Florida Personal Injury Laws

Alternatives To Court

Absolutely, there are. Typically in Florida, a trial is a last resort. In fact, most cases do not go to trial. In Florida, we have mandatory mediation which is an alternative dispute resolution process where no matter what, before your case ever goes to trial in front of a jury or a judge, you’re required to go to an informal mediation in an attempt for both sides to come together and resolve a case or settle a case. So, there are alternatives to going to trial in a case. Also, there are alternatives to filing a lawsuit in a case because oftentimes, before a lawsuit is ever filed, a claim can be handled and settled amicably between both parties where a case can be resolved without there ever being a lawsuit or without there ever being a trial.

2 Types of Damages in Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Orlando

The Wrongful Death Lawsuit in the state of Florida has two basic types of damages: Economic Damages and Non-Economic Damages.

Economic Damages

Economic  Damages are those damages that we can put on the board – lost wages, funeral, medical bills, that type of thing.

Non- Economic Damages

Non-Economic Damages would be pain and suffering, impairment to the quality of life – things of an intangible nature. If you’ve lost a loved one due to a wrongful death, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Legal Rights For A Trucking Injury

There’re a number of steps you need to take in order to protect your legal rights after you have been injured by a semi-tractor trailer truck in an incident. Number one is you’re going to want to make sure you seek and obtain the best medical care to get better. Number two you want to seek the services of a qualified lawyer who has experience in handling big rig tractor trailer truck cases. Number three, you must take steps to preserve the evidence and that means preserving any of the vehicles which were involved in this incident. Number four, you must put your own insurance company on notice immediately. There’re certain requirements there and you don’t want to give up any rights in terms of your own insurance.

Suing A Property Owner

You can sue the owner of the property where you were injured if you can prove legal responsibility on the part of that owner. You not only have to prove some level of fault, or carelessness, or neglect by that owner; you have to show that the owner is legally responsible to you as someone who is on the property, and either had a right to be on the property or were they had a duty to see to it that you were not injured under a multitude of circumstances.

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.

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.

How To Successfully Litigate Personal Injury Claim

Hi. I’m Julia McGrath an attorney here at the Dolman Law Group. Often times clients ask me, what do I need to be doing as a client, in order to succeed on my personal injury claim? While we, as the attorney, are investigating the claim and doing the legal research, it’s important that you as a client to fill some of your obligations as well.

Keeping Medical Records

One of those things is keeping fresh with your medical records, and what I mean by that is seeking medical treatment and going to your doctor’s appointment. These appointments and medical records become imperative, in order for us to demonstrate to the insurance company the extent of your injuries and what you should be compensated for. It’s important when you’re meeting with your treating physician to document the extent of your injuries by listing everything that hurts and everything that’s wrong with you. Be thorough in your complaints, so that your doctor can take down all this information and embody it into your medical record for us to use later down the road.

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By: Julia McGrath

Bicycle Accident Led To An Injury

If you’re injured while riding your bicycle here in Florida, you can sometimes recover benefits under your automobile insurance policy if you have one. That generally depends on whether your injuries where the result of an accident involving a motor vehicle. So as an example, if you’re riding your bicycle and you’re hit by a car, then you certainly may be entitled to benefits under your no fault coverage under your auto insurance policy and if you have UM, which uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage under your auto policy, then that may also provide benefits for you as well. On the other hand, if you’re riding your bicycle and you’re injured just because you ran off a curb or hit a tree and had nothing to do with a motor vehicle, you probably are not going to be entitled to benefits under your auto insurance policy.

Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Claim in Orlando?

If you suspect that medical malpractice has occurred, it’s usually important right away to document things. A lot of times I tell folks to take notes, take pictures, document things early. Because when you’re stressed out and things are happening fast, a lot of times you don’t remember that later. Then, once you do all that, I think it’s important to talk to an attorney. Because a lot of times, you don’t know if malpractice has occurred. What we do then, is gather all the records. We’re able to spot issues on some of these cases easier than lay people are. We also have experts in every type of medical malpractice that has occurred. so we can get those records to our experts. Go over the whole chart and then sit down with you and the rest of the family and consult about whether or not there is a case. If you think you may have a case or just want to discuss your options, call me. Nathan Carter at Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter