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Stupid fucking client signed a release for $1K three days after retaining me

Just, you know, on her own. I find out 9 days later. When ...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/18/17
I'm going to demand my 33% of that $1K she so stupidly took....
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/18/17
your fault for not immediately making it known to other part...
Godawful maize double fault
  10/18/17
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fragrant hominid lay
  10/18/17
Maybe so. We send letters out to carriers within a couple d...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/18/17
I'm still sending a bill for costs incurred to date. How du...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/18/17
How much did you put into the case already?
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
probably just some photocopying bullshit I wish the office m...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
Man, come on! You know better Idris. Sign up was Friday af...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Sounds to me like you have a good reason to withdraw as coun...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
already done, brother.
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
good thing the person she fucked most was herself
Irradiated Degenerate
  10/18/17
Yep. Now how the hell is she even going to pay her medical ...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/18/17
You're a racist piece of shit, btw. But it always amazes ...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
except for your bullshit insult, yeah, Goofball can do that ...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Well adjuster sent the releases. It's $600 for pain and suf...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Umm, carriers basically always pay the docs directly. LJL at...
lilac university toilet seat
  10/19/17
of course. Of course they do. But she doesn't know that. A...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
so the other side's attorney talked to your client without y...
mind-boggling puppy
  10/19/17
no. read the whole thing man
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
ah, so you're retarded and a bad attorney. That's the moral ...
mind-boggling puppy
  10/19/17
(not an atty)
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
How is car accident litigation still a thing at all? Between...
lilac university toilet seat
  10/19/17
no fault insurance is only a thing in some places. I WI...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Hint: it's about damages not liability
avocado sanctuary wagecucks
  10/19/17
I often fight on liability on lane merger cases, multiple ca...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Hint: carriers just pay policy limits since in most places t...
lilac university toilet seat
  10/19/17
uh ... no. I don't just collect $50K checks.
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
Are you retarded?
Iridescent Codepig Black Woman
  10/19/17
chickenthread
motley erotic goyim crackhouse
  10/19/17
so you get $333 and literally didn't lift a finger?
Cobalt Theater Sandwich
  10/19/17
ran here for that
Arousing Pearl Voyeur Death Wish
  10/19/17
Nah, in practice you cant do that. You just eat it. Otherw...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
...
Beady-eyed flesh shrine
  10/19/17
The problem is that there are probably medical liens danglin...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
medical liens don't take priority over Atty fees, dawg. ...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
True, but you don't want to deal with angry phone calls abou...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
I have to SEND the bill out for expenses incurred to date. I...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
"Boy will she be surprised when the carrier sends those...
Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad
  10/19/17
whats my obligation to make her feel worse than she already ...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17
here's where she needs your legal assistance to reverse the ...
Up-to-no-good parlour ratface
  10/19/17
There is a statutory relief mechanism but I wasn't put on no...
Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace
  10/19/17


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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:22 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Just, you know, on her own. I find out 9 days later. When its too late to rescind.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473342)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:29 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

I'm going to demand my 33% of that $1K she so stupidly took.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473405)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:34 PM
Author: Godawful maize double fault

your fault for not immediately making it known to other party that she was represented by counsel.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473449)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: fragrant hominid lay



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473506)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:42 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Maybe so. We send letters out to carriers within a couple days of signed retainer agreement. She signed w us on Friday the 6th and then she settled her case on Monday the 9th.

At intake I always counsel clients not to talk to adjusters except about fixing their car--no discussions on how accident happened and how they are doing. I didn't do intake on this particular case--another atty did, so it's possible he omitted that instruction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473515)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:44 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

I'm still sending a bill for costs incurred to date. How dumb can you get.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473528)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:25 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

How much did you put into the case already?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478751)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:30 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

probably just some photocopying bullshit I wish the office manager would stop glomming on as costs. Probably less than $30.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478797)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:19 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478698)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:21 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Man, come on! You know better Idris. Sign up was Friday afternoon. Client signed settlements Monday. Nobody sends letters to carriers that fast.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478722)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:23 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

Sounds to me like you have a good reason to withdraw as counsel.

She fucked her case over. There's no need for you to spend time and energy on a client who doesn't know how to let their attorney do the work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478737)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:24 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

already done, brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478741)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:51 PM
Author: Irradiated Degenerate

good thing the person she fucked most was herself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473583)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 5:56 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Yep. Now how the hell is she even going to pay her medical bills with that settlement?

Goofball atty who did the intake is trying to tell me its worth a fight to get a copy of the release (which was sent for clients signature ELECTRONICALLY--those tricksy insurance bastards--and see if it doesn't comply w statute requiring notice of right to rescind. Yeah. I know it fucking complies w statute. Carrier wouldn't use it if it didn't comply w statute. And I'm not going to file suit on the case just to get subpoena power.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34473613)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:20 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

You're a racist piece of shit, btw.

But it always amazes me how attorneys will throw out stupid ideas when THEY aren't the ones who have to spend the time and effort to engage in the fruitless endeavour.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478710)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:23 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

except for your bullshit insult, yeah, Goofball can do that if he wants. I'm not.

But in the meantime I did get the release from adjuster gratuitously and it is correct. It even says You Can Consult W an Atty if you want.

I'm out of the case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478734)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:11 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Well adjuster sent the releases. It's $600 for pain and suffering and up to $5K in medical expenses incurred within one month of treatment.

Fucking idiot. I'm out. Just wait until the carrier refuses to send HER the money for the medical treatment and instead pays the docs directly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477889)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:15 AM
Author: lilac university toilet seat

Umm, carriers basically always pay the docs directly. LJL at releasing that money to proles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477894)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:16 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

of course. Of course they do. But she doesn't know that. And when she finds out she's going to be super pissed. And she's getting WAY less cash in hand than if she had just cooperated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477900)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:15 AM
Author: mind-boggling puppy

so the other side's attorney talked to your client without you present? did he know you were representing her?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477897)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:16 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

no. read the whole thing man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477901)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:16 AM
Author: mind-boggling puppy

ah, so you're retarded and a bad attorney. That's the moral of the story.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477906)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:18 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

(not an atty)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477915)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:16 AM
Author: lilac university toilet seat

How is car accident litigation still a thing at all? Between dash cams and no-fault insurance for the first $100k of medicals the fuck is there for lawyers to do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477903)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:19 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

no fault insurance is only a thing in some places.

I WISH I always had $100K in coverage on cases.

Dash cams are not a regular thing. etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477922)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: avocado sanctuary wagecucks

Hint: it's about damages not liability

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478520)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:20 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

I often fight on liability on lane merger cases, multiple car accidents, intersections rdlight/green light, dart outs, pull outs, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478705)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:10 PM
Author: lilac university toilet seat

Hint: carriers just pay policy limits since in most places the TTT policy limit is only 50k. This shit only exists because 43 states are too stupid to go no-fault and all 50 states are too dumb to mandate dash cams.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34480022)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:16 PM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

uh ... no. I don't just collect $50K checks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34480070)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:43 AM
Author: Iridescent Codepig Black Woman

Are you retarded?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478873)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 9:18 AM
Author: motley erotic goyim crackhouse

chickenthread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34477916)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 10:20 AM
Author: Cobalt Theater Sandwich

so you get $333 and literally didn't lift a finger?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478267)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 10:22 AM
Author: Arousing Pearl Voyeur Death Wish

ran here for that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478274)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:18 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

Nah, in practice you cant do that. You just eat it. Otherwise you get bar complaints which you have to then spend time answering.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478691)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Beady-eyed flesh shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34480052)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:22 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

The problem is that there are probably medical liens dangling out there that take priority.

If she had $5,000 in treatment and only $666.00, then who do you think she's gonna turn her anger towards when she gets sued by the Hospital for non-payment?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478729)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:24 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

medical liens don't take priority over Atty fees, dawg.

But to be clear I'm not taking fees. I just had some time wasted.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478739)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:26 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

True, but you don't want to deal with angry phone calls about why you got paid, but she's left with -5,000+ due to her medical expenses.

Waive the fee and expenses and just give her the boot. You don't want that headache from the Bar.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478765)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:29 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

I have to SEND the bill out for expenses incurred to date. I have to show the bar we don't just waive fees.

But I called our investigator and told him not to work up the case and incur any more costs.

Actually if you see above, the settlement she signed was one of those "We'll pay for your medical bills incurred up to $5K" deals, which is probably why she thought that was a good deal over and bove the chump change for pain and suffering. Boy will she be surprised when the carrier sends those payments directly to doctors!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478789)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:31 AM
Author: Trip ultramarine son of senegal chad

"Boy will she be surprised when the carrier sends those payments directly to doctors! "

Are you going to explain that to her before you fire her?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478807)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:33 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

whats my obligation to make her feel worse than she already does? If she asks me, then yeah.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478825)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:45 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good parlour ratface

here's where she needs your legal assistance to reverse the settlement

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478882)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:50 AM
Author: Transparent hideous police squad electric furnace

There is a statutory relief mechanism but I wasn't put on notice of settlement until AFTER the relief mechanism time frame had passed.

And even if I had been so put on notice (which I wasn't), technically, the relief mechanism doesn't apply because she was not "unrepresented" at the time she signed the releases, which the relief mechanism requires.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3767942&forum_id=2#34478922)