Florida Personal Injury Laws

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.

Orlando Personal Injury Case Recovery

If you have a personal injury accident case in Florida, there are different types of damages that you’re entitled to, but generally speaking, you’re entitled to past damages and future damages. The past damages would include things like medical bills, and economic losses, lost earning capacity, missing time from work – things like that. You’re also entitled to future damages. If you have a permanent injury or a bad injury, you’re entitled to recovery medical bills that you may need in the future. You’re also entitled to recover what’s called lost earning capacity, or the ability to earn money in the future. You’re also entitled to recover future pain and suffering. If you have questions about that type of case, call me – Nathan Carter at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Semi-Truck Accident Attorney

Retaining an attorney after you’ve been injured in a big rig trucking accident is essential, but you want to get not just a good lawyer, the best lawyer. You want someone who is qualified, someone who has had experience in handling, in litigating, and hopefully in taking to verdict some big rig tractor trailer truck cases. You need a lawyer who knows the federal regulations. You need a lawyer who is trusted by other lawyers. It’s not good enough to just research a lawyer on the Internet. You want to find out his or her reputation by checking with other lawyers or by checking with organizations to see what her qualifications are and what she has been doing over the course of her career.

Suing The Driver As A Passenger

If you were hurt while riding as a passenger in a car, that was involved in a car accident, you may have a basis to sue the driver of the car that you’re riding in, but only if the driver was negligent, and that negligence cause or contributed to the accident. You may also have a basis to pursue a claim against the driver of any car involved in the accident to the extent that that other driver’s negligence cause or contributed to the accident.

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

Pedestrian Reasonable Care

First of all, as a pedestrian, you are required by law to use reasonable care. To walk within crosswalks. To follow pedestrian crossing signals. If you fail to do that, and you’re injured as a result of that, you can be held responsible for your injuries or at least held partially responsible for your injuries. So you have a duty to make sure that you abide by all crossing signals and to cross at proper pedestrian crossing points.

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.

Truck Drivers Cannot Use Phones

Truck drivers cannot use hand-held cellphones, or smartphones, or similar devices when driving and operating big rig tractor trailer trucks at any time. If a truck driver feels the need to make a phone call or to in any way operate a hand-held device, that truck driver has a duty to pull over to a safe place and then make the call or send the text message or do whatever he or she wants to do.

By: Matt Dolman