My mother agreed to a settlement for a slip and fall injury in the beginning of October 2008. Because we insisted, the attorney sent part of the money in January. He was waiting for Medicare's bill before he can send the balance. It has been 4 months since a settlement was agreed upon and the attorney has become nasty when my mother asks for the balance and now he is not returning calls. Should it take this long to determine what my mother will actually get? If he is not being honest and holding onto the money what recourse can I take?
