Q: Can you get another trial after you agreed to settle with a different lawyer
Recently my brother passed away he went to the hospital at 5 in the evening and then died at 2 a.m. that night after they sending him home saying that everything was fine they knew for 7 years that he had a heart disorder and never told him my sister-in-law recently sued for wrongful death but I believe she has a very not worthy lawyer and they agreed to settle for something that I don't believe is correct can you get a different lawyer in a different case
A: You can get another attorney, but it is difficult to find an attorney to step in to a case when he has to share fees with the first attorney. It is easier if the first attorney withdraws. He wouldn't have a claim to fees and a new attorney has a better chance of making a profit. You won't know until you start calling around.
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If I understand your question correctly, your sister-in-law sued for wrongful death but only on behalf of herself. Typically, other family member file a Joinder and participate in that lawsuit as if they had been named as Plaintiff's.
If not, as long as any Release and Settlement Agreement she signs doesn't release the party being sued from other claims/lawsuits that could be made/filed by other relatives of the decedent (like yourself), you should be able to sue that other party for Wrongful Death as long as the Statute of Limitations hasn't expired.
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