Yes. Your attorney cannot settle the case without you agreeing to the terms and amount and signing off. But an attorney can start settlement...

A few different issues raised by your question. 1. When you sign settlement documents, your attorney generally does at the same time. You then...

In California you cannot hire an attorney by the hour, nor can you pay an attorney an hourly fee to represent you. It's actually prohibited by...

While your question was posted in workers' comp, your exposure is likely much greater in the employment law arena. As to the workers' comp...

I have a few questions about your situation before I can really give an answer. You noted that you had an IME set, but those are quite rare in...

By definition, a cumulative trauma is basically anything that occurs over time, and generally anything that occurs over more than 24 hours. If you...

I agree with Mr. Chaddock. You can transfer to the attorney he/she recommends, or you can find your own. Your new attorney and prior attorney...

A judge's only options with a C&R are to approve it, disapprove it, or set it aside. So a judge could not lay out in his or her Order Approving...

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In short, likely not. You should reach out to an attorney. If you don't understand those provisions, if you don't know what a 132a is, or a...

It is certainly possible to settle prior to a MSC and a QME. That is entirely up to the discretion of the parties and approval by a judge. One...