May 01, 2015 - Some patients who have suffered serious injury from a Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant and were forced to undergo Stryker hip revision surgery may qualify for the Stryker hip settlement agreement. The settlement in its entirety is nearly a hundred pages, spelling out the settlements available to patients who suffered Stryker’s hip failure and subsequently underwent a potentially risky Stryker hip revision surgery. Stryker hip metallosis is one of the many dangers associated with a recalled Stryker Rejuvenate or ABGII hip implant. Metallosis can cause severe inflammation in the hip joint, chronic pain in the hip, thigh and/or groin, deterioration or death of the bone and tissues surrounding the implant and total failure of the implant.
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Will I may make more or less money if I hire an attorney to help me with my Stryker hip case?
You may wonder whether you will receive more or less money once the attorney’s fees have been deducted in your hip case. It can be helpful to simply run the numbers in order to determine the answer to that question. The Stryker Hip Settlement Agreement details the many reductions and enhancements each claimant may be entitled to. The enhancements can add as much as half a million dollars to the base award. The base award will be reduced by 29% for claimants who do not have legal representation. What this means is that the base amount for a person without a lawyer is $213,000 while the base amount for people with a lawyer is $300,000. Not only will the base amount be $87,000 less by trying to handle your Stryker settlement negotiation without a lawyer, you may not be aware of the many enhancements available, and therefore could lose out on thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Can’t I Just Negotiate My Own Settlement?
Despite the fact the Stryker cases, for many, are down to the settlement agreement phase, this is in no way an indication that personalized settlement will be easy let alone possible. There are numerous deadlines as well as very specific rules associated with filing your settlement packet. Without an attorney, you will be responsible for gathering all required paperwork, such as your medical records, together and assembling them into the proper format required under the Settlement. You must meet all stated eligibility requirements for the settlement, your claim must be properly registered, and you must meet all enrollment and documentation requirements. In other words, preparing your Stryker settlement claim is work, requiring a significant amount of time, as well as a fairly thorough understanding of the entire Stryker Settlement Agreement and the ability to slog through documents filled with legal terminology.
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The Many Benefits of Having a Skilled Stryker Hip Lawyer
Based on your attorney’s thorough knowledge of the entire Stryker history as well as the Stryker Settlement Agreement, it is highly likely he or she can pinpoint information from your specific circumstances you hadn’t considered. This can potentially result in a much higher net Stryker settlement amount. During the time the case is dragging on, your attorney bears the entire cost of preparing and filing your case and, for the Stryker Settlement Agreement, for preparing and filing a professional, well-documented settlement packet. The goal of your attorney is to get you as much money as possible to cover your medical expenses, lost wages, and the pain and suffering you have been subjected to due to your Stryker injuries.
So, yes, your attorney will get a portion of your Stryker settlement award, however it is likely that the final amount you receive will be more than you would have been able to negotiate on your own, meaning you would potentially receive more money in the end.