Quote Quoting Mr. Knowitall
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You should discuss your dispute with your lawyer in your other thread, for which it is actually on topic.
Im Sorry, I thought they combined my threads? Please excuse my ignorance, but, my other lawyer? Am I to assume you all are lawyers?


Quote Quoting jk
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It appears the agreement you presented provided for you to recieve $5k. The only issue is whether you owe various associated debts or not. That is between you and your attorney and has nothing to do with the other party in your suit.

Bottom line: either you agreed to a proposal presented by the other party or you didn't. It has nothing to do with your issue with your attorney.

their attorneys said; we'll agree to pay $10k. They are not going to involve themselves what happens with that $10k so; you either accepted their offer or you didn't so, to make it clear;

did the opposing party present an offer you accepted (either conveyed directly to them or through your attorney) or not?
Correct about the various debts. Because I had a lawyer now, I put the case on cruise control and did not think about it. I honestly forgot about extra debts and such, but, my lawyer also knew I wanted in my pocket "x" amount. I mentioned lawyers fees over and over and over, so, he knows I am concerned about them. If he wasn't shifty, he would have said to himself, okay, my client wants $5k so I need to get him enough to settle my bill and him $5k. That IS his "supposed" duty, right? And, or, if it is not going to happen, it IS his duty to tell me, not make me "think" I am getting that amount to surprise me. Thats what the opposing attorneys are supposed to do and my attorney is supposed to be the watchdog (yea, I know).

Yes, thats the whole point. We were arguing over me and the lawyers expenses. I told him not to do anything unless I authorized it because of the unknown expenses. I wanted to know where
the money was going from this point out. It had NOTHING to do with the insurance company. There was no reason to settle with them at that point.

Oh, I know the others are not going to get involved. "I" never accepted the insurance companies offer. My lawyer went behind my back and told them I did. Now I have to try to prove I didnt.

The closest I got to accepting was "if we settle the fees between us, I will sign the acceptance letter". I am not even sure I said that in all one sentence, I have to go back through my emails and see what my lawyer is presenting in the motion to force settlement package he sent me.

If he sends it up to a judge, do I "have" to go before the judge or is it a quite motion?