It is January 2011.
The incident "slip and fall" injury, in March 2009.
I want my lawyer to send the hospital bills and medical bills to the restaurant's insurance company.
Now this paralegal woman is taking her time... told me not to worry.
My statue of limitation is going to be over in March 2011.
It will be February in the few weeks. And I don't know when my lawyer is going to send my stuff to the insurance company.
The insurance company will say NO by the end of March... then I won't be able to sued the insurance company for refusing to pay??????????
What can I do? Or I can sued the insurance company after the statue of limitation is over??? Right?
Garthak
Obviously you havent either paid or sacrificed enough goats to appease your lawyer.
Your mothers Beaver !
...find a new Lawyer ! (who will 'work' for you !)
Rebecca
PARALEGAL? Working for an Atty or the only legal source you have?
Are they trying to tell you in a roundabout way you don't have a case? Get another Lawyer and fast if indeed you do have a solid case and not just frivolity.
lucy
What the lawyer and para legal are doing is legitimate and no need to worry. They are hoping to settle your case before the SOL (statute of limitations). How do you know that they have not sent all of your medical bills to the insurance company? The bills are not the major concern, but the medical reports that the doctor complete of your injuries that you suffered due to this slip/fall at this restaurant. Many times it is hard to get all the reports from the doctors and they must have to review your injuries. They could be waiting for just 1 doctor still before sending to the insurance company adjuster.
And yes if you do not settle prior to the SOL, then you are barred from collecting period. So if your slip/fall was 3/12/09, then you must settle by 3/12/11. But;;;;;;;if your lawyer does not see this will settle in time, then he MUST FILE A LAWSUIT, which extends the time to settle and the 2 year SOL gets thrown out and could settle 1 year from now or 5 years from now.
Slip/falls are usually disputed in most business and difficult to prove that the negligence of this business is the reason for your injury. But that is the reason for hiring your lawyer in the 1st place.
Now say for instance the SOL runs and your lawyer fails to file a lawsuit, then you can file a MALPRACTICE SUIT against this lawyer, since this is a serious offense and he could be reprimanded by the state bar where you live or could lose his license to practice law.
There is one other exception is that BOTH your lawyer and the restaurant's insurance company in writing agree to extend the SOL for say 30 to 90 days so that both sides can try and agree on a settlement and if not settled, then once again he MUST FILE A LAWSUIT.
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