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The settlement: Further thoughts and a Super memory
Although I was disappointed at the final offer of $30,000—which I’ve accepted—I’ve re-considered the whole experience. I broke a metatarsal in my right foot on January 25, 2008. I received a settlement offer on November 3, 2011. The missing piece … Continue reading
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Tagged legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, New York Giants, personal injury lawsuits, settlement agreements, settlement negotiations, what "contingency" means
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Trial or settlement: my broken foot lawsuit
There is no form of belief stronger than that which the ordinary English gentleman has in the discretion and honesty of his own family lawyer. What his lawyer tells him to do, he does. What his lawyer tells him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Interpreting lawyers, Lawyers, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, settlement discussions, settlement negotiations, what "contingency" means
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Communicating with lawyers: in court
… On such an afternoon, the various solicitors….ought to be…ranged in a line, in a long matted well…between the registrar’s red table and the silk gowns, with bills, cross-bills, answers, rejoinders, injunctions, affidavits, issues, references to masters, masters’ reports, mountains … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, discovery documents, how lawyers drive clients crazy, Interpreting lawyers, Law and government agencies, personal injury lawsuits, settlement negotiations, Talking to plaintiffs, Understanding lawsuits
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