Florida Personal Injury Laws

What is Wrongful Death?

When your loved one dies because of the negligence of another person, that’s called Wrongful Death. In the state of Florida, there are very particular rules that must be followed in order to pursue a wrongful death claim. If you’ve lost a loved one because of the negligence of another person, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Common Orlando Medical Malpractice Claims

The most common types of injuries in Florida medical malpractice claims would be brain damage, amputation, loss of an important bodily function, and even death. If you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice, I’d be glad to discuss the details with you. My name is Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Am I at Risk If I File a Lawsuit in Orlando

A lot of clients that I meet with have the same concern. A lot of them are concerned if there’s a risk to them to bring a lawsuit. The short answer to that is, there’s some risk, but we fight hard to minimize those risks. For instance, we advance all the litigation costs in a typical case. If we’re not able to succeed or win the case, the client does not owe us any money. Another thing clients worry about is, if it costs money to meet with the lawyer to just talk about their case, and it does not. We offer free consultations on any type of case. So, there’s no harm or risk to you to come in, to sit with us, to talk about the case, and discuss your options. We’ll give you honest advise on whether you have a case, and what the chances of success are in that case. So if you have a question like that, feel free to call us. Nathan Carter at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

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.

Witnesses To A 18 Wheeler Accident

In any big rig tractor trailer truck accident case, witnesses are helpful and witnesses are usually necessary. We’re referring here to eye witnesses who actually saw something just before, or during, or after the wreck, and we’re talking about experts who come on the scene including law enforcement officers and paramedics. But in addition, key witnesses will be the people involved in the two vehicles, and it’s important to obtain the statements of those people – the drivers, the passengers – as quickly as possible. Witnesses play a key role in each and every case.

About David Best

Hi. I’m David Best. I’m one of the founding partners of Best & Anderson. I grew up in Central Florida, in Orlando, from the first grade through the 12, and then I went to Florida State where I majored in math. Then, I moved to Washington to work for the National Security Agency, and went to law school at night and graduated from American University. I came straight down and took the bar, passed it the first time.

Experience

Since then I’ve tried literally hundreds of cases in state court, federal court, all over Florida and in other states, and have even appeared and prevailed in the United States Supreme Court, which very few people have done. I hate to brag, but I’ve been rated the highest rating that the group that rates lawyers can give for 20 years.

Best & Anderson

And our firm then, Best & Anderson, has a preeminent rating by that same company. We can’t affect our ratings. Other lawyers and judges rate us just the way they think we are, and we don’t even have access to how our friends and colleagues rated us. But we are rated the highest we can be, and I’m proud of that.

You hope you don’t have to go to trial, but you want a lawyer that can do it if the case didn’t settle. I think that we have a good law firm. We can try a case, but we settle them because the insurance companies respect us. Thank you for listening to me.

By: David Best

Lawyer Referral Service

Hi, I’m Matt Dolman, of the Dolman Law Group. I’m a Clearwater civil trial attorney. If you were just in an accident you may be wondering whether you should call a lawyer referral service, one that advertises on television or the radio. In fact, if you live in the Tampa Bay area, our market is inundated with these advertisements all day long, and you’re probably wondering how good are they. Well, keep in mind that lawyer referral services are only partly regulated by the Florida Bar. When I say partly, only the lawyers are regulated. The lawyer referral service can often make advertisements, make claims, make statements that don’t pass Bar scrutiny. In fact, they don’t have to submit their advertisements to the Florida Bar.

411 Pain & Ask Gary

If you listen to a recent radio advertisement for 411 PAIN, you’ll note that the non-lawyer attorney spokesperson makes a very curious statement. And the statement they make is we have a very exclusive group of attorneys. We’ve spent many years putting this group together. Well, what does that really mean? Does that mean that these lawyers are superbly talented? I don’t want to make a generalization because there are some good lawyers that belong to these networks, but really if you become a member of 411 PAIN or Ask Gary, you simply have to pay to become a member. It’s a pay for play system. It doesn’t state the quality of the lawyer, how many cases they’ve tried, the types of verdicts they’ve obtained, are they experiencing any personal injury claims like yours. It simply means that they paid to be a member of a lawyer referral service, but keep in mind that being a member of such an exclusive group does not convey quality. It just conveys they paid.

Hire Matt Dolman

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By: Matt Dolman

Punitive Damages For An Auto Accident

In a Florida auto accident case you sometimes can recover punitive damages. These are damages that are different from compensatory damages, which are the damages that compensate you for your injuries. Punitive damages are designed to punish the wrongdoer. In Florida, punitive damages are available in a car accident case, only if you can establish that the defendant, or at-fault driver’s conduct, either was intentional or amounted to gross negligence, which is sometimes also referred to reckless conduct. So it’s a higher threshold that you have to establish in terms of the wrongfulness of the conduct, in order to be entitled to recover punitive damages in your case.

Hi, I’m Evan Fetterman. I’d like to talk to you. Accidents can happen anywhere. When accidents result in injuries, people trust us for the legal help they need. If you’ve been hurt, call 800-330-HELP. I’m here for you.

By: Evan Fetterman