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Show me the money! Resolving a settlement 9

“…The Lawyers have twisted it into such a state of bedevilment that the original merits of the case have long disappeared from the face of the earth. … It’s about nothing but Costs, now. We are always appearing, and disappearing, … Continue reading

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How you get your legal expenditures back from the defendants

If your lawsuit is not on a contingency basis—that is, your lawyer isn’t paying all expenses in advance, to be reimbursed out of the gross settlement before you get your share—then you’ve been paying your lawyer an hourly fee and … Continue reading

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What can you do when your lawyer ignores Medicare?

You can laugh, that’s what you can do. Earlier I told you how I wrote to Dinkes & Schwitzer yesterday, with an offer they really shouldn’t refuse: send me my settlement check or else. I just picked up my mail. … Continue reading

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