Anyone who worked for Morgan and Morgan. Do you have the ability to settle your own cases or does all settlements have to go through the committee?

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Big case committee kicks in at $50k

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They think they know everything. Florida controls case value decisions for all states

Depends on case value

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Without approval from committee, no but once cleared good to handle on our own

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😂😂😂

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This has to be a joke.

Not a joke. Settlement goes through a committee

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