UPDATE: I filed a complaint on 5/27 regarding Allstate and their representatives:
David Wallace (Their attorney)
Tracey Watkins (Adjuster)
Kathy Turnley (Adjuster)
LaSonya Parker (Adjuster)
Thomas Wilson (CEO, this guy gets $9 MILLION per year to let Wallace, Watkins and their ilk torment accident victims and rip off customers.)
Since then, Allstate's representatives have attempted to manipulate me into signing false statements which would discredit me. See the following:
My attorney suggested that I "settle or dismiss, " which left me with the impression that I shouldn't expect anything better. I begrudgingly told him to settle for what amounts to Thomas Wilson's pocket change. $8K is NOT sufficient, it covers NOTHING after my attorney gets his fees. I then received two documents that I'm expected to sign in order to receive my laughable scraps:
1) INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT - I am expected to "hold harmless" and "indemnify" Allstate AND the driver who was found GUILTY in City of Atlanta Municipal COURT on 12/09!
2) RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS - They want me to sign a document that states that I was not "induced" by "representations" made by my attorney and physicians regarding any aspect of my case. HA! But wait, there's more! It goes on to state that "the parties hereby released admit no liability" and that the settlement "is made to terminate further controversy."
These conditions were NEVER mentioned prior to or at the time I was advised to settle, and these documents were NEVER made available until afterwards. Had I been made aware of these things prior, I would NEVER have agreed to anything.
"Admit no liability?" The other driver was found GUILTY in COURT! Now they want me to sign a statement that says the driver is NOT liable! Furthermore, they're supposed to be compensating me for damages, not just "terminating controversy."
In the beginning I had no plans to sue the driver because I (mistakenly) thought that her insurance company would do what she paid them to do. Now, I have no choice! They're forcing me to sue their customer!
Someone who has the skills and qualifications to process insurance claims can find a decent job doing something better than ruining the lives of others. A lawyer has infinite job opportunities; he/she doesn't have to defend unscrupulous corporations. Nobody is "forced" to become employed by Allstate, it's a choice. If they don't like the way Allstate abuses victims and customers, they're free to seek employment elsewhere. They stay because they get pleasure from inflicting psychological and economic abuse on others.
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