Legal Question in Personal Injury in Utah

Re: Recourse For Injuries After Arbitration

Your arbitration award is usually a final conclusion of your lawsuit against the insurance company, and you will not be permitted to re-open the case. It was the duty of your attorney to present all of the medical information, including the possibility of future surgery to the arbitrator(s) so your award would cover all contingencies.

Whether or not you signed anything may not matter. Many insurance policies require arbitration - which acts as a substitution for court. If you were granted an award that is the end of your case. You did not mention whether or not you got a check from the insurance company (either directly or through your attorney) - delivery of that check ends the liability of the insurance company.

Tell your health insurance company about the suit and settlement.

Re: Recourse For Injuries After Arbitration

Usually arbitration is binding. At some point in time you probably signed an arbitration agreement. In order for an attorney to answer your question correctly, the attorney would need to know more about the agreement and the arbitration. Further, there may be a statute of limitation problem that you would need to look into.