Sentences with phrase «accept a settlement offer early»

This in itself might persuade claimants to accept a settlement offer early in proceedings instead of waiting a much longer time in the hope of recovering more in tribunal.

Not exact matches

Be cautious about accepting an early settlement offer from your insurance company or the insurance company of any other driver involved in the accident.

Don't accept ICBC's first settlement offer: ICBC's job is to settle early and for as little money as possible.

Ignore the temptation to accept early settlement offers (the lowball settlements won't be enough to cover the full extent of your injuries and harms).

Litigants are to be reminded that costs rules are in place «to encourage the early settlement of disputes by rewarding the party who makes a reasonable settlement offer and penalizing the party who declines to accept such an offer.

Nothing is worse than when our firm in El Cajon gets news that a potential client has accepted an early offer on their case when we are certain that we could have doubled if not tripled their settlement.

[8] The rules on costs are intended to encourage the early settlement of disputes by rewarding the party who makes a reasonable settlement offer and penalizing the party who declines to accept such an offer.

This issue depended in part upon whether, if Levicom had accepted the first offer or reached some other early settlement with the Swedish companies, Levicom would (as they argued) have exercised the option in October 2003 or (as Linklaters contended), they would have exercised it in early 2001 or some other earlier date.