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Are injury attorneys supposed to pay doctor bills?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:50 pm
You guys may remember I got into a car accident with broken bones, totalled car and was told by law enforcement that the person that hit me had insurance. It turned out they didn't. I had an attorney handle it and he only went after my uninsured motorist and didn't sue the other party.
I just got a bill in the mail for the emergency room a year later. Wasn't my attorney supposed to pay those out of the funds?
I just got a bill in the mail for the emergency room a year later. Wasn't my attorney supposed to pay those out of the funds?
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 6:56 pm
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Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:52 pm to brbengalgal
Why would he pay your bills? If he did he would have taken it out of your settlement.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:53 pm to brbengalgal
My dick hurts.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:53 pm to Topwater Trout
That's what I meant? Don't they pay the emergency room, therapy etc... out of the settement?
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:53 pm to brbengalgal
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Wasn't my attorney supposed to pay those out of the funds?
Depends on arrangement with said attorney.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:56 pm to brbengalgal
Did part of the settlement include "medical expenses, past and future?"
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:56 pm to brbengalgal
You should sue him. He was definitely supposed to pay your bills. He probably used that money for his boat.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:56 pm to WPBTiger
I know there were deductions from the amount for medical. Would only some get paid?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:57 pm to brbengalgal
Idk. I would think your insurance company would pay for what you are covered for and sue the person without insurance
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:57 pm to OysterPoBoy
You are not understanding what I am asking.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:57 pm to brbengalgal
I don't know what your agreement was.
try forwarding the bill to the lawyer.....he'll let you know
try forwarding the bill to the lawyer.....he'll let you know
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:59 pm to brbengalgal
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Would only some get paid?
if i had to guess, the ER bill was paid and this is a bill for the ER doctor, which sometimes isn't accounted for and is assumed part of the ER bill (or v/v)
that's a shot in the dark. if the attorney knows about the bill, they should handle it. i believe there is an ethical duty to deal with 3rd parties
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
Maybe that is it, it has the Ochsner address but looks like it is a physician bill and the only time I was there was this accident. I don't know why I am getting this bill a year later.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:05 pm to brbengalgal
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I don't know why I am getting this bill a year later.
likely an error on their end. i can't see why an attorney wouldn't pay a bill solely b/c more bills = bigger settlement
now obviously errors are made and can be made by the attorney, but i'm guessing the error is by the HCP (hence my initial guess). i'm talking about intentionally not paying, not a mistake. anyone can make a mistake...i just doubt the attorney did.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:06 pm to brbengalgal
If you signed a lien form the attorney will pay the provider of services. If you didn't sign a lien form the attorney gives you all the monies acquired and you are responsible for paying for any services rendered
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:07 pm to brbengalgal
Yes. His paralegal probably fricked up. All of your bills should have been zeroed out and confirmed in writing between the providers and the attorney's office at the time of settlement.
Like SFP said, there is an ethical obligation by the attorney to ensure 3rd parties are paid, depending on the state rules of course.
Like SFP said, there is an ethical obligation by the attorney to ensure 3rd parties are paid, depending on the state rules of course.
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
It capped out my uninsured motorist.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:08 pm to SamuelClemens
Then why would some and not all get paid?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:11 pm to tigerpimpbot
I gave Ochshner the attorney info after I hired him due to the other party not having insurance. It had been dropped a few days prior--stepdad was giving stepson a car but didn't follow through on paperwork.
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 7:12 pm to brbengalgal
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by brbengalgal
Then why would some and not all get paid?
Depends on how it was billed out. Did the provider(s) send records and bills to the attorney, did they send them to the patient, or did they bill med-pay directly.
And it depends on any lien agreements.
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