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Photography for Litigation Court Case
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Has anyone here done this kind of work, and if so how was your bill handled at the end of it all.
I have done 111 10×8 prints for a case about 4 months ago and now that the case is settled
the insurance company involved do not want to pay my fees. They are offering 13.5% of the
total invoice.GCP wrote:
Has anyone here done this kind of work, and if so how was your bill handled at the end of it all.
I have done 111 10×8 prints for a case about 4 months ago and now that the case is settled
the insurance company involved do not want to pay my fees. They are offering 13.5% of the
total invoice.I can’t believe that “professional” people would treat you that way – maybe you need to take them to court! I have no idea how these cases are charged but I do know a photographer in Cork that does a lot of this work and whose wife is a lawyer. I could ask him, although I’m not sure if he’d be prepared to divulge his own personal business practices.
I presume you had a written contract to provide this service which detailed your terms and conditions?
Did the insurance company in question win the case or loose it?
I think it was settled out of court as I was called to appear to testify the pics were taken by me and no manipulation was applied…..probably standard stuff but on the day it I was cancelled and told I would not be required.
Anyway…..good news… cheque has been issued and account paid in full. I did have to kick up a stink and kick ass and do some arm twisting. I was being told it would go forward to the Taxing Master for adjudication and I may not even get the amount offered.
Well, I’m afraid I play very dirty when necessary…….a nasty streak inherrited from my late grandfather. I always believe that we all have a weak spot, a tender point, skeleton in the cupboard sort of thing and if one can find out what it is then it can be a good place to apply a thorn. Well. yesterday, after a bit of investigation I found the tender point and applied the thorn……….result – cheque issued, account paid in full and skeleton laid to rest………everybody happy again – well at least I’m happy !.
I know its not the proper way to do things but it did get a result. As Del Boy says “Do unto others before they do unto you”
Thanks Peter,
just invested in a hi-glide system during the week and part of this will finance it. The rest will un-do some damage that was done to the bank account.Thorston, thanks also for advice…….I think the guy you talk about might be DB. I was advised by our org to talk to him also but I managed to “force this guys hand” before I went down that road……thanks again.
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