QUESTION
Non english speaking person signed insurance settlement check
Asked on May 13th, 2013 on Insurance - Florida
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legal guardian of minor who was a passenger in a car that was rear ended signed for settlement check without understanding that she gave up any future claims. Accident was only one week ago and minor child still hurts. The legal guardian is involved in divorce proceedings and her visa is expired. She is working with legal assistance on that issue. Does she have legal recourse after being tricked into signing something she did not understand?
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The key here is the distinction that she was "tricked" as opposed to made a poor decision. The obvious question is if she doesn't understand english, how or why was she involved in negotiating an injury settlement in the first place, and why was she signing things that she obviously could not understand due a to a language barrier. If she truly could not have understood what she was doing and was mislead, it may be possible to set aside the settlement. It may be much harder if its a situation where in retrospect, with the child having worse injuries, the settlement was simply a poor decision.
Answered on May 14th, 2013 at 4:08 PM
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