Seat Belts Can Save Your Case
In Florida, Statute 316.614 requires front seat occupants over the age of 18 to wear a seat belt. Your car accident case can suffer if you don’t follow the law. Even if someone is over the age of 18 and is a back seat passenger, thus not required to wear a seat belt under Florida
Settlement Offers: When to Settle, and When to Keep Negotiating
Throughout the settlement process, your personal injury lawyer will contact you with updates on how the negotiations are going with the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster. Don’t be dismayed by the first offer – it’s not the final word. Your lawyer will be able to advise you about whether you should accept the offer or request
How Cell Phones May Help You Win Your Personal Injury Case
Determining liability (who is responsible) for an accident often depends on whether someone was negligent– not paying attention. The way the law works is that if one person involved in an accident was less careful than the other person or people, the less careful person has to pay all or part of the damages for
Proving Liability in a No-Fault State
Of course, “No Fault” is something of a misnomer. It simply means you have Personal Injury Protection under Florida law that pays for 80% of your medical bills and 60% of lost wages up to $10,000 when you are involved in an accident, no matter whose fault the accident was. However, you have to recover
The Best Legal Advice You’ll Ever Get
It’s simple. The best legal advice I can give you is to put everything in writing and organize your paperwork. The claims process can take months or years, and in that time you’ll have to submit information, and resubmit information (adjusters have been known to lose paperwork), which means you have to be able to
How Settlement Negotiations Work
Once your lawyer has all the facts, and the medical bills and reports are in, it’s time for the insurance adjuster and lawyer to work out the settlement. While you’re waiting for weeks or months to hear an offer, this is what’s happening behind the scenes. Your lawyer sends an injury demand letter to the
Why the Law Should Change on “Stand Your Ground”
By now we have all heard about the Trayvon Martin tragedy, the young man who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. What most don’t know is that depending on the intricate details of the investigation, Mr. Zimmerman could be protected from going to jail under Florida law, but will it protect
How Hit and Run Car Accidents Work in Personal Injury Cases
You’re making a left turn when suddenly a truck hits your front bumper, flies past, and disappears down the road. Florida ranks third in the nation for hit and run accidents, averaging 3,300 accidents annually. What can you do if you are one of the victims? First, call the police to the scene immediately, and
3 Odd Questions Your Car Accident Lawyer May Ask You
Months after your accident, when your Tampa car accident lawyer is ready to begin settlement negotiations with the at-fault driver’s insurance company, you might find yourself answering questions you never expected. Here are three questions you may encounter that might seem to come out of left field. But being prepared to answer them may help
