Inured in a Car-Motorcycle Accident

[paradiddle]

My question involves an injury that occurred in the state of: New Hampshire.

I was involved in an auto/motorcycle accident in 2006 rear-ended by car. I had neck surgery in 2008 etc. some lost wages post op. fault is not the issue. I received $25k from auto insurance company ( max of his policy ). Now we are going for balance on my 250k under insured policy on my insurance. We had no offers above the 25k from my insurance.

I have had previous soft tissue neck mc injury 6 years previous with the same insurance co. They want to tie in that injury to present and argue that some or all of current was degenerative. The muddy part is that I did not complain of neck pain at ER but did at docs 8 days later. I did not get a diagnosis of disc problems until over a year later with an MRI. I also had moved to another state in between treatments etc.

anyway - we finally had a court ordered mediation and we came all the way down from 225 to 75 and they came up to 50. Now we got a phone call that they will do 62.5. I have no liens. (remember I already collected 25k)

opinions?

[Mr. Knowitall]

That's not surprising. You made your offer, they made theirs, and now they're offering to meet you in the middle.

[paradiddle]

with my legal counsel we have settled at 60K. At best it was a 50/50 to win cause. and then it would have been argued that it was 50% pre-existing and that would have got me 100k at best. I collected 85k total ( 60 now and 25 - 3 years ago). I'm not that good at poker so I 'll take the chips I have in my hand now. win the battle , lose the war. or win some battles and then stop fighting. I had 3 discs removed but feel better, that what counts I have to remember that.