Re: help with settelment

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On 8/06/05, michael wrote:
> On 8/05/05, myk wrote:
>> Just wondering if any one can help i have a spinal cord
>> stimulator for my arms in which i have RSD in both from a
>> broken neck were i now have around 12" of steel holding my
>> neck together and lost 1/3 of my left lung they pay me TT
>> now they want to settel they came in at $40,000 my lawyer
>> didn't even bother to tell me becaues it was so low now
>> they came in at $100,000 and my lawyer said it is up to me
>> and that it would be hard to get any more. I do hope to
>> one day go back to work even if it is light duty dose this
>> sound fair? I would only get around $70,000 after the
>> fees but if I wait and can get back to work it would drop
>> big time but if i can't work then i lose my TT. Any
>> thoughts would be help for and if it helps i live in OHIO
> I'm sorry to say after you settle they're not going to want
> you back at work. I would make sure you get some kind of
> retraining and medical for life in your settlement. In my
> settlement I was able to keep my case open for the next 5
> years and this is after they didn't even accept the case at
> first. I also think 30&37; is alot for lawyer fees, usually
> it's aroun 12&37;. As for the settlement you pretty much have
> to be half dead to get anything out of these insurance
> companies.

I have just begun the second fight of my life. I injured my
back and shoulder and didn't even want to get involved in work
comp again. The first thing i did is look for state law on work
comp. I am in Kansas and there are limits on settlements. If
your state is similar the only real area of debate is for
future medical.