Florida Personal Injury Laws

At Fault Driver Has No Insurance

Unfortunately, in the state of Florida, happens all too often where an at-fault driver, or the other driver in an accident, does not have adequate liability insurance or has no insurance coverage at all. It’s important that you carry uninsured or under-insured motorist coverage under your own policy because it happens all too often where you’re victimized in an automobile accident and the at-fault driver does not have coverage. What you also want to do is make sure that you hire a reputable law firm that will look at other avenues of recovery. That could be a product liability case – could there had been an issue with the seatbelt or an airbag or a tire on the vehicle? So when there is a crash where another driver does not have coverage, you want to make sure you carry uninsured motorist coverage under your own automobile policy and have a reputable lawyer or law firm look at other avenues of recovery such as a product liability case.

Failure To Wear Protective Gear, Motorcycle Accident

Insurance companies and defense lawyers will always try to use that against you or a consumer or a loved one who’s been involved in an accident – the failure to wear any protective gear. However, in Florida, you’re not required to wear a helmet on a motorcycle if you comply with certain parameters, if you’re over a certain age, if you have eye protection, and if you have medical payments coverage in an off chance that you’re injured in a motorcycle accident. However, failure to wear any protective gear should not preclude you from contacting an attorney to handle your motorcycle accident case. While the failure to wear a protective gear will be used as a defense against you in an attempt to try reduce your overall recovery, it should not preclude you or prevent you from pursuing your motorcycle accident injury case, especially where you, as a motorcycle operator, were not at fault whatsoever in the cause of the accident itself.

Personal Injury Litigation Process

I’m Alexander Knapp from the Dolman Law Group, Clearwater, auto accident attorney. Oftentimes when new clients come through our doors they’re confused. They’ve never been through a personal injury case before and they want to know what the process entails. Very simple, there are five basic steps to a personal injury case.

Step One

Step one is the accident and the ensuing medical care that the client has to undergo to make himself feel better.

Step Two

Step two, your attorney will collect all of your medical records and submit a demand on your behalf to the insurance company in an attempt to resolve your case.

Step Three

The third step, we enter into a negotiation with the insurance company in an attempt to amicably resolve your case for both sides.

Step Four and Five

Step four, should we fail to amicably resolve the case with the insurance company, we’re forced to file a lawsuit with the court and enter into the litigation process, and step five, should the case not resolve during litigation, a trial. Thanks for listening. If you have any questions about your personal injury claim, feel free to contact me, Alexander Knapp, at the Dolman Law Group. Visit our YouTube channel. I greatly appreciate your time, look forward to seeing you soon, and click on our button here to subscribe to our channel. Thank you.

By: Alexander Knapp

How long do you have to file your car accident claim in Florida?

Generally four years, but there are exceptions. Don’t take any chances. You need to hire an experienced Florida car accident lawyer.  I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, & Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

Auto Accidents 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

Rental Car Coverage in Orlando Auto Accident

I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter. Many times insurance coverage will have rental car coverage included. If that’s included in your policy, your own insurance company will cover the rental car cost if you’re in an accident and your car is damaged. If you don’t have rental car coverage then you’re going to have to pay for the rental car up front and will be seeking damages in the claim against the person that is at fault. Again, I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Defective Product Injury Claim

If you’ve been injured by a product, it may very well be that the product had either a design defect or a manufacturing defect, which are two variations of product liability or product defect law. A design defect means that the product was designed in such a way that it was unreasonably dangerous and maybe could have been designed more safely. A manufacturing defect means that the product, although it may have been designed appropriately, suffered from a defect at some point during the manufacturing process. Either way, if the defect caused an injury, you may have a basis for the claim.

The best way to determine whether or not the product may be defective is to contact an experienced product liability attorney, who generally is going to be able to research and provide information with respect to any recalls or other lawsuits or litigation involving the same or similar products.

Length Of A Trucking Accident Case

There’s no weighth to tell you with any exactness how long an 18-wheeler big rig trucking wreck case is going to last. It totally depends on judge, and ExPro witnesses, and the litigation process, on what state you’re in, and whether it’s state or federal court. But in general a case – if suit is filed and there’s going to be litigation and then a trial – it is going to be likely a two to three-year ordeal. And I’m factoring in that there could be an appeal. Be very careful about listening to some lawyer who says, “I’m going to be able to do your case in just a few months.” That is generally not a true statement. For these cases to be handled correctly it takes time and if they get in to litigation it is definitely going to take usually a two or three-year period.

Orlando Personal Injury Case Valuation

The value of a personal injury claim is just that, it’s personal. It varies with every case, and there are different factors that work into how we value what a case is worth. It might be your lost wages. It might be the effect on other people, other family members that depend on you. So, there are many different things that go into valuing a personal injury claim. If you have a question about your personal injury claim, call me. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert