No. At least, not without first speaking with an experienced Philadelphia premises liability attorney about your rights.
No matter what someone calls it—“making things right,” “resolving things just between us” and so on—this kind of an offer constitutes a “settlement” that could put your legal rights to compensation in serious jeopardy. Even accepting a comped room or a free meal from a hotel where you fell and hurt yourself could, in fact, sacrifice your rights. As a general rule of thumb, if someone really seems to want to avoid getting lawyers involved in connection with any incident that left you injured, then that is a surefire sign you should definitely get a lawyer involved on your behalf.
Settlement offers like this rarely, if ever, provide you with adequate compensation for your injuries and losses. Parties with potential liability to you make them because they hope you do not know enough to realize what a bad deal they have offered. Do not make an expensive mistake by sell your legal rights on the cheap. Instead, trust an experienced Philadelphia premises liability attorney to negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement on your behalf.
Sometimes, an insurance company representing the party with legal liability will make this kind of offer to you. The insurer will try to seem friendly, as if it’s there to help you. It’s a trap. Do not fall for it. Any unsolicited offer you receive from someone with potential liability to you is bound to amount to far less than you deserve for your injuries. No matter how friendly or helpful an insurance representative (from someone else’s insurance company) seems, tell them to talk to your lawyer.