Q: Hello I won a medical settlement that closed 8 months ago
Hello I won a medical settlement that closed 8 months ago, my attorney has been giving me the runaround on paying by saying that they have to clear any medical liens before they can release the money. Initially this was only supposed to take a month. Yet here it is 8 months later I still have not received my money. so I took it upon myself to call my insurance company and ask if I have any liens and they said no I have none. I told this to my attorney and they said "There are thousands of clients throughout the nation waiting for lien resolution through the Settlement Administrator. You will have to wait for the process!" Is there anything i can do? I dont understand how they can keep holding my money when there are in fact no liens.
Thank you.
A:
I am not saying your attorney is or is not telling you the truth, but this is unfortunately fairly common with cases that include medical bills. Plus, your insurance company may not know about all the potential liens. In fact your own insurance company may not even know if it has a lien, as those are typically handled by third-party lien recovery companies, such as Optum, The PHIA Group, and others.
If you think your attorney is lying to you, you can contact the Oregon State Bar's Client Assistance Office, and they basically have the power to make your attorney show the records
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