Letter from attorney/LNC to Malpractice Ins. Co.

[Prof.Jules]

Hi fellow LNCs,

I am working on a case with would cost more to take to trial than it would to settle out of court. It is a negligence case that the patient could receive some "pain and suffering" rewards. The lawyer I'm working with wants me to send the physician's malpractice insurance company a letter to exlpain the complaint and the settlement offer. I haven't done this before, so I'm not sure how to go about it.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

JAS

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

hello and welcome to allnurses.com

my question is why does the attorney want you to send a letter to the liability carrier? this type of correspondence normally is sent by the attorney to the carrier's legal department and contains legalese terminology. we, the lnc, are not attorneys and should not attempt to outline the case development in legal terms.

will you please explain this attorney's rationale?

[Prof.Jules]

That's what I thought too. I think this is his first real malpractice case. He does more family law.

He told me that he wanted me to find out the information to contact the Ins. Co because he didn't want to "use his own name." I have no idea.

I guess he wants some "format" to go by since he has no clue.

Thanks for your quick response!

JAS

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

That's what I thought too. I think this is his first real malpractice

case. He does more family law.

He told me that he wanted me to find out the information to contact the

Ins. Co because he didn't want to "use his own name." I have no idea.

I guess he wants some "format" to go by since he has no clue.

Thanks for your quick response!

JAS

He "doesn't want to use his own name"??? That makes zero sense to me. I'm certain in his vast library of legal books, he has a format or two. Kick the ball back into his court...........

[Prof.Jules]

Will do.

Thanks for your input.

I thought it was a bit strange.

JAS