by fireyone » Tue Oct 21, 2008 04:19 pm
Spoke with the atty today and after waiting for them to let me know if they heard from the other insurance (which they did a last week and failed to let me know) they inform me that the other company needed some documentation (med. records).
My atty assistant said she had included the but the other side must ahve misplaced them. So She resent them. Now I ask her what to expect next and she tells me they are STILL waiting on the 5500 form from my health insurance. Okay its been since July that they have been rewuesting this form and now its almost November and STILL no form.
I asked what could be done to get them to send the form and she says "I'll keep calling". WHAT?
That hasn't gotten anywhere since July so how long can they sit on this form? Isn't there a time period these people have to turn that form over and hasn't 4 months been adequate time?
I don't want to sound pushy but I have barely been keeping my head above water , even resorting to selling a few things to keep afloat. I am passed stressed, especially with the Holidays coming, unpaid taxes and so on.
What can be done anout this form and now that the two sides are finally talking does anyone know how much longer before I can finally get past all this? Any help what so ever would be great.
My atty assistant said she had included the but the other side must ahve misplaced them. So She resent them. Now I ask her what to expect next and she tells me they are STILL waiting on the 5500 form from my health insurance. Okay its been since July that they have been rewuesting this form and now its almost November and STILL no form.
I asked what could be done to get them to send the form and she says "I'll keep calling". WHAT?
That hasn't gotten anywhere since July so how long can they sit on this form? Isn't there a time period these people have to turn that form over and hasn't 4 months been adequate time?
I don't want to sound pushy but I have barely been keeping my head above water , even resorting to selling a few things to keep afloat. I am passed stressed, especially with the Holidays coming, unpaid taxes and so on.
What can be done anout this form and now that the two sides are finally talking does anyone know how much longer before I can finally get past all this? Any help what so ever would be great.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:00 am Post Subject:
Now that the other side has looked things over and requested another document does this mean everything will be moving quicker now?
it should...Does it say anything about limits?
not that I can tell...you make a good point they probably would've already offered up policy limits once your med bills approached same...assuming that is that the adjuster was on the ballPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:11 am Post Subject:
I am trying to not over think this but it just put my mind into gear when they wanted more info (med. doc) after looking at all these injuries. The RSD is very well documented and proven and so was the whiplash and dental work. It just seemed weird that they would even be interested in seeing anymore documentation had her limits been low...like I said maybe it is just wishful thinking...or a case of bad nerves wondering if I am going to get everything covered, lost wages and pain and suffering...Its truly been a long road and thanks for walking down it with me.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:28 am Post Subject:
thanks for walking down it with me.
ah you're sweet...my pleasure...we'll all be here to celebrate with you once this ordeal is finally over...don't sell yourself short you've done a lot of work...and seriously i would have a conversation with your atty about lowering his fee, and he 'should' go for it, even if it's just a percent or two atleast that is something.Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 02:21 pm Post Subject:
Keep in mind, everything your attorney does for you is time on his/her meter. If you have to take a couple of hours making some phone calls, it might be worth it to keep the money out of the attorney's hands. You are probably just one of many cases he/she has going on. The only one who will be giving this special attention is you.
I would also keep on it. Don't wait sweetie. You have been waiting long enough.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 08:21 pm Post Subject:
I am not even sure the atty himself knows all that has been going on. I have been aggravated at times and have left personal messages for him but always get "Stella". I hope a t the end of this I can let the real atty know how dissappointed I was with this office and the owrk I had to do.
I kind of figured early on that if I didn't get this ball rolling then no one would. I actually regret getting an atty but it was difficult enough with having to concentrate on all the other stuff going on in my life (moving,losing my job,RSD diagnosis, and my brother almost dying twice).
I never was through this before and didn't feel i had enough knowledge of the insurance world to go it alone.
I will keep you guys updated..and thanks for your words of encouragement.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:37 am Post Subject:
Life her atty is on a contingency so it's a percentage no matter how much time (or not) that is put in...that's why I think she should continue to bug the crap out of them, and ask for a reduction in that percentage due to the amount of work SHE has HAD to do...
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:48 am Post Subject:
Ahhh....cool then.
And I absolutely agree. She doesn't need to let down...as you said, bug the crap out of them.
She is her own best advocate to get this taken care of.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:25 am Post Subject:
Yep and this is what I am exactly going to do. I also googled the atty and got his e-mail address. Hopefully he reads his own mail and not his assistant. I just want to let him know how poorly I believe they have handled this case. Thanks for all the advice.
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