Florida Personal Injury Laws

Call Police Immediately After Being In A Motorcycle Accident

It is imperative that you notify the police if you’d been involved in a motorcycle accident cases. Many times, unfortunately, there are no witnesses to a motorcycle accident case, and often times, investigators, lawyers, the only way they can piece together what happened, in an attempt to determine who is at fault, is by the scene of the accident being documented as there are skid marks or gouge marks in the road. Where was their debris in the road? Where did the individuals in the vehicles end up at final rest? It’s crucial in reconstructing an accident, specially a motorcycle accident case, that police are notified and are involved so that the scene and the evidence can be properly documented, so that later on your lawyers can build your case and pursue your case without having to lost that critical evidence that can sometimes not exists specially in cases where there’s no witnesses to the accident.

Time Limit To File A Wrongful Death Claim

In Florida, the time limit, or statute of limitations for filing a wrongful death case, is usually two years from the date of the death.

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

Nursing Home Injury

If you suspect a loved one has been hurt in a nursing home in Florida, it’s important to document that right away. A lot of times I tell clients to take notes, take pictures, document things while it’s fresh in your mind. Also, you can call The Agency for Healthcare. You can Google that and find their number. They have a 1-800 number. Also, The Department of Children and Families has an elder abuse hotline. If you call those numbers they will send people in to take witness statements, take pictures, and also document the incident. It’s also important that you call us right away. We’ve handled hundreds of nursing home cases all across the state of Florida. A lot of times after we get the chart and have it reviewed by our experts, we find issues that the family was not even aware of. So if you suspect abuse in a nursing home in Florida, call me, Nathan Carter at Calling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Injured Passenger In A Boating Accident

As a passenger in a boating accident, you’ve been injured and want to know who may be responsible for causing those injuries. The answer is, it depends on how the accident happened. You will look first at whoever was driving or operating the boat or vessel that you were in at the time, but you would also look to see if anybody else may be responsible.  For example, if the boat in which you were a passenger collided with another boat or another vessel of some kind, you would have to look to see whether the person operating the other boat or vessel was negligent in any way, and whether or not that negligence caused or contributed to your accident.

Suing Driver, Bicycle Accident

If you’re injured while riding your bicycle, can you sue the driver that hit you? Well the answer to that really is it depends. In order to have a valid basis to file a lawsuit or a claim of any kind against the driver that hits you, you have to look at the circumstances surrounding the accident, because in order to hold the other driver responsible, you have to be able to prove that that driver was negligent or careless, meaning that he or she did something wrong or something inappropriate. It usually involves trying to demonstrate that that driver violated the common rules of the road, or committed a traffic infraction that resulted in the accident.

Accident With A Big Rig Truck

When you are in an accident with a big rig tractor trailer truck and you consider what are those initial steps you need to take. Number one, get the best medical care you can get and get it fast. Number two, report the incident to your own insurance company. Number three, begin the research immediately to find, to locate and to obtain a very experienced and highly qualified big rig tractor trailer truck lawyer to represent you, so that he or she can navigate you through all of the steps you need to take over the next several days. And finally, preserve the evidence. Meaning, preserve the vehicle or vehicles, preserve anything you can. And if you can get photographs, or video, or have someone do that make sure you do that right away.

At-Fault Driver Is Uninsured

All too often in the state of Florida, automobile accidents occur and the at-fault driver who caused the crash is uninsured. It’s important in the state of Florida, because there are so many uninsured or underinsured drivers that you carry uninsured motorist coverage under your own automobile insurance policy. So if it happens where somebody causes a crash, causes you injuries or damages, but does not have adequate insurance to cover your loses and damages, you can then turn to your own underinsured motorist coverage to help compensate you for injuries and your loses.

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