by Guest » Tue Mar 16, 2010 06:20 pm
[sorry for any repetition; need a new thread]
I am writing in for a senior friend who had a slip & fall recently at Von's. Von's has written to him asking for his medical expenses...
He has about $6,000 to $8,000 worth of medical expenses, and he does not expect any future problems resulting from the incident.
He doesn't know whether to hire an attorney (contingency based at 33% of settlement).
He has health insurance coverage; and so is NOT expecting to have to pay himself for Firetruck to emergency room (which Von's called); nor for CAT scan or other stuff. I do not understand how a settlement with Von's affects that. Suppose they offer to cover medical bills plus some. Upon receiving a check in settlement of the claim, is my friend supposed to then pay his medical insurance company (blue shield & medicare) for the costs they laid out?
If he hires a lawyer (who gets 33% of settlement), and then he is required to reimburse his medical insurers, he will wind up with nothing. How does this work?
Does he need a lawyer?
Thanks for your attention, Goldfish
I am writing in for a senior friend who had a slip & fall recently at Von's. Von's has written to him asking for his medical expenses...
He has about $6,000 to $8,000 worth of medical expenses, and he does not expect any future problems resulting from the incident.
He doesn't know whether to hire an attorney (contingency based at 33% of settlement).
He has health insurance coverage; and so is NOT expecting to have to pay himself for Firetruck to emergency room (which Von's called); nor for CAT scan or other stuff. I do not understand how a settlement with Von's affects that. Suppose they offer to cover medical bills plus some. Upon receiving a check in settlement of the claim, is my friend supposed to then pay his medical insurance company (blue shield & medicare) for the costs they laid out?
If he hires a lawyer (who gets 33% of settlement), and then he is required to reimburse his medical insurers, he will wind up with nothing. How does this work?
Does he need a lawyer?
Thanks for your attention, Goldfish
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