Florida Personal Injury Laws

Limits On Damage Recovery

There are no limits on the damages you can recover in a car wreck or a truck wreck case. However, the judge will tell the members of the jury that each juror is to user his or her best judgment and discretion in determining what the assessment will be as to those damages, and the judge will explain to the jurors that each is to be reasonable as the members of the jury discuss what is the appropriate amount to award in a given case.

Car Accident Process in Ft. Lauderdale

After a car accident it’s important to always call the police and make sure you get a police report, and have an opportunity to speak with the officer to give your version of what happened in the accident. Also to the extent as possible, take photographs of the accident scene, including all damage to your car and the other cars there were in the crash.

Leifer Law Firm

Leifer Law Firm has extensive experience handling injury cases involving motor vehicle accidents. Some of the cases we handle include truck, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, and drunk-driving accidents. What separates Leifer Law Firm from other firms that handle these cases, is the personal attention we provide to all of our clients, not just the cases that have the largest value in the office. Our goal is to seek compensation for our clients that includes pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, and recovering any out-of-pocket expenses including lost wages if any.

By: Cory Leifer

Can you recover future medical expenses when you’re injured in a car accident?

The answer is absolutely yes. Future medical expenses will be an important part of your claim. If you have questions about your car accident case, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Personal Injury Lawyer in Orlando

I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. When you’re injured in the state of Florida you may very well have a personal injury claim. It really depends on the facts and what happened, but if you’re injured in the state of Florida call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter 1800-49 LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Contingency Fees

In Florida, attorneys are permitted to represent you as consumers on a contingent fee basis. Oftentimes, when you’ve been involved in a catastrophic injury case or accident or situation, those cases will take years sometimes to travel through the litigation process. If you’ve suffered a catastrophic injury and you have mounting medical bills and are unable to work, a contingent fee representation system such as the one we have in Florida permits you and your attorneys to match the resources of the insurance industry or the trucking industry to help you along in your catastrophic injury case. All that means is you don’t pay your attorney fees until the end of the case, and only pay them if there’s been a recovery in the case. The attorneys get a percentage of that recovery for attorney fees. It also allows your attorneys to advance the costs of your case, and then only recoup those costs at the end of the case if there’s been a successful recovery on your behalf.

Orlando Wrongful Death Negligence Case

If your loved one has died due to the negligence of another person in the state of Florida, you may very well have a wrongful death claim. If you think that you have a wrongful death claim, if you have a loved one who has lost their life because of the negligence of another person, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Benefits To Contingency Fees

Most personal injury attorneys will handle a case on a contingent fee basis meaning that they are paid as a percentage of the total amount of money recovered. The great benefit to you as the client in a contingent fee arrangement is that you don’t have to pay any money to the attorney upfront, so it costs you nothing in advance to hire the lawyer. The attorney is paid as a percentage of the total amount recovered and that percentage varies depending on the total amount that the attorney recoveries for you and the stage in the case at which the money is recovered. If the attorney is unable to recover any money for you for whatever reasons, you don’t owe the attorney anything.

Comparative Negligence On A Pedestrian

Comparative negligence on a pedestrian accident case in Florida means that the relative fault of the parties involved in an accident is compared against each other. And in Florida, we’re a pure comparative negligence state, meaning even if you’re partially at fault or mostly at fault, you can still recover damages if another party is determined to be some percentage at fault. Just your damages are reduced by the amount that is determined to be your share of fault. It’s important in a pedestrian accident case that you have attorneys that know how to handle those cases because you are always going to be blamed in a pedestrian accident case for causing your injuries, and it’s important that you have reputable attorneys that have handled pedestrian accident cases to assess comparative fault issues in a pedestrian accident case.

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