Florida Personal Injury Laws

When can you sue when you slip and fall in a store or business?

It really depends on the circumstances. If the business was aware of a dangerous condition on their property and they didn’t warn you about it and you slip and fall, you’re entitled to compensation. With other questions, call us at 180049 legal at Colling, Gilbert, Wright and Carter.

By: Mel Wright

Pure Comparative Negligence

We’re fortunate in Florida because we have what we call Pure Comparative Negligence. In many other states if a person is injured by an at-fault driver, but that person himself or herself is also determined to be partially at fault, that person could be completely barred from recovery. Florida being a Pure Comparative Negligence state – your negligence, or your partial negligence, is compared to the negligence of the other party and even if you’re determined to be mostly at-fault you can still recover your damages, but your damages are reduced in Florida by the percentage of fault that is assigned to you.

Personal Injury Lawyers in Orlando

If you’re looking for an attorney to handle your car accident case, why should you choose Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter? Well, we’re experienced trial lawyers. We’ve been around for 30 years. We’ve been handling nothing but personal injury claims in that period of time. So give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Who is Entitled to Recover Money in Orlando Wrongful Death Litigation

A lot of times people will ask us in a wrongful death situation whose entitled to recover money if we bring the lawsuit. A lot of times that depends on the type of case, it depends on if the person left a will, and it depends on some other probate factors. We can sit down with you and the family and go over all of that and discuss your options with you. A lot of times there are what are called statutory survivors that the law sets forth. For example, if a person passes away and leaves a surviving spouse, a lot of times the surviving spouse is entitled to recover. If the person that passed away does not a have a surviving spouse, sometimes their children or even their grandchildren are allowed to recover. If you have questions about those sorts of issues, call me, Nathan Carter at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

Orlando Auto Accident Caused By Malfunctioning Traffic Light

If your car accident was due to a malfunctioning traffic light in the state of Florida, we look at the municipality responsible for maintaining that light. Once a city or town puts up a traffic light, they have a responsibility to maintain that in a good working order; in a good working fashion. If that traffic light fails and an accident happens, then we’ll look at the municipality as the possible defendant in your case. So, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert – Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Call The Police After An Accident

You always want to make sure that you call the police, regardless of severe or how minor an accident is in the state of Florida, because it’s important that the accident is documented. That can include documenting or identifying witnesses who are at the scene who may have observed exactly what happened, because that will become crucial down the road if there is a legal claim.

So you always want to make sure that you call the police, so that the accident gets documented regardless of how minor the accident may be.

Experts Investigating A Motorcycle Accident

It is critical to have qualified experts to establish both liability and damages in a motorcycle accident case. We’ve had cases where there have been four or five witnesses that have observed a motorcycle accident, and invariably two years, three years later when you’re taking their depositions, they have completely inconsistent versions of what happened even though they all witnessed the same exact crash. So it’s important to have qualified, reputable experts that can talk to a jury about liability issues and can reconstruct the accident. Also, in motorcycle accident cases, you’re typically dealing with death or at least with catastrophic injuries. When you represent a motorcycle accident victim who has had catastrophic injuries, it’s important to have qualified medical experts that cannot only talk about current injuries but also assess future needs and future medical care required to treat what are oftentimes catastrophic injuries.

Talk to Insurance Company Following Accident In Orlando

If you get called by an insurance company after your car accident in Florida, don’t talk to them until you’ve talked to an attorney. You could really hurt your case. With other questions, call us at 1800-49-LEGAL. Here at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, we’re here to help.

By: Mel Wright

My Most Rewarding Case in Orlando

One of the most rewarding cases for me personally was a case that I handled many years ago. It involved the brain injury of a baby. Every year I would get, after that case was over, I’d get a Christmas card from the mother, that went on for many, many years. What was most rewarding though was about 18 years after I handled that case, I got a graduation notice. That young man had grown up, gone to high school with the brain injury and he graduated high school. That was because of the early intervention that we were able to get for him. So if you have questions about brain injury, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert