Auto Accident Attorney Explains Settlement Releases and Pitfalls
Settlements end most car crash claims. That is not because trials are unwinnable, but because the math of risk often pushes both sides to compromise. Hidden in that compromise is a single document with outsized consequences: the release. As an auto accident attorney, I have watched solid cases lose value or create new headaches because someone signed a release too quickly, or without understanding what it covered. A release is not a receipt. It is a contract that shuts door