Florida Personal Injury Laws

One of the most common questions we get from car accident victims is: If I get cited for the accident, can I still sue?

Of course you can. The police officer wasn’t a witness to the accident in most cases, as a result, it doesn’t matter who gets the ticket. The jury decides who should’ve gotten the ticket. Call us with any questions about your car accident claim. I’m Mel Wright, I’m a partner at Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

How long do you have to file your car accident claim in Florida?

Generally four years, but there are exceptions. Don’t take any chances. You need to hire an experienced Florida car accident lawyer.  I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, & Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

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

Experienced Orlando Medical Malpractice Lawyers

At Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter we’ve handled literally hundreds of malpractice cases all across the state of Florida and probably every county in Florida. A lot of firms in Florida will advertise that they handle medical malpractice cases. But once you go meet with the lawyer, they’ll refer your case to another lawyer. We personally handle the cases. We have some of the top experts in the country that we use in these cases. And we have the results, and success, and a proven track record in these types of cases. So if you are concerned or think you or a loved one may have a malpractice case, call us. We have a free consultation. We’ll talk to you, we’ll review the records, and we’ll have our experts look at it. So if you have a question, call me, Nathan Carter at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter, 1800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Nursing Home Injury

If you suspect a loved one has been hurt in a nursing home in Florida, it’s important to document that right away. A lot of times I tell clients to take notes, take pictures, document things while it’s fresh in your mind. Also, you can call The Agency for Healthcare. You can Google that and find their number. They have a 1-800 number. Also, The Department of Children and Families has an elder abuse hotline. If you call those numbers they will send people in to take witness statements, take pictures, and also document the incident. It’s also important that you call us right away. We’ve handled hundreds of nursing home cases all across the state of Florida. A lot of times after we get the chart and have it reviewed by our experts, we find issues that the family was not even aware of. So if you suspect abuse in a nursing home in Florida, call me, Nathan Carter at Calling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Victim Of A Hit And Run

Two things you want to do if you believe you were the victim of a hit and run in Florida. One, you always want to make sure in Florida that you carry uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage under your own policy. Oftentimes, because of a phantom vehicle or a hit-and-run vehicle, you can look to your own insurance coverage to recover for your damages or loss if the at-fault hit-and-run driver is unable to be identified. Two, it’s imperative that you contact the police so that the hit-and-run crash is documented. That way, possibility, the police can identify the vehicle through witnesses, and at least it’s documented that there has been a crash that caused either injuries to yourself or property damage to your vehicle.

Usable Basis To Pursue A Case

If you’ve been injured as a result of the negligence of another person, your attorney’s going to look at several factors to determine whether or not you have a viable basis to pursue a case. Those factors include looking at the circumstances surrounding the accident. In other words, how were you hurt and what conduct by the other person cause your contributed to your accident, so that’s assessing liability. Do the other person have legal fault or legal liability for causing your injuries? In addition to that, the attorney’s going to look at the nature and extent of your damages, and that would include the nature of any physical or personal injuries you may have, and in monetary or financial losses you may have as a result of that, and the long-term consequences if any of those injuries. The other thing the attorney will have to carefully consider is whether or not and to what extent those injuries were caused by the accident. In other words, did you have any other events or pre-existing conditions that may have played a role in causing or contributing to your current injuries.

Can you recover punitive damages when another driver is texting while driving, and causes an accident and injuries to you?

In Florida that question somewhat unanswered, but yes you can. All depends on the facts. I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. Call us at 1800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

Partial Fault, Catastrophic Injury

Yes we can, but that should not dissuade you from contacting an attorney or a law firm. In Florida we are fortunate because we have Pure Comparative Fault. All too often individuals who are involved in a catastrophic injury accident will just decide, “Well I think I was partially at fault so I have no case and therefore I should not contact an attorney.” You don’t want to think that way.

As I mentioned, in Florida we have pure comparative fault. What that means is even if you have been partially at fault – if someone else has been also partially at fault – you can still recover for your percentage of your damages and injuries, even if you are determined to be partially or even mostly at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.