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	Name:	Julio -
	Subject:	This didn't take long
	Date:	8/16/2008 12:10:05 PM

Cindy I don't think the Tatum's hired Beasley because they were worried about the property damage claim to their boat, so I don't really know what your point was in your comparison to lawyers usually allowing familes to handle the property aspect of car wrecks. The Tatums will have untold medical expenses that insurance won't cover and untold lost income. And yes, they will certainly be entitled to receive some compensation for the absolute emotional hell that this tragedy has forced upon them. The sad thing is that under Alabama law, health insurance companies are entitled to recoup all of their costs that they have paid before the family can get a dime (unless they waive it, which they rarely do. Some of you might remembr the Wal-mart fiasco from some months back where it took a national media blitz of shame for Wal-mart to finally release its subrogation rights). As to "rushing to the courthouse", let me ask you this question: Don't you think the family wants any necessary litigation to be over with as soon as possible? Well, the only way to conclude litigation is to get a court date, because no one will get serious about settling until they have a trial date breathing down their neck. Obviously, the quicker you file the lawsuit, the quicker you get that court date that will conclude the litigation. Every competent lawyer in this state will file a lawsuit as soon as possible. If an insurer or other defendant wants to settle before having to respond to the lawsuit they can certainly do so, but the pressure is immediately on the insurer once that lawsuit is filed.