In Sept. I was rear ended by a big rig. At the time my injuries seemed slight, but since my shoulder continued hurting after months of physical therapy, my doctor had an MRI done with showed significant damage and suggested surgery to repair it. I had that done in January and am still in therapy. I still have pain, and when I read my doctor's reports yesterday, he stated that the surgery would not help my shoulder and suggested to me that I settle my lawsuit "open" because I will continue to have problems all my life. I am a cabinet maker by trade and my arms and shoulders are essential to my work. My doctor bills total over $60,000 at this time. My lawyer friend (not my personal injury lawyer) told me I could expect between $100,000 and $200,000 settlement but that was before the news that my injury is not repairable.
Can anybody with legal and medical experience tell me what to expect? I have retained a big name law firm at the time of the accident but haven't talked with my lawyer yet regarding this as I am still collecting the bills for him and am not finished with my treatment.
Thanks.
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