Florida Personal Injury Laws

At-Fault Driver Is Uninsured

All too often in the state of Florida, automobile accidents occur and the at-fault driver who caused the crash is uninsured. It’s important in the state of Florida, because there are so many uninsured or underinsured drivers that you carry uninsured motorist coverage under your own automobile insurance policy. So if it happens where somebody causes a crash, causes you injuries or damages, but does not have adequate insurance to cover your loses and damages, you can then turn to your own underinsured motorist coverage to help compensate you for injuries and your loses.

The Best Law Firm

If you’re hurt in an accident, the attorney you hire could make all the difference. Don’t just base your decision on who has the most commercials. Before you choose a lawyer, find out their qualifications and experience. I’m David Best. I’ve been representing injury victims for over 25 years. Call me. I’ll tell you about the Best Law Firm so you can put the best firm to work for you. 800-282-BEST.

By: David Best

Who can you sue if you are involved in a car accident in Florida?

There are many options. Of course, you can sue the other two drivers involved in the accident. If you are a passenger, your host driver or the other driver. If you are driver, you can sue the other driver. But it’s deeper than that. You also have potential claims against automobile manufacturers, property owners for obstructions division, auto-repair companies for falling to maintain cars. There are many options options available and many potential parties at fault. Hire an attorney, and call us if you have questions like these. We get them all the time at Colling Gilbert Wright and Cater.

By: Mel Wright

Legally Responsible For A Defective Product

Typically in the state of Florida, every company or individual responsible for getting a product into the hands of you as consumers is responsible for selling, or manufacturing, or designing, or marketing a defective product. It’s incumbent upon you, and it’s important, to find an attorney with a good reputation of handling product defect cases to assess everyone who is responsible for getting that product designed, manufactured, and ultimately sold to you as consumers, to assess liability on the part of each and everyone of those potential defendants.

Construction Site Injury

It depends on the situation, but if you’ve been injured on a construction site or at the workplace you want to contact an attorney to first assess whether or not you have a viable worker’s compensation claim. Oftentimes if you do not have worker’s compensation insurance, or if you’re injured on a construction site and there was reckless or willful conduct on the part of the employer, you may have a viable third party negligence claim against your employer.

Oftentimes, however, individuals injured on a construction site they just think that they do not have a case and they never contact an attorney until it’s too late and the statute of limitations has already been expired. But if you’ve suffered a catastrophic workplace injury – especially on a construction site – you want to talk to a reputable law firm to assess whether or not you have a viable case against your employer.

Bicycle Rights And Responsibilities

Everyone riding a bicycle has the responsibility to abide by the laws in the state of Florida. Sometimes people on bicycles think that they have a special right and that people driving cars have the duty to some way drive in a different way simply to avoid the bicyclist. Although it is true that every driver needs to be on the lookout for the bicyclist, bicycles still have to be in the correct lane, be operating the bicycle in an appropriate and a safe manner, have your bicycle helmet on at all times, and abide by all laws. Because you are on a bicycle you do not get a pass when it comes to abiding by the law.

Orlando Medical Malpractice

I want to talk to you a little bit about medical malpractice. This firm has handled medical malpractice for many, many years, both for the defense and for the injured patient. In fact, I personally do a lot of medical malpractice.

Keys to Successful Malpractice Litigation

For starters, you have to have a case where some medical healthcare provider – a doctor or a hospital through its nurse or somebody – did something that a reasonably careful person wouldn’t have done, or they failed to do something that a reasonably careful healthcare provider would have done.

You might technically have a case if you’re not severely injured, but to make it make sense, to prosecute a case, for us to handle it, there needs to be some significant injury – not necessarily a horrible injury, but a significant injury. For starters, you have to have somebody who knows the medicine.

Malpractice Case Experience

We’ve handled so many of these cases. We know a lot of the medicine. We’re not doctors, but we do have doctors that we’ve worked with for many, many years to consult with us and tell us whether the healthcare provider deviated from the appropriate standard of care, or whether there was just an inherent risk in the procedure and there was no negligence.

But this is something that’s really hard for somebody – a lay person or an injured patient – to figure out by themselves. That’s why you probably, if you think you’ve got a medical malpractice case, you ought to call somebody who does a lot of that. We do, and we’d sure be happy to talk to you. Thank you very much.

By: David Best

Wrongful Death Claims in Tampa Bay

Welcome, and thank you for joining me. I’m Steve Brooks, a Florida wrongful death and personal injury attorney, practicing right here in the state of Florida. Today’s video tip is the first in a series about wrongful death cases, and what to do if you have a claim. What is a wrongful death claim? It is a death that occurs due to the negligence or conduct of another person or corporation.

Types of Accidents Involving a Claim

Common lawful death claims are the results of car, train, tractor, trailer and motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, medical product effects, workplace accidents, and construction zone accidents. I will discuss these in more detail throughout this video series. Here are a couple things to consider before you pursue a wrongful death claim.

Wrongful death cases usually involve sudden and traumatic death. This is usually devastating for the family. Before speaking with an attorney, talk with your family and your supportive friends. This is a difficult time that requires balance and support from the people who are closest to you. Before choosing an attorney, go to their website. Check out their qualifications. Read their online reviews, and read their track record. See what kind of verdicts and settlements they’ve achieved. Talk to your friends and fellow church members.

Finding the Right Attorney

Choosing the right attorney is an important decision, so be diligent and wise and do your research. When meeting with an attorney, come prepared. Write down the details of the incident and any questions that you or your family may have about a potential wrongful death claim. For example, one of the things you’ll want to do is a timeline of your loved one’s situation, or to bring a file containing documents that are critical to the claim.

It is also important to act quickly, as there is a shorter-than-usual time limit for filing a lawsuit in wrongful death cases. If you wait too long, you could lose your opportunity to pursue a claim at all. Again, don’t wait and do your homework. If your family is facing financial hardship, compensation from a successful wrongful death suit may in addition to alleviating financial difficulties actually provide closure for some of the emotional pain. Brooks Law Group has a team of skilled wrongful death attorneys that can help you recover the money to which you’re attired. If you have lost a loved one as a result of negligence, you may have a case.

By: Stephen Brooks

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.