How Plaintiffs Collect the Money After Winning the Case?

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Congratulations! This is usually what you would hear from your friends and loved ones after working with your California car accident attorney. Winning your personal injury case may not be as easy as a-b-c. It was a tough ride reaching to a fair settlement. At this point, you would be ready to collect the money and get back the life that you just lost from the accident.

If you think this is the end of the lawyer-client relationship, think again. Even if the decision was made, you will still continue to be working with your California car accident lawyer. This should ensure that you will be able to get the right amount of compensation. But the question still lies unanswered, how will you be able to collect the money? 

Case # 1: The plaintiff was happy to know that he was able to defend himself and won the case. He is to receive $20,000 total amount of money to compensate the injuries and damages that resulted from the accident. The defendant along with his insurance company was able to provide the amount. The plaintiff was expecting to receive a check amounting to the amount that was required of the defendant to provide. However, all his expectations went the other way around. Instead, he received a dozen of paint bucket full of change. Although it was the exact amount to be rewarded, is this the right way to collect the money? How are settlement claims supposed to be paid?

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