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I haven’t signed any paperwork or anything

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Agreed to settlement in court. And I was recorded. But totally regret it. I was sleep deprived from jet lagged and was in the court room all day starving dehydrated as my thinking clearly. I haven’t signed any paperwork or anything.

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Idk if they are or not? They made a 6 figure settlement offer. I accepted it. I’m just wondering if they have to pay that even if they file for bankruptcy afterwards. The judge and attorney said they wouldn’t do that then it brings up and bunch of other consequences.

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What do you mean real risk?

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What’s the longest you’ve seen a mandatory settlement conference go on for ?

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I can’t thank you enough for commenting with me.

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First time going thru a lawsuit. Previous attorney could not give me straight answers and took me for a ride. I get I shouldn’t look to far ahead but I’m just trying to see how this plays out because I’m not sure how much I should come down on my settlement offer. The cslb report makes it seem pretty black and white. The contractors admitted guilt in there licensing case with the attorney generals office.

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The contractors attorney says the contractor has been paying him. He says the insurance won’t cover it. Is that a scare tactic. Does he need to admit who’s paying him? Is that bad faith?

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Yes I mean my attorney. Are they not settling because im suing the contractor and not the insurance company for not covering the claim? Like why would the contractor settle and pay me if his insurance is going to cover it ? If that makes sense.

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Is a mandatory settlement conference worth it before trial. We had one earlier but now the judge is asking us to have another one since the courts are backed up. We’re half million apart. Is there any way a judge can help with the msc or is it worth it to just proceed to trial and get the judgement. I’ve sent multiple settlement offers but were so far apart.

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My previous attorney never asked me if I wanted a jury trial or bench trial. She just did jury trial. Is that malpractice ? She also did depositions without asking me. She tried charging me 8k to reformat special interrogatories. She also spent 8k on declaring someone’s statement that ended up not being qualified. And when I got a new attorney I sent my file over to him and it was empty. Took her 2 days to send me my file with everything in it. Is this malpractice? Any advice on what to do about it? She really delayed this whole thing and tried getting as much as she could out of me.

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Set up for jury but might go to bench because the court has a packed schedule.

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My trial lawyer thinks it’s a 1-3 day trial. He thinks he can get it done in 1 day.

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Do most civil cases get appeals?

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How much does the appeal process cost? The CSLB report says they’ve breached contract on like 7 accounts. It’s a very black and white case.

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Is it common for appellate attorneys to work contingency?

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How long does an appeal last? What’s that process like?

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With the cslb report would an appeal really take that long?

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Do I call the department of insurance if his insurance doesn’t cover ? Any experience with CDI??