Re: Settlement time frame

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On 11/12/05, 2jakes wrote:
> On 10/10/05, Bill wrote:
>> Since my wife's attorney does not return emails or phone
>> calls. I have the following questions to get an idea what
>> my wife is looking at.
>> 1) In NJ how long is the average time frame to attempt to
>> settle a comp case? After all the doctors have seen the
>> plantiff.
>> 2) The defendant knows that I have pictures showing the
>> cause of the mishap (the employer was not happy that I
>> took managed to take the pictures). With this in mind, why
>> doesn't the employer just make an offer for compensation?
Bill,many variables and details are not evident.Is your wife
permanent? or is injury temporary?Can she still work? the
usual length if you return to work is up to two years.If
permanent and cannot work it can take up to 8 yrs.Really