Personal Injury Cases
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
March 24, 2017 12:36pm CST
Has anyone ever been in a personal injury case?
A year and a half ago I was in a wreck and my chiropractor suggested I get on one, I can tell you its a pain in the butt and I better get my doctor bills paid.
The attorney`s helper just called and I complained about the unpaid bills, she told me send them $5 till they are paid off by the insurance company, that way they will not go into a collection agency.
I hope I get money but I see it will take another six months or more, I love the law but nothing about it is fast.
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13 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Mar 17
Some attorneys are better than others. I don't think any doctor would accept $5 payments.
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@AmbiePam (85734)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@andriaperry Very true. I was once billed for the cost of an MRI. For some reason my doctor never got the referral. A year later I get the bill, and am told I have to pay for it. It was $1,200. I told them I could give them a lump sum of $200, or they could get payments of $5 a month until it's paid off. They can't turn you down as long as you pay something, and they can't charge interest.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Mar 17
By law they cannot refuse any payment.
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@GardenGerty (157710)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I have not personally been in a case. My friend who was took forever, years, to get the insurance companies to resolve it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Mar 17
Yeah, that is my understanding, now.
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@AmbiePam (85734)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I don't think my case applies. I was once in an accident with an uninsured motorist. It was his fault. I had coverage for an uninsured motorist occasion, so I was eligible to get up to $50,000 from my insurance based on what my doctor bills were. I too went to a chiropractor for a while. I'm glad I didn't have to get a lawyer because that would have been so much money.
However, I did have to get a lawyer when filing for disability for the 3rd time.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Mar 17
We have that too but dont they cancel when you use this or jack up the price of your insurance?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Mar 17
Thank you and I hope so too. Glad you have not been in a wreck.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I was involved in two rear end collisions in a 6 month period of time (two different drivers and I was a passenger both times). My back was a mess. And yes, it took forever to settle but I never had to pay anything along the way. I had a pretty good attorney handling everything. And a great doctor who made sure that when all was said and done, I was in good shape. I really hope yours gets settled soon!
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@andriaperry I'm so sorry to hear that. No one should ever have a bad doctor.
@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
24 Mar 17
My sister is currently in one she is waiting for an offer
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Mar 17
They gave me an offer and it was declined so now it goes to court
@shaggin (71671)
• United States
25 Mar 17
That doesn't seem right you have to pay the attorney before you even get the money!
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
25 Mar 17
well good luck,,,so far we have been lucky and never had to go through any of that..
@Marilynda1225 (80017)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I've never been involved in a personal injury lawsuit but I know they can take forever to get settled. Hope you can get your bills paid and your case gets settled sooner rather than later
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@JudyEv (326351)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Mar 17
I would hate getting involved in anything like this but sometimes there are few options.
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 17
Haven't been in one myself but a friend of mine was.
She was sort of a hippie
How she got herself into the case I don't know...think it was because she was in a car with friends and it got crashed into and they all got pretty serious injurys.
When I knew her it was a year after and she still couldn't walk properly.
She decided to move to brazil and work with street kids and when the lawyer said he could send her a cheque she said she didn't want it
she was a bit weird in some ways.
How she got herself into the case I don't know...think it was because she was in a car with friends and it got crashed into and they all got pretty serious injurys.
When I knew her it was a year after and she still couldn't walk properly.
She decided to move to brazil and work with street kids and when the lawyer said he could send her a cheque she said she didn't want itshe was a bit weird in some ways.1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Mar 17
Nope. They will drag their feet as long as they can.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Mar 17
I know and I got some not nice cuss words names for them too.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58290)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Mar 17
It's pretty much a hurry up and wait kind of thing.
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