Most medical malpractice lawyers settle at an early stage of litigation. We Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorneys see such practice as disheartening because early-stage settlement is equivalent to an early surrender, and the same insults the client cause. Worse, some lawyers settle at the discovery phase of the case, and this is totally wrong because that is when they can actually determine the damages inflicted upon the client and other important items like the loss of earning capacity and the nature of the injury. We noticed that insurance companies and doctor lobby groups exert efforts and pressure to stop the case before it starts. Insurance supervisors instruct their agents to do everything to stop the client from visiting a law office. A so-called generous compensation is initially offered, and some insurance companies act like travel agencies in offering leisure trips to patients as if getting an injury resulting from medical negligence is equivalent to a trip-to-Vegas contest. That is why it is a policy of our firm never to settle until the time is right.
Insurance companies are quite aware of the human limit and the fact that lawyers do get exhausted. A Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorney knows of this technique, and he knows how to deal with it. He plays the game of the insurance company, and leads them to trial. The trial process is the most important because that is the time when the weaknesses or strengths of the claims and defenses are spread out for the jury to see. Our lawyers are trained trial lawyers, and the insurance companies fear that stage of trial and this is the reason why settlement offers gets more frequent during the pre-Trial stage. Call us now, make an appointment, and let us talk.