Florida Personal Injury Laws

If you’re not wearing your seat belt and you’re injured in an accident in Florida can you still recover money damages?

Of course you can. The seat belt didn’t cause the accident. It may have contributed to some of your injuries, but you’re still entitled to recover from the person who caused the accident. Call us at Colin Gilbert Wright & Carter at 1800-49 LEGAL with any questions about your car accident claim.

By: Mel Wright

Business Owner Safe Environment Liability

In Florida, a business owner has the legal responsibility to provide a reasonably safe premises or business for his or her employees, and for customers, and anybody else visiting the property. There are many ways to go about doing that, but first and foremost is to obtain from the local law enforcement agency crime reports showing crime in the area. Another way is to hire a security expert to do a security review – or security survey – to help provide guidance, suggestions, and input as to steps that could be taken, and those steps typically involve hiring extra security if necessary, providing adequate lighting, providing surveillance cameras, providing restricted or limited access to people, and taking other similar steps to ensure that the business is safe for those entering or doing business there.

Entitled To File A Lawsuit

The way you will learn whether or not you’re entitled to file a lawsuit due to your accident, will come as a result of your obtaining the advice – the input of an attorney, once he or she has investigated and evaluated the case. That attorney will then tell you whether or not you have a viable case, and if so, when the time is to file that lawsuit.

Car Accident Claim

Hi. I’m Julia McGrath, a Clearwater car accident attorney here at the Dolman Law Group. What really makes the difference here at Dolman Law Group and distinguishes us from the other law firms in town is our level of personal commitment and service to each and every client.

Injured Due to Negligence

When you’re injured as the result of someone else’s negligence, you need an attorney that’s going to be able to navigate you through that process because it’s going to be unfamiliar to you. At Dolman Law Group, our personal cellphone numbers are listed on our business card, and we’re there and available to clients to navigate them through the process and answer any questions they may have along the way. For more information, call me, Julia McGrath, your Clearwater car accident attorney.

By: Julia McGrath

You’ve just been in an accident. You’re injured and your medical bills are stacking up. Now what? Get the help you need fast. I’m Evan Fetterman, I’m here when you need me. (800) 330-HELP.

By: Evan Fetterman

Florida Wrongful Death Act

Florida has a specific wrongful Death Act. There are different types of cases that you can bring in Florida, or medical malpractice cases, nursing home cases, and general negligence cases. If you had a loved one pass away, or suffer a wrongful death that you think may be the result of negligence, it’s important to call us and talk about the facts of the case right away. There are different laws that apply to this situation. A lot of times, people ask us who’s entitled the recover and who can bring the case. We will help you set that up. We will get a probate lawyer involved, we’ll open the estate, we’ll appoint somebody to be the personal representative to bring the case, and we’ll figure out the exact statute that applies. If you have any questions about a wrongful death case in Florida, call us today. Nathan Carter at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

Cruise Line Injury Claim

Cruise line claims are different than most negligence claims. In Florida we have a four-year statute of limitations on negligence claims. However, it’s very different when you’ve been injured while on a cruise. The ticket or your cruise contract– it actually is that. It is a contract and there is usually small print language on the back of your contract that requires you to bring your claim or file written notice of your claim with the cruise line, typically within six months of there being an accident. And then to file a lawsuit within one year of the accident which is obviously much different than having a four-year statute of limitations.

All too often in Florida people that have been injured on a cruise line will wait too long because they think they have four years to bring a claim when it’s just not the case. The cruise line ticket or contract applies and you must read that language. You must have family members look at the contract if you’ve been injured while on a cruise line because often times you will no longer have rights to bring a claim if you wait too long and that’s typically more than six months from the date the incident occurred.

Baxter doesn’t want you to wind up here for the holidays. If you drink, let someone else drive. Make it a happy holiday for everyone. From Baxter, from me, and everyone at Federman & Associates, happy holidays.

By: Evan Fetterman

Orlando Child Brain Injury Litigation

You’re looking for a lawyer to handle your child’s brain injury case. Why choose Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter? We’ve been handling brain injuries for over 30 years. We’ve litigated these cases, we’ve tried these cases, we’ve worked with the best experts in the country on brain injury cases. So, if you’re looking for a lawyer, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert