Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
car accident insurance settlement
once a car accident insurance settlement is signed, is there anyway to re-negotiate it? the date of the accident is wrong on the settlement agreement, and the company totally ripped me off
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: car accident insurance settlement
The answer depends upon what the agreement says. Chances are, though, that it's too late to do anything more.
The agreement almost surely contains a waiver of further claims. It's hard to get around such a waiver once you have signed it.
The error about the date of the accident is very unlikely to matter, unless it creates real ambiguity -- as, for example, it might if you were involved in another accident on that date.
Re: car accident insurance settlement
If you felt you were being ripped off, why did you agree to the settlement? Why not consult a PI atty before signing off? The date of loss mistake is probably a typo and may not be enough to void the contract but you can try. Next time, get some help a lot sooner.
Re: car accident insurance settlement
More times than not, this is what happens when one tries to handle a case on their own.
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