If they cover all of that plus the 2.5 it will be more than the 3 Mil. Either way, they can certainly afford it
I may just start court proceedings - not taking their offer - and see what they offer as the hearing dates get closer and closer. I imagine they'll offer quite a bit more right about the time we finish picking a jury. (Civil trial, not criminal - of course.)
As you mentioned, I don't have any pressing reason to settle. I don't actually need their money. But, they're getting closer. They're starting to speak my language.
Oddly, this means I make more out of the deal than someone poorer than I would. Simply by having a modicum of wealth means I end up getting paid more. It's somehow magically worth more when I can't go skiing than it is if you couldn't go skiing.
That's not really fair, but, if a normal person working a normal paying job misses out on several months of pay they will be desperate for money
I suspect most of them that went through my ordeal and came out with the femur the way it is would be also filing for disability.
My physical is pretty comprehensive. I couldn't work if I wanted to. So, they'd likely be filing for disability.
Which, as you pointed out, means they'd likely be even more desperate for money. I could see someone settling for 50k or something like that. Man, some suckers would maybe even settle for less. Ugh... I am kinda disliking the whole process right about now. For a whole lot of people, 50k is considered a lot of money - especially if they'd been out of work for a few months.
A few months after the accident, I still couldn't walk more than a few steps. I was probably only using my chair on bad days and using crutches the rest of the time.
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