Sentences with phrase «victims accept these settlements»

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Ban the use of taxpayers» funds to settle sexual harassment lawsuits involving any level of state and local governments and prevent courts from accepting confidential settlements unless the victim agrees.

Victims who accept a settlement from the Archdiocese surrender their right to file a civil suit under the program's rules.

However, it is important that a victim of a truck accident understand how cases are evaluated by lawyers, juries and claims adjusters when considering whether or not to accept a settlement.

And finally, the families of victims who opted to sue the airlines rather than accept compensation from the settlement fund still wait for their day in court, as reported in this article from last week's New York Times.

Victims, however, must ensure they do not accept a settlement offer or sign any liability releases until they have spoken with a legal professional about the value of their injury claim.

A settlement is permanent, once it has been signed, and victims may not pursue additional compensation after accepting a settlement offer.

Yet another tactic is trying to pressure accident victims to accept low - ball settlements at a time when they know the injured party is under financial pressure due to being out of work, having medical bills piling up, etc..

They may also offer ridiculously low settlements with the hopes that unrepresented car accident victims will have no choice but to accept.

This causes far too many accident victims to accept settlement offers that are insufficient to cover the costs associated with an accident.

Accident victims need to understand that accepting a decent settlement offer in hand may be a better decision than risking taking their claims to a jury.

In some cases, however, insurance companies may attempt to limit the victim's rights by using scare tactics or applying pressure to coerce them into accepting a settlement quickly after the accident.

San Bernardino Bus Accident Lawyers understand how to best proceed in these cases and can ensure that the victim does not inadvertently accept an inadequate settlement.

Some insurance companies prey on desperate victims, offering them small settlements, assuming they will be accepted without much thought.

The urge to accept payment early on is a powerful one to overcome, but you should keep in mind that these settlements rarely have the best interests of the victim in mind.

We stand up for victims rights, and will not accept any low - ball settlement offers.

With his help, you could avoid many of the mistakes victims and their families make in accepting unreasonably small settlements from insurance companies.

They will not tell the victim to finish treating with his / her medical providers before accepting a settlement from them, they will not tell the victim to wait until he / she knows how much the total medical costs will be before accepting their money, they won't remind him / her to include lost wages or to factor in future medical expenses.

Claims adjusters can also use their company's financial strength to their advantage by pressuring an accident victim into accepting a quick and unfair settlement.