OT, maybe?: So, what should I do with my settlement?

[meeder2]

I do have an attorney. We have to wait for all the criminal stuff to go through first before we do anything, and I know not to sign anything if it does come. My health insurance company is taking care of everything at the moment (getting in touch with the other insurance company and stuff), I've just had to deal with forms for that.

What's going to make it difficult is that the lady who hit me has no insurance or a license... in fact, this is her 6th DUI, and it was a hit and run. She stole the car that hit me, unless this other story I've heard is true (which goes "the guy did nothing when she took the keys and said she was going to use his car").

Her current charges are DUI: 4th Offense, Hit and Run, Refusal to Submit, No License, Habitual Offender, Violation of Parole, and Grand Larceny: Auto.

For me, bass is not a toy or a hobby. I am a gigging and student musician and did use them in my every day-to-day life. Losing them has, and is still, preventing me from working or doing my school work. They do need to be replaced. I will invest the money (which will secure my future), but I need the instruments replaced (which secures the here-and-now and the immediate future).

Was she an Illegal Alien?

 

[Aussie Mark]

You'll get the highest settlement offer the day before the civil hearing starts (or maybe even the morning it is due to be heard). Hold out for as long as you can if you want to maximise the settlement. The reason being, the cost of defending a civil case is big bucks and can be time consuming, so the defense will usually be looking for a way out before trial.

Who knows what cool EBMM and Markbass gear will be available in 2 or 3 years time when you finally get a settlement?