Florida Personal Injury Laws

Defective Product Claim

Oftentimes you may not realize that an injury or catastrophic injury has been the result of a defective product. But if you believe that you have been injured by a defective product, you want to contact a reputable law firm: has a good track record of getting good results, and going to trial and product liability cases. That law firm has to assess whether or not there is a causal link between the defective product and your injuries.

And oftentimes even people that have been in automobile accidents may just think, “Well, the driver that hit me is the person at fault.” Well it’s important – even in automobile accident cases or trucking accident cases – that you also assess whether or not there are product defect avenues of recovery in a case. Oftentimes you are hit by a driver and you’re not necessarily injured by the impact from the at-fault driver but, for example, a seat belt doesn’t work properly or an airbag doesn’t go off and you want to have a law firm that can assess those potential product liability issues.

Workers Compensation Immunity

Typically in Florida employers have what we call workers’ compensation immunity, meaning that you cannot sue them if you’ve been injured at the workplace or on the job, but that only applies if your employer carries workers’ compensation coverage for you.

So if you’re injured at the workplace, or on the job, or at a construction site and you do not have workers’ compensation benefits that provide you medical treatment or loss of wages, it’s imperative that you contact a reputable law firm to assess whether or not you have a viable claim against your employer for that injury that you’ve suffered on the job.

Fair Compensation in Orlando

If you’re hurt in an accident, you should know that getting a fair settlement in a timely fashion without having to go through a lengthy trial, could have a lot to do with the lawyer who represents you.

Hire a trial lawyer who is well-known by the insurance companies. I’m David Best of the Best Law Firm. I’ve been representing injury victims for over two decades. If you’re injured, call me and put the Best Firm to work for you.

By: David Best

Factors To Valuing A Personal Injury

Determining what your personal injury case is worth is probably the most difficult task that any attorney has in the course of your case because there’s no easy answer, and the answer to the question often varies greatly from the beginning of the case to the end. It sometimes changes from time to time with additional information that’s obtained through the discovery process. The value of your case depends on a number of factors, including the nature of the accident, the nature and severity of your injuries or damages, and any available insurance coverage that applies to the case. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you should maintain regular contact with your attorney who can answer candidly his or her assessment regarding the value of the case, which helps you decide at every step of the way whether it makes sense to settle your case with the other side, or to continue pursuing your case towards trial.

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Bicycle Rights And Responsibilities

Everyone riding a bicycle has the responsibility to abide by the laws in the state of Florida. Sometimes people on bicycles think that they have a special right and that people driving cars have the duty to some way drive in a different way simply to avoid the bicyclist. Although it is true that every driver needs to be on the lookout for the bicyclist, bicycles still have to be in the correct lane, be operating the bicycle in an appropriate and a safe manner, have your bicycle helmet on at all times, and abide by all laws. Because you are on a bicycle you do not get a pass when it comes to abiding by the law.

Legal Rights For A Trucking Injury

There’re a number of steps you need to take in order to protect your legal rights after you have been injured by a semi-tractor trailer truck in an incident. Number one is you’re going to want to make sure you seek and obtain the best medical care to get better. Number two you want to seek the services of a qualified lawyer who has experience in handling big rig tractor trailer truck cases. Number three, you must take steps to preserve the evidence and that means preserving any of the vehicles which were involved in this incident. Number four, you must put your own insurance company on notice immediately. There’re certain requirements there and you don’t want to give up any rights in terms of your own insurance.

What kind of injuries are entitled to be compensated for after a car accident in Florida?

It really depends in a lot of circumstances, but usually you need to prove that you had some sort of permanent injury. That could be permanent strain, or it could be paralysis, or anything in between. Don’t assume that you’re not able to make a claim. Call us and ask us questions at 1-800-49-LEGAL at Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter.

By: Mel Wright

Witnessed A Car Accident

First, it’s important to contact the police. If you witness an automobile accident in Florida, you could be the only person that has relevant and material information to that particular crash that will help the police later, or will help lawyers later, or claims adjustors later, be able to determine who is at fault in the claims handling process. That’s the first thing. You absolutely need to make sure that you contact the police.

Second, if you safely can, you want to document what happened as much as possible. Identify the vehicles involved, witnesses who may have seen what happened, physical evidence that may be at the scene, debris in the roadway, skid marks. And in this day and age with technology and camera phones, if you can safely do it, it’s important that you document as best as you can any evidence there at the scene to help in the claims handling process down the road.