this how comp cases work? Please respond with actual experiences or real legal knowledge, thanks.

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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to help relieve sciatic nerve pain? I have been in pain for over a week after lifting something and hurting my back. The doctors say I have a bulging disc that is pressing on my sciatic nerve. I don’t have much back pain, but the pain that runs down my leg is almost crippling at times. It alternates between hurting at my hip/butt, behind my knee, or in my calf. I need help!

I have been doing traction therapy at the chiropractor, and have been taking anti-inflamatory meds.

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In Sept. 08 I injured my back at work. I work for an airline and the way we load bags and shove and pull them in and out of tiny spaces on our very small planes put a disc on the nerve and i was very hurt from it. I went to the ER and they put me on light duty. However Light duty was impossible because of the fact we work one person per flight. No one to help me. I told that to my boss and she said just have the pilots help you load and un load the plane. Well that is all fine if they help but some simply would not. I ended up injury myself further. Same injury just got worse. So I went back to the doctor and he said I could not handle a bag period not at the counter the plane nothing so there for there was no work for me and I was taken out of work due to the weight restrictions. Then it took a long time 4 months to be exact during christmas to even recieve a check the medical appointments were slowly being approved and the MRI took forever which my doctor would not release me anyways until those results. 4 months later I was released to work and the day after I got to go back to work i finally recived a card allowing me to fill perscriptions and show at appointments very very slow. So I was released in January and now May I got re injured. Now I am going thru it all again. I have a feeling this is never going to go away now. I have NEVER had back problems. Now I am limited with my everyday activities and my work has such a bad attitude calling me and telling me how nice they were to accept my workmans comp and they did not have to etc. Which is bull. So this time I thought im not waiting I paid out of my own pocket for a doctors appt so I was not waiting around getting worse so I could start physical therapy etc. I can not afford to pay all that though I just payed for my initial dr. visit. Im in fear I am either going to lose my job or be on a waiting game again. I need to work or I need something I am a single mom with 3 small children and having a zero income is not going to be good. any ideas how to speed this up? a lawyer perhaps but i am not sure what their role would even be.

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So, I was driving home, when a girl came speeding around the corner in my apartment complex on the wrong side of the road. Long story short, it got ruled 100% her fault. Now I ended up doing 6 months of chiropractic visits and 2 months of physical therapy. I don’t feel different and I am going to have permanant back and neck damage (not severe just not comfortable to be on my feet a long time, sleep, or do strenuous activities, I’m a Chef). That’s not it. My wife was about 37-38 weeks pregnant, and we went to a doctors visit a couple hours after the accident. She wasn’t in the car, but freaked out when she heard the accident and came out of the apartment and saw it was me. The doctor diagnosed her with preeclamsia (high stress during pregnancy) because of the accident and had to induce her that night. The drugs slowed the baby’s heart rate, so they had to give a c-section. They only offered k to start and they say my wife doesn’t matter because she wasn’t in the car. suggestions?
So to answer a few questions.
First of all both the cars were totaled. I have soft tissue damage, and my back seems to mis-align easily. I had not had any health problems prior at all. I only went to the chiropractor that long because my insurance said to just see if it helps, even though I told them 2 months into it that it hadn’t helped. I had visits 3 times a week. An IME was done, and they said to go to 10 visits of PT and if that didn’t help they may have to rule it as a permanant injury. Though, to get proof, what should I do? It was ruled 100% her fault so it doesn’t really matter with my policy. The medical bills were probably about 00 total. I most likely can get a letter from my wife’s OB which was also the on-call doctor, saying it was related with the accident. When we went in that day, thats when she was diagnosed, the OB actually asked what the hell happened that day. Do you think that would do the trick? Sry if I missed a question but I’ll try to answer any more. Th
So to answer a few questions.
First of all both the cars were totaled. I have soft tissue damage, and my back seems to mis-align easily. I had not had any health problems prior at all. I only went to the chiropractor that long because my insurance said to just see if it helps, even though I told them 2 months into it that it hadn’t helped. I had visits 3 times a week. An IME was done, and they said to go to 10 visits of PT and if that didn’t help they may have to rule it as a permanant injury. Though, to get proof, what should I do? It was ruled 100% her fault so it doesn’t really matter with my policy. The medical bills were probably about 00 total. I most likely can get a letter from my wife’s OB which was also the on-call doctor, saying it was related with the accident. When we went in that day, thats when she was diagnosed, the OB actually asked what the hell happened that day. Do you think that would do the trick? Sry if I missed a question but I’ll try to answer any more.Thx
It happened in Washington State

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A little background: My friend wrecked her car a little over a year ago with me in the passenger seat. I broke my foot in 4 places, spent 4 months on crutches and 3 in physical therapy. I had 4 screws put in my foot, which amounted to 2 surgeries. It still hurts to walk on and the doctors told me it will never be the same again. I am only 19 years old, so this has affected the rest of my life.

Now, it has come time to file the claim with my friend’s insurance company. My question is will I get more money if I file the claim on my own or if I hire a lawyer and possibly get more money, but let them take out a portion (about 1/4-1/3) of the settlement?

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Hi, I have had a slipped disc and nerve problems in my back for 6 months now, and I have never felt pain like it, (even after two natural labours) I have just found out I am pregnant even after taking the contraceptive pill, I am in immense pain, never ending 24/7 pain, am unable to walk 6 days out of 7, and need advice on what help (medically with my pain) I can get, I don’t know how I am going to go through a pregnancy with the amount of pain I am in.

No STUPID comments please, helpful advice would be great!!!
P.S I have been to the doctors several times, but been told just to take paracetamol which does absolutely nothing!
Thankyou for ur comments, I should add, I am attending physio, barely, hasn’t helped at all, also went to a chiropractor 3 times, and nope nothing helped there either, have taken other meds, but I swear no difference there either, it really is THAT painful.

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My gf was in a car accident few days ago .
The car bumper was hit by a guy who was driving without a license.
It wasn’t too bad. But the bumper must be replaced and the insurance company should pay for the medical bills .

My question is this. I have "never" been in such a situation before , there fore I have some questions… because she doesn’t seem to know what to do either . She made some mistakes. She already contacted a lawyer , which she thought was the right move.
But i don’t think it was needed because this just happened a few days ago ,Aren’t lawyers needed when things get out of hand or when - they refuse to pay?

In regards to payment.
2 questions -
1) How should I approach the other company (All State ) in regards to payment.
The car was insured under some other person. Isn’t the guy who drove the car while the accident occured still responsible to pay her? ( i am worried , if allstate is making her run around and finally say - oh, we are not responsible !, the guy who drove doesn’t have all states, SORRY! )Another thing - They were forcing her to go to their own shop to get an estimate for bumper repair, does she "have to"? She wants "honda" to fix it and therefore go there to get an estimate, which i think she did. How much of this does she have to comply with AllState.?

2)
In regards to medical bill , how does this work ? Isn’t the doctors bills, any medication , and physical therapy all covered by the other person? If so what if it’s an ongoing procedure like, a physical therapy session for 8 months . What is the procedure for this ? Should she just fax all the bills to All State or wait till everything’s over and then fax everything- Estimate ( for bumper) and Doctors bill to them?

p.s: The lawyer told her to go to that doctor, I know how cunning these lawyers are . I want this to be done without any lawyer present as smooth as it’s possible. I am just worried if she’s going to get into any kind of trap. Please help.

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My gf was in a car accident few days ago .
The car bumper was hit by a guy who was driving without a license.
It wasn’t too bad. But the bumper must be replaced and the insurance company should pay for the medical bills .

My question is this. I have "never" been in such a situation before , there fore I have some questions… because she doesn’t seem to know what to do either . She made some mistakes. She already contacted a lawyer , which she thought was the right move.
But i don’t think it was needed because this just happened a few days ago ,Aren’t lawyers needed when things get out of hand or when - they refuse to pay?

In regards to payment.
2 questions -
1) How should I approach the other company (All State ) in regards to payment.
The car was insured under some other person. Isn’t the guy who drove the car while the accident occured still responsible to pay her? ( i am worried , if allstate is making her run around and finally say - oh, we are not responsible !, the guy who drove doesn’t have all states, SORRY! )Another thing - They were forcing her to go to their own shop to get an estimate for bumper repair, does she "have to"? She wants "honda" to fix it and therefore go there to get an estimate, which i think she did. How much of this does she have to comply with AllState.?

2)
In regards to medical bill , how does this work ? Isn’t the doctors bills, any medication , and physical therapy all covered by the other person? If so what if it’s an ongoing procedure like, a physical therapy session for 8 months . What is the procedure for this ? Should she just fax all the bills to All State or wait till everything’s over and then fax everything- Estimate ( for bumper) and Doctors bill to them?

p.s: The lawyer told her to go to that doctor, I know how cunning these lawyers are . I want this to be done without any lawyer present as smooth as it’s possible. I am just worried if she’s going to get into any kind of trap. Please help.

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One year ago I was in an auto accident. My friend was driving apparently to slow for the driver behind us and was we started to pull into a parking lot they decided to speed up and try to pass us by using the sidewalk. We were hit at my door and I was turned looking at my friend in the back seat. The police cited her and her ins has accepted 100% fault. I went to the ER for head (I hit the door window) and neck pain and fallowed up with my doc. Since then I have had 3 months PT (he said he could not fix me) and still see the chiro. I had 2 MRI, CAT and several x-rays. I was placed on medications including: Valium, Percocet and Oxycodone initially but after a week asked for something weaker and went to hydrocodone which still left me sleepy so I went to IBfrofin 800, meloxican and Skelaxin. Seen a back specialist too. All agree with my doctor that my SI joint is messed up and my chiro put my back at 20% permanently damaged and will need to see him once a month forever My bills are about 9,000. I don’t want a lawyer to take money from my pain so I don’t want to have one. Now that it has been a year and my doctors say I am as good as I am going to get I was to settle. What should I do? Is there a form I can give my doctors to fill out?

Also I was 12 weeks pregnant and ended up having him at 22 weeks in which he died right after birth. With everything that happen the month after and all the medications could this have been a cause? My doctor that delivered him says he can’t tell me the reason I went into early labor. I was on seasonal and didn’t know I was pregnant till 16 weeks .
Sorry I was not clear, I just mentioned I was turned talking to my friend in the back because my spine was twisted when I was hit and injured. The Lady that hit us was faulted 100%, my friends in the car had nothing to do with my injures and even if they did I would never sue my friends.

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ok so i have liek serious back pain and stupid doctors never made a diagnosis. i have no reason to go to a doctor because the pain isnt constant. And my mom doesnt think i should go either (btw im like 14). When the pain is bad and i take an ibprofen, it makes it feel better but the pain is still there… what could this b and what should i do about it?
by the way, i went to a doctor before about all this and they took an MRI. they never told me ANYTHING about what was going on…

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I injured my lower disc in my back and over the years it went from a bulging disc to a herniated disc. Since the day I felt that pop I seem to have chronic nerve pain that goes from the lower back down my leg and in to my foot. it seems to hurt constantly and if I have to do anything besides laying in bed it is much worse to the point that after a few days of work I am bed ridden again. I’ve been to the doctors, surgeons, neurologists and the only thing they offer is pain meds which give me some relief but not enough to have a normal, mildly even, active day. I also found using the Dr Ho Tens machine gives me some relief but not enough to function. Does anyone have any suggestions and has anyone had botox injections for such pain?
Botox was suggested by a specialist to block nerve pain somehow. it isn’t covered by OHIP and I’m reluctant to pay for something I’m unsure of. I have been to surgeons and been denied so I have to find an alternative way to deal with this pain. I currently take strong pain meds which give some relief but still have a great deal of pain at all times and especially when standing and even sitting. I also will wake through he night constantly and have to change positions and prop pillows. thanks for suggestions.

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I hired a lawyer a few weeks after getting injured at work, and the company doctor refuse to give me physical therapy for a lumbar strain as they called my injury. I reported everything that happened when the cabinet fell on me. Stating that my arm,stomach, back and knee where hurting. And constantly being in back and knee ache. My problem is the lawyer I hired has not helped me, and I am having to pay for some medical bills from seing doctors on my own for the therapy, and now they want to sent me to a collections agency. I don’t know what to do since work refuse to give theraphy in the first place and the lawyer did not do anything?

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