Just in the nick of time
Insurance companies typically make money because most people are too nice or too scared to find out their rights.
Take Jim (name changed of course) who called us today looking to find out if we could help a two year old medical bill get paid. It turns out that on April 28, 2006 Jim blew out his knee at work and had ACL surgery. The insurance company paid him for his time off work and paid for all of his bills except this one that had gone to collection. When Jim called to ask them to pay the bill no one returned his call.
Jim was just going to pay the bill (almost $1,000) out of his own pocket, but as you know, times are tough. Fortunately he called us and even more fortunate is the fact that he didn't wait much longer because come April 29th his case would have been barred forever. Now not only will the bill get paid, but Jim is looking at around $35,000.00 for his injury.
Now I can't say for sure, but a pretty educated guess is that the insurance company new that if they could just delay Jim for a few weeks that they would be off the hook and Jim would be screwed.
We are workers' compensation attorneys that help people with Illinois work injuries anywhere in IL via our statewide network of attorneys. Contact us and we will answer your questions or find the right lawyer for your situation.
