Florida Personal Injury Laws

Legal Philosophy

My goal is to make sure that the client knows they are the most important client on my roster. I’m always available. My cell phone is given to them at every client intake meeting. I take calls at all hours of the night, even to answer mundane questions like, “What’s happening with my pit payments?”

By: Alexander Knapp

Medical Malpractice Injury

If you believe that you’ve been injured as the result of medical malpractice, you should talk to a medical malpractice attorney about who may be legally responsible for those injuries. Typically, you’d be looking at any of the healthcare providers that provided medical care or treatment to you but it’s important to keep in mind that a bad outcome does not necessarily equal medical malpractice. You have to be able to demonstrate that the healthcare provider that provided medical care to you was negligent, meaning that he or she somehow fell below or deviated from the acceptable standard of care in providing that treatment to you.

If you live in Florida but you’re injured in a car accident in another state, who do you hire?

You probably should hire a Florida attorney and let them choose your out-of-state attorney. I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Calling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

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.

Difference Between Car And Truck Accidents

There’s a big difference between investigating and assessing or evaluating a car wreck case from a big rig tractor trailer truck case. First, you have to remember that typically the trucking company has investigators, has experts, has its corporate representatives, and often even lawyers getting to the scene while the investigation is still taking place by law enforcement. That is very unusual and very different from what we have in a car wreck case. Also, there are certain federal regulations that apply to the big rig truck that do not apply in the car wreck case. You’re looking at different kinds of vehicles, different kinds of responsibilities, and remember we are basically amateurs when we drive cars whereas truck drivers are professionals and they are held to a higher standard. So the investigation must center in part on that, and on the conduct of the company employing the truck driver.

Swimming Pool Owner Liability

The owner of a swimming pool can sometimes be held legally liable for any accidents, injuries, or drownings that happen in the pool. But that depends on whether or not the owner took reasonable steps to prevent the accident from happening.

Common examples of reasonable steps that a swimming pool owner can take, is making sure that there is the appropriate fence or enclosure around the pool to prevent children from wondering into it, to make sure that it is adequately lit.

In certain circumstances making sure that there is a lifeguard, or making sure that other people are around to prevent accidents from happening. Another important thing is to pay close attention to the surface surrounding the pool, make sure that it is a non-slip or slip-resistant surface to prevent slip and fall type accidents in the pools area.

The Best Law Firm

If you’re hurt in an accident, the attorney you hire could make all the difference. Don’t just base your decision on who has the most commercials. Before you choose a lawyer, find out their qualifications and experience. I’m David Best. I’ve been representing injury victims for over 25 years. Call me. I’ll tell you about the Best Law Firm so you can put the best firm to work for you. 800-282-BEST.

By: David Best

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

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.