Florida Personal Injury Laws

Catastrophic Injury Cases

There are many capable trial attorneys in the state of Florida. But when you’ve been involved in a catastrophic injury accident, you want to make sure you have an attorney that will fight for you and that will go to trial if necessary. Often times in catastrophic injury cases, because the stakes are higher, because the damages are significant, and insurance companies know that, they will vigorously fight those cases on liability in an attempt to have defenses where fault cannot be determined, or where they will blame the injured victim. You want an attorney that is willing to go to trial, that has been to trial, and that has gotten good results in catastrophic injury cases.

By: Mel Wright

Who Do I Hire Following an Auto Accident

Hi, I’m Julia McGrath, an attorney here at the Dolman Law Group.  Oftentimes, people ask me, “What kind of attorney do I need after I’ve suffered an injury?” What I tell them is that you need a personal injury attorney. Now there are a lot of attorneys out there that handle criminal law, family law, bankruptcy, but only a personal injury attorney knows how to deal with an insurance company and knows how to maximize the value of your claim.  For more information, call me – Julia McGrath – here at the Dolman Law Group.

By: Julia McGrath

Orlando Nursing Home Neglect

I handled a 100 of nursing home cases over the last 20 years in Florida. They’re very sad cases, they’re difficult cases. And most of the cases the nursing home resident has passed away as a result of the neglect at the nursing home. And those cases the family is still entitled to recover. A lot of families have questions about whose entitled to recover. We can sit down and look at the situation and answer those questions and talk to you about whose entitled to recover. In a case where the nursing home resident is heard and still alive that nursing home resident has a claim for the medical bills and the pain and suffering that they went through. In a case where the nursing home resident passes away the family is then entitled to recover lost of love and support and guidance and pain and suffering for losing their love one. If you have any questions about a nursing home case in Florida, feel free to call me. Nathan Carter at Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

My Most Rewarding Case in Orlando

One of the most rewarding cases for me personally was a case that I handled many years ago. It involved the brain injury of a baby. Every year I would get, after that case was over, I’d get a Christmas card from the mother, that went on for many, many years. What was most rewarding though was about 18 years after I handled that case, I got a graduation notice. That young man had grown up, gone to high school with the brain injury and he graduated high school. That was because of the early intervention that we were able to get for him. So if you have questions about brain injury, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Injury Is Apparent After An Accident

If you’ve been in a car accident, whether you feel pain immediately at the scene or not, you should go see a doctor right away. The reason for that is there are many times that you can have any injury that is not immediately apparent to you and sometimes doesn’t develop into pain or discomfort for a few hours or a few days. Rather than wait and give it an opportunity to develop, it’s best to see a doctor immediately. That way, you can document any complaints or symptoms you may have, and that way you get a full checkout to ensure that you don’t have some hidden or unknown injury that could be problematic or of greater concern to you.

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

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.

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.