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	Name:	CindyA -
	Subject:	This didn't take long
	Date:	8/16/2008 6:09:19 PM

Julio, the analogy of the property damage was used because you said that one of the probable reasons for retaining the lawyer and filing suit so soon was to help them with all aspects of the claim. My point was that is simply not always the case. Some plaintiff attorneys will only handle the bodily injury portion of the claim that they can collect a fee from and they will not collect anything from the property damage portion of the claim nor will they collect anything from the medical aspect of the claim.

Suit was filed before the police even finished THEIR investigation.

what they will do, by filing suit, is increase the percentage they can collect. Before suit, normal is 33% and after it goes to probable 40% or higher.

Filing suit does not always speed the process. the discovery process takes time and it seems this type of case will require a lot.

And don't go under the automatic assumption that a carrier is not going to pay. With an accident such as this and depending on the limits available, most carriers would want to get this one over with as soon as possible.