You have 48 hours to settle. Tick, tick, tick . . .
A police officer that was apparently either permanently disabled on the job or very seriously injured just called me. Even though he is not back to work, is getting weekly checks and has follow up appointments with his doctor, the insurance adjuster offered him $75,000.00 to end the whole case and told him that he only has 48 hours to settle, take it or leave it.
His wife is freaking out because that is a lot of money and they don't want to lose it. Guess what, you won't. There should never be an "under the gun" settlement in workers' compensation or really any other area of law. This happens every now and then by some insurance adjusters who think they can "out-smart" and injured worker.
I told the officer that called me to just relax, not agree to anything and continue to focus on his health. If you are getting weekly compensation, unless you know that you have another good paying job to go to and you don't need any more medical treatment, you should just focus on your health.
Everyone wants a great settlement, but you don't usually do that by agreeing to scare tactics or doing things fast. Oh by the way, since the officer at the very least can no longer make close to what he would be making as a cop, we estimate that his case is worth at least triple of what was offered if not more.
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