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Hi all, I have been on comp since 2002, permanently disabled and 48 years old. I am agreeing to a settlement offer of 251k lump sum and 192k msa annuity over 30 years. I am happy to get out of this miserable system but am not so sure if I am doing the right thing. I get $400 a week if I stay on comp til I die and if I live to a normal life expectancy and thats if, I will be leaving a lot of money on the table. My attorney swears she can not get a better offer as of now. If I could get some of your thoughts, I would appreciate them. Thanks
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Laws are different in different states. In what state is your claim?
Timothy D. Belt
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(08-31-2016, 10:17 AM)Timothy Belt Wrote: Laws are different in different states. In what state is your claim?
New York
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08-31-2016, 12:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2016, 12:21 PM by 1171.)
Your injury could leave you with health issues that lessen your life expectancy.
You can check out the value by getting a quote for a structured settlement.
Have you had reasons not to trust your atty before this?
How did you figure you are "leaving $$ on the table"?
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(08-31-2016, 12:16 PM)1171 Wrote: Your injury could leave you with health issues that lessen your life expectancy.
You can check out the value by getting a quote for a structured settlement.
Have you had reasons not to trust your atty before this?
How did you figure you are "leaving $$ on the tabl
My attorney has been fair and honest with me. I am just nervous on if I am making the right decision. I hate dealing with comp so that part of it is what is also playing a major factor in taking the settlement
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08-31-2016, 01:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2016, 01:59 PM by 1171.)
yup. only you can balance the extent of your "hate-to-dea-with-them-for-the-rest-of-my-life" with the "rest-of-life-weekly $$;
some peoples hate is worth more to them then others.
if you are familiar with Present Value calculations, you can calculate the value of todays $$ versus tomorrows $$ (spreadsheets have such builtin calculations).
a dollar today in a settlement is worth more then a dollar in the future-- you have to factor interested earned/lost.
http://www.settlementevaluator.com/
http://tcalc.timevalue.com/all-financial...lator.aspx
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