Medical malpractice settlement question

[Anonymous]

PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

LOL! Why are you trying so hard in getting medical malpractice lawyers paid so high? Are you in this profession? Let people chose and negotiate if they could. I just mentioned my real experience and you had problems with that which shows you could be a lawyer and clearly not concern about OP or anyone that could use advice on this forum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

LOL! Why are you trying so hard in getting medical malpractice lawyers paid so high? Are you in this profession? Let people chose and negotiate if they could. I just mentioned my real experience and you had problems with that which shows you could be a lawyer and clearly not concern about OP or anyone that could use advice on this forum.

Please. You're full of it. First, it's clear that you don't know how to evaluate the quality of a lawyer, and you certainly have unrealistic expectations regarding reasonable fees. Second, you lack basic reading comprehension, given that OP is asking about how to financially manage an incoming settlement, not how to hire a medmal lawyer. Personally, I couldn't care less about how much a plaintiff's attorney makes or their fee structure. What I'm tired of are idiots like you who give bad advice and then attack anyone who calls you out on it as having some sort of hidden, vested interest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

LOL! Why are you trying so hard in getting medical malpractice lawyers paid so high? Are you in this profession? Let people chose and negotiate if they could. I just mentioned my real experience and you had problems with that which shows you could be a lawyer and clearly not concern about OP or anyone that could use advice on this forum.

Please. You're full of it. First, it's clear that you don't know how to evaluate the quality of a lawyer, and you certainly have unrealistic expectations regarding reasonable fees. Second, you lack basic reading comprehension, given that OP is asking about how to financially manage an incoming settlement, not how to hire a medmal lawyer. Personally, I couldn't care less about how much a plaintiff's attorney makes or their fee structure. What I'm tired of are idiots like you who give bad advice and then attack anyone who calls you out on it as having some sort of hidden, vested interest.

Sure, think whatever you want. I did understand what OP was asking. I just added my 2 cents how it went down in my case.

You are telling us you know how to evaluate lawyers better because you can pay more. Nice. LOL! I am just telling people how to save money during lawyers' negotiation and explaining my side but it is you who have issues in accepting it and attacking me. Looks like you are either a lawyer or got burned by paying ridiculously high fees to one of the lawyers who took more than 1/2 of your settlement amount. LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

LOL! Why are you trying so hard in getting medical malpractice lawyers paid so high? Are you in this profession? Let people chose and negotiate if they could. I just mentioned my real experience and you had problems with that which shows you could be a lawyer and clearly not concern about OP or anyone that could use advice on this forum.

Please. You're full of it. First, it's clear that you don't know how to evaluate the quality of a lawyer, and you certainly have unrealistic expectations regarding reasonable fees. Second, you lack basic reading comprehension, given that OP is asking about how to financially manage an incoming settlement, not how to hire a medmal lawyer. Personally, I couldn't care less about how much a plaintiff's attorney makes or their fee structure. What I'm tired of are idiots like you who give bad advice and then attack anyone who calls you out on it as having some sort of hidden, vested interest.

Sure, think whatever you want. I did understand what OP was asking. I just added my 2 cents how it went down in my case.

You are telling us you know how to evaluate lawyers better because you can pay more. Nice. LOL! I am just telling people how to save money during lawyers' negotiation and explaining my side but it is you who have issues in accepting it and attacking me. Looks like you are either a lawyer or got burned by paying ridiculously high fees to one of the lawyers who took more than 1/2 of your settlement amount. LOL

Cool story, bro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

DP, whose an insurance coverage attorney. I negotiate settlements of professional liability claims on behalf of insured all the time. PP is correct that the attorney who will negotiate their contingency or rates below market is a crap attorney. Sure, they’ll offer you a lower fee, but they make it up by putting minimal work into the case. When we get these, we just sit on it while defense counsel drives up your attorney’s costs so that your attorney can’t wait to get out of it. Then we’ll go to mediation and offer a fraction of our settlement authority, which your attorney will take because it’s not worth the extra hours to him to negotiate for more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am about to get a settlement for a medical malpractice lawsuit (close to $1 mil). Single parent with twins (19). I will be discussing in more detail with a Financial Planner but wanted to go prepared with my own research. I understand the amount will not be taxed. Should I receive the money in just my name or split across all three of us (or just the kids)? Pros and cons of that? Is that even possible (I'm the plaintiff)? My current NW is about $5M and I want to make sure eventual inheritance taxes are minimized for the kids.

OP, who was the injured party? Most likely the settlement can only be paid out to the person who was harmed (or for their benefit), so if you were the one injured, you probably can’t get the settlement paid directly to your kids (and if you did, it likely would be deemed taxable income to them).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

DP, whose an insurance coverage attorney. I negotiate settlements of professional liability claims on behalf of insured all the time. PP is correct that the attorney who will negotiate their contingency or rates below market is a crap attorney. Sure, they’ll offer you a lower fee, but they make it up by putting minimal work into the case. When we get these, we just sit on it while defense counsel drives up your attorney’s costs so that your attorney can’t wait to get out of it. Then we’ll go to mediation and offer a fraction of our settlement authority, which your attorney will take because it’s not worth the extra hours to him to negotiate for more.

Hmm. I disagree with this PP. Plaintiff personal injury lawyer here and we negotiate fees all the time. Yes, it depends on the case, work load, hospital or corporation but I have done from 20% to 50%(expenses paid by my firm) in VA. I agree that there are a tons of ambulance chasers but I have seen top law firms negotiating fees so no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Any recommendations for a malpractice attorney for a lawsuit in Montgomery County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

Exactly. The PP does not know what he is talking about. Do not take his advice. I’m a defense attorney

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any recommendations for a malpractice attorney for a lawsuit in Montgomery County?

I don’t have a recommendation but I would avoid anyone who runs ad on the side of a bus or on TV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

DP, whose an insurance coverage attorney. I negotiate settlements of professional liability claims on behalf of insured all the time. PP is correct that the attorney who will negotiate their contingency or rates below market is a crap attorney. Sure, they’ll offer you a lower fee, but they make it up by putting minimal work into the case. When we get these, we just sit on it while defense counsel drives up your attorney’s costs so that your attorney can’t wait to get out of it. Then we’ll go to mediation and offer a fraction of our settlement authority, which your attorney will take because it’s not worth the extra hours to him to negotiate for more.

Hmm. I disagree with this PP. Plaintiff personal injury lawyer here and we negotiate fees all the time. Yes, it depends on the case, work load, hospital or corporation but I have done from 20% to 50%(expenses paid by my firm) in VA. I agree that there are a tons of ambulance chasers but I have seen top law firms negotiating fees so no big deal.

Siri, please define "redundant."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:PP here again. As I said earlier, my attorney was superlawyer which 40+ years of experience. Medical malpractice against a doctor/hospital had a cap of $2 million at that time but no cap against the device manufacturer.

I am telling what I have seen happening in my case and a couple of others in family/friends. You don't have to try if you don't want to but others who care about their money would.

Um, superlawyer is just another form of attorney advertising. And 40+ years experience means they're semi-retired, and signals to the other side that they're not going to trial.

I'm glad that you think a couple anecdotes makes you an expert

LOL! Why are you trying so hard in getting medical malpractice lawyers paid so high? Are you in this profession? Let people chose and negotiate if they could. I just mentioned my real experience and you had problems with that which shows you could be a lawyer and clearly not concern about OP or anyone that could use advice on this forum.

Please. You're full of it. First, it's clear that you don't know how to evaluate the quality of a lawyer, and you certainly have unrealistic expectations regarding reasonable fees. Second, you lack basic reading comprehension, given that OP is asking about how to financially manage an incoming settlement, not how to hire a medmal lawyer. Personally, I couldn't care less about how much a plaintiff's attorney makes or their fee structure. What I'm tired of are idiots like you who give bad advice and then attack anyone who calls you out on it as having some sort of hidden, vested interest.

Sure, think whatever you want. I did understand what OP was asking. I just added my 2 cents how it went down in my case.

You are telling us you know how to evaluate lawyers better because you can pay more. Nice. LOL! I am just telling people how to save money during lawyers' negotiation and explaining my side but it is you who have issues in accepting it and attacking me. Looks like you are either a lawyer or got burned by paying ridiculously high fees to one of the lawyers who took more than 1/2 of your settlement amount. LOL

NP here. First, if you understood what OP was asking, why didn't you answer the effin' question, instead of derailing this thread with your silly, irrelevant, self-aggrandizing fables? Second, as other PPs have pointed out, the fact that you uses Superlawyers multiple times as a measure of professional competence means that you don't know your ass from your elbow. Just bow out whi you still have (a little) dignity left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any recommendations for a malpractice attorney for a lawsuit in Montgomery County?

I am in need of a recommendation too.