My father drowned in a water accident, approximately 21 months ago, in California. My brother and me have attorneys working on the case, however, we never hear from the attorneys; no case updates, no return phone calls, etc. We didn't hear from them for 7.5 months, left several messages, and when they finally did call back, they said, "Oh, we've been meaning to contact you to set up a deposition". I gave the attorney a date for the deposition. The day before the deposition, I called them to confirm, and the attorney told me that they were not able to coordinate a date with the defense attorneys, therefore, the deposition was cancelled. I asked why I wasn't informed of this, and the attorney said, that she didn't see the need to call me back to tell me that it had been cancelled. If it had taken place as planned, then she would have called me to confirm.
Also, there was a malfunction with the boat that my dad was in, and whereby he subsequently drowned, and the attorney told me that they were not going to name the boat manufacturer in the case, because, "if we go after every boat that cuts off in the water, we would put all the boat manufacturers out of business". Also, they are not naming the State of California, because of government immunity.
While we understand that our case is not the only case they are working on, we feel that they are incompetent and that we deserve some kind of communication from them. We have not given them any money; this is all done on a contingency. We have signed an agreement, but would really like to terminate the agreement with hopes of finding another firm. What are the ramifications of terminating the agreement with the existing firm? Is this something that me and my brother can do? Please advise. Thank you.
Also, there was a malfunction with the boat that my dad was in, and whereby he subsequently drowned, and the attorney told me that they were not going to name the boat manufacturer in the case, because, "if we go after every boat that cuts off in the water, we would put all the boat manufacturers out of business". Also, they are not naming the State of California, because of government immunity.
While we understand that our case is not the only case they are working on, we feel that they are incompetent and that we deserve some kind of communication from them. We have not given them any money; this is all done on a contingency. We have signed an agreement, but would really like to terminate the agreement with hopes of finding another firm. What are the ramifications of terminating the agreement with the existing firm? Is this something that me and my brother can do? Please advise. Thank you.