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A medical lien or subrogation right, is a claim placed by a medical provider or an insurance company against any recovery you may get in your personal injury claim because they paid bills on your behalf. If Perkins Law Offices obtains a recovery for you we will negotiate with those medical providers and insurers to reduce what is owed so you will get more in your pocket in the end.

Every case is different. More complex cases like Medical Malpractice and Products Liability will take longer to resolve than a slip and fall or car accident because they usually involve more work, experts and witnesses. Perkins Law Offices is aggressive, and pushes its cases forward as quickly as it can. Most cases resolve within one to two years. But sometimes a case can settle instantly or not for many years.

A deposition is sworn interview of a party, or a witnesses, or a person with knowledge about something in the case. The lawyers ask the questions and person being asked the questions must answer them unless there is a proper objection asserted by other attorneys. Before the deposition questions start, the person being deposed takes an oath to answer the questions truthfully. A a court reporter types out everything that is being said creates a transcript. Sometimes, depositions are also videotaped. Depositions are used to gather information and to lock down testimony of all the people involved in the case.

If you are injured in an auto accident, your own car insurance, usually under its Personal Injury Protection (PIP) provision, is the first to pay for your medical expenses. In Florida, the laws have been changing, but most people have $10,000 in PIP coverage. Even if you do not have a car, if someone in your household does, that car insurance company will have to provide the PIP. Once your PIP is exhausted, if you have health insurance, it will cover the remaining medical bills it is contactually obligated to pay. Many people do not have health insurance. In that situation, some health care providers may agree to place a hold on the collection of your bill until the end of the case and/or may accept a letter of protection. If Perkins Law Offices recovers money for you at the end case, it will negotiate with the medical providers and insurance companies to reduce what you may still owe in patient responsibility amounts or as part of a lien or subrogation right.