Personal injury blog
Chain-reaction pileups on I‑4 and I‑95 are among the most complex traffic accidents in Florida. When multiple vehicles collide in quick succession, sorting out who is legally responsible can be challenging. You need to understand how Florida law approaches these situations to protect your rights…
If you experience permanent scarring or disfigurement from an accident in Florida, you need to understand how these injuries are valued in personal injury cases. Courts look at the location, size, and visibility of the injury, as well as how it affects your daily life,…
Florida’s waterways offer endless opportunities for recreation, but boat and jet ski accidents are a real risk. You should understand the most common causes, what evidence is crucial, and how liability is determined under Florida law. **Common Causes:** Operator inattention, excessive speed, alcohol or drug…
If you’re involved in a crash with a delivery van or commercial driver who was working at the time, you need to understand your rights under Florida law. When a driver is “on the clock,” their employer may be legally responsible for your injuries and…
Determining the value of your injuries in a personal injury case can be complex. On one hand, you have the tangible factors of calculating a personal injury case along with the intangible factors. Here are the #5 factors that must be considered when valuing a…
Negligence is the failure of a person or company to use reasonable care towards someone (or something), resulting in injury or damage. In the legal world, you are entitled to compensation if you suffer injuries or damages because of someone’s negligence. However, the law is…
Part III of III: #2 Legal Theories That Apply in Food Injury Cases to Obtain Compensation Unfortunately many people who are victims of food injuries do not realize they have a claim nor the manner in which to be compensated. However, this is not the…
Part II of III: #5 Things To Do If You Suffer a Food Injury? In Part I of this Food Injury blog series we talked about the #4 most common food injuries: Allergic Reaction, Contaminated Food, Objects in the Food and Burning caused by food.…
You would think that Insurance Companies want to fairly compensate you for your personal injury claim to avoid getting attorneys involved. Unfortunately, this is not the case when you are not represented by an experienced personal injury attorney. Here are #3 reasons why insurance companies…
A Slip and Fall can happen virtually anywhere, instantaneously and cause serious personal injury. Putting it simply, a slip and fall happens because someone negligently maintained the floor where the accident occurred. It was a failure to timely clean up liquid, a foreign substance, an…
The most important task that a Personal Injury attorney has at the beginning of a Personal Injury case is to clearly explain to the client the process. After handling thousands of Personal Injury case intakes, we absolutely have concluded that a client who understands the…
A personal injury can occur anytime, anywhere, and in many different ways. It’s completely unexpected and difficult to manage once a personal injury occurs. One of the most common personal injuries is suffering an auto accident. This makes sense because in Florida almost everyone drives…
Getting into a car accident can be one of the most disruptive events in your life. You never expect it but when another negligent driver hits their car against yours, life changes. At impact and in fractions of a second your body undergoes immediate stress…
Neck and Back The impact from a car accidentcan have an immediate effect on your body. What happens at the actual time of impact is called a whiplash. A whiplash can cause neck and back pain. Your body can undergo much more bodily injury but…
Car accidents are terrible. If you are lucky, you will not suffer personal injury to your body. However, almost always your car is damaged and unable to drive it. If you live in Florida, without a driveable vehicle can be highly disruptive. If you get…
Being involved in a car accident is one of the most overwhelming and terrifying experiences anyone can go through. This is because the effects of an auto accident are physical, financial and emotional. The most important step after a car accident is getting medical attention…
WHAT IS (B.I.) BODILY INJURY INSURANCE AND ARE YOU REQUIRED TO HAVE IT IN FLORIDA? Automobile accidents are inevitable. According to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), 401,851 crashes occurred in 2018 with 254,484 injuries resulting from these crashes1. This number keeps increasing…
