Lake Hill, NY Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

I'm afraid that a lawsuit would only worsen your anxiety: you would have to go through extensive interviews, sign numerous papers, endure lengthy depositions and relive the event over and over again. Your personal history would be laid bare and the other parties would gang up, claiming that you instigated the problem and blame you for everything. It's not right and it's not fair, but sometimes that's just the way life is. Let me quote Elspeth Cypher, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, "Many wrongs which in themselves are flagrant ingratitude, avarice, broken faith, brutal words, and heartless disregard of the feelings of others are beyond any effective legal remedy...Out of the human condition may arise a myriad of emotional responses including anger, sadness, anxiety, and distress, many of which are attributable to the conduct of others. While perhaps blameworthy, such conduct is often not legally compensable

Get the Schedule A filed with the IRS and see if they paid for health insurance. If they did, they are not self-funded. If they didn't you may have an issue but, may still be able to negotiate a significant reduction and apply equitable defenses. If it is a true lien, the money must be held until the issue is resolved under the Model Rules of Professional Misconduct (1.15(e) I think). Any valid liens (most are not) on the case are the responsibility of the client, solely (with a few statutory exceptions). It's very likely you have paperwork to that effect. Any liens on the case should be discussed openly with the client and considered in the settlement. Very difficult to undo a settlement once the client signs the release. If verbal only, much easier. I'm sure in the release it talks about liens in it as well. Uphill climb to undo one but, not impossible.