What can I do if I had an agreement with a law firm to make $50 payments on my bill from the hospital but they wiped out my bank account?
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What can I do if I had an agreement with a law firm to make $50 payments on my bill from the hospital but they wiped out my bank account?
The hospital hired the law firm. This agreement was made via email with the law firm last month. I have made my payments as promised per the agreement. All check have been cashed by the law firm. Yesterday I checked my bank account only to find they the law firm has wiped my accounts clean. I did everything per the agreement. Is this legal for them to do with we have a written agreement?
Asked on June 20, 2015 under Bankruptcy Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
No, it is not legal: a signed written agreement is a contract, and it binds *both* sides. As long as you honor your obligations, they must honor theirs--which in this case, means accepting the payment plan and not trying to collect other ways. This may have been an error on their part (someone didn't "get the memo," so to speak), so the first step is to contact them and ask them to return the money because you had an agreement about payment. If they won't fix the situation, then you could sue them for breach of contract to recover everything over and above whatever amounts you would have paid to date under the agreement.
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