Florida Personal Injury Laws

Complicated Pedestrian Accident Cases

Pedestrian accident cases in Florida are typically complicated cases. Often times you don’t have surveillance of the incident itself. If there’s no witnesses, it can often times be your word against the word of the other driver. Obviously drivers in a vehicle who may have caused or been at fault for a pedestrian accident case– they’re always going to try to blame you or blame the pedestrian. So it’s important that you have a law firm that has handled pedestrian accident cases, that can get the proper experts, that can access the vehicle that was involved, because often times the black box data, or the event data recorder within that vehicle can prove critical evidence to speeds, braking, throttling, maneuvering. You want to make sure that that evidence is obtained before that it goes stale.

Finding the Right Personal Injury Attorney

Hi, I’m Matt Dolman of the Dolman Law Group. I’m a Clearwater civil trial attorney. A question many consumers are faced with is: How do I find the best personal injury attorney? It’s a difficult question, but let me start by telling you what you should not do. Do not pick an attorney based solely off of a billboard, a television or radio advertisement, and the reason being is that this does not tell you the quality of the lawyer. In fact, many law firms are little more than settlement mills, where paralegals and legal assistants run the majority of the case. You’ll never get to meet your attorney, or rarely. This is a generalization. Not every law firm is like that that advertises but many are.

Check Website and Reviews

What you should look for is online resources. Look at legal directories. Find out what kind of awards this attorney has won. Look at their reviews. Go online to Google and see if other members of the community have reviewed this law firm. What kind of reviews do they have? Keep in mind there will always be negative reviews on anyone, but what do the majority reviews tell you? Is the lawyer accessible? Are they knowledgeable? Are they competent? Have they tried cases before?

Hire The Best Fit For You

You can’t find that out by looking at a billboard, or listening to a television commercial or radio commercial.This isn’t a beauty contest. You get one bite at the apple. You have one chance to hit your case out of the park. Do your research and be careful out there. Thanks again for visiting our YouTube channel. I greatly appreciate your time. Look forward to seeing you soon, and click on our button here to subscribe to our channel. Thank you.

By: Matt Dolman

Additional Compensation, Big Rig Truck Hits A Car

When a truck driver of the big rig loses control and causes an accident which injures you, you can seek recovery from that driver and from his or her employer, or the person, or company owning the vehicle itself. Sometimes the driver himself or herself may not have direct insurance coverage and you actually obtain the recovery through the employer or the owner of the vehicle.

Brain Injury Lawsuit Filed By A Loved One

In Florida, a person can file a brain injury lawsuit on behalf of the loved one under certain circumstances. If you are a parent and it is a child who is a minor, yes, you can bring that lawsuit on behalf of your child. In other circumstances, it may require a guardianship to be set up so that you are appointed as the guardian by a guardianship judge in probate and estate court. Once you are assigned as the guardian by the judge, you then bring the lawsuit on behalf of the person in your capacity as his or her guardian.

What is a Deposition?

Hi. I’m Julia McGrath, an attorney here at the Dolman Law Group. Often times I’m asked by clients what is a deposition and what do I need to do? A deposition is your testimony given under oath. You’ll have a defense attorney who’s asking you questions and you’ll be answering those questions in the presence of a court reporter or a stenographer who is taking down the testimony. Your attorney will be there with you to ensure that no inappropriate questions are being asked. A deposition is nothing to be too concerned about, as long as your attorney thoroughly prepares you.

For more information, call me, Julia McGrath here at the Dolman Law Group. Thanks again for visiting our YouTube Channel. I greatly appreciate your time. Look forward to seeing you soon, and click on our button here to subscribe to our channel. Thank you.

By: Julia McGrath

Timeline On Pedestrian Accident Claims

It’s imperative if you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident case, that you contact an attorney quickly. The insurance company, once they’re on notice that there’s been an incident involving one of their insured drivers or vehicles, they are going to be assessing the scene of the incident and assessing the damage to the vehicle very quickly.

You, as a pedestrian, are oftentimes at a disadvantage because typically you’ve suffered injuries that have put you in a hospital. But you or a loved one should contact an attorney quickly because in pedestrian accident cases, evidence at the scene is oftentimes lost very quickly and it’s imperative that the scene of the incident be investigated properly by attorneys and experts and investigators so that, that critical evidence of what happened at the scene can be obtained.

Collecting Damages For Injuries

Collecting damages for injuries in an accident case requires quite an impressive effort. It means getting an attorney who can go after those damages for you. It means pursing a defendant or the person legally responsible for causing those damages. In most accident cases, it is the insurance company of the other party which will be paying for the damages or paying an amount of money for the assessment of damages. In some instances, you may be going after a corporation, and it is the corporation itself paying those damages.

What is My Medical Malpractice Claim in Orlando Worth?

A lot of people call us or when they first meet with us they ask us, “What is my medical malpractice case worth?” To be honest, we really don’t know when we first meet with clients. I think some lawyers will tell you your case is worth X or worth Y, but if they’re being honest with you, they don’t really know early on what the case is worth.  A lot of times, once we take a case and start working on it we get a much better idea what the case is worth. Once we evaluate the damages, once we see all the records, once we talk to our experts. So to be honest, at the front end of a case, we never really know what it’s worth. We get to know that as we proceed with the case.  If you have a question about what your case is worth, call me, Nathan Carter at Calling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Orlando Child Brain Injury Litigation

You’re looking for a lawyer to handle your child’s brain injury case. Why choose Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter? We’ve been handling brain injuries for over 30 years. We’ve litigated these cases, we’ve tried these cases, we’ve worked with the best experts in the country on brain injury cases. So, if you’re looking for a lawyer, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert