Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I had a non work related injury and took some time off from my job I was in constant contact with my boss and he agreed that I shouldn't go back to work to soon and risk injuring my self more. I went to the dr after a week and a half I told him that I was thinking about applying for temporary disability and I was fired later that day for repeated no call no show. I hired a lawyer and he said I had a strong case and he started working on my case our initial settlement offer was $120,000. I went through my deposition and when I was finished my attorney and I were speaking and he said everything went great and that there is no way they want to take this to trial they made a settlement offer of $3000 we countered with $95,000 after three months since my deposition we are at $60,000 and they are at $24,000 their defense is that they made me an offer for re employment 8 months after terminating me and that I didn't look hard enough for employment to mitigate my financial damage and that my wife's wages make up for my lost wages. Now my attorney is telling me that my case is not that strong and that we will be lucky if we can settle for $30,000 and I'm getting the feeling that he wants me to settle and that he don't want to go to trial. What should I do? Should I take it to trial?


Asked on 4/30/14, 2:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Perry Law Offices of Charles R. Perry

It is simply impossible to advise you without a review of your file. If you are unsure, you may wish to contact another attorney for a second opinion. Be aware that that attorney will charge you for the review.

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Answered on 5/01/14, 5:12 am


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