Florida Personal Injury Laws

Orlando Personal Injury Case Valuation

The value of a personal injury claim is just that, it’s personal. It varies with every case, and there are different factors that work into how we value what a case is worth. It might be your lost wages. It might be the effect on other people, other family members that depend on you. So, there are many different things that go into valuing a personal injury claim. If you have a question about your personal injury claim, call me. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

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.

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

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

Do You Always Need a Lawyer?

Many people ask that question. The truthful answer is no. There are many cases people can handle on their own. If you only have a few aches and pains after a crash and you fully recover after a few weeks, honestly there’s no need for a lawyer. The insurance company will probably be happy to give you a little money to sign a release. But don’t sign anything until you’re sure you’re okay.

Free Consultations

Well, the simple answer is call us. We never charge to discuss a case; and we’ll be happy to tell you your rights and how you could best protect yourself and your family and whether you need a lawyer or not. No presssure. No conditions. We’re happy to help. I’ll even send you my book Smart Lawyer, Smart Clients: What to do in Case of a Car Crash for free.  I’m Evan Fetterman. If you need legal help, call me.

By: Evan Fetterman

Best Law Firm Experience

Hiring a lawyer for your injury case is an important decision, which should not be based on who has the most commercials. I’m David Best. I’ve been practicing for over 25 years. Call me and put the Best Firm to work for you.

By: David Best

Insurance Claims

Typically, you want an attorney to help protect your rights and help walk you through the handling of your claim. A lot of times, at the beginning, insurance companies, insurance adjusters, will act as if they’re trying to be friendly and trying to be helpful. But, we all know that insurance companies, in certain situations, have a tendency to try and take advantage of victims in the claims handling process. It’s important to have an attorney that knows how to deal with insurance adjusters, that knows how to deal with insurance companies in the claims process and have an attorney that can adequately and properly protect your rights.

Swimming Pool Owner Liability

The owner of a swimming pool can sometimes be held legally liable for any accidents, injuries, or drownings that happen in the pool. But that depends on whether or not the owner took reasonable steps to prevent the accident from happening.

Common examples of reasonable steps that a swimming pool owner can take, is making sure that there is the appropriate fence or enclosure around the pool to prevent children from wondering into it, to make sure that it is adequately lit.

In certain circumstances making sure that there is a lifeguard, or making sure that other people are around to prevent accidents from happening. Another important thing is to pay close attention to the surface surrounding the pool, make sure that it is a non-slip or slip-resistant surface to prevent slip and fall type accidents in the pools area.

Difficulty Winning An Accident Case

Winning any accident case is difficult. It is an uphill battle in the sense that you have to prove your case. In proving your case, you need to show fault or legal responsibility in whole or in part on the part of the other party. If there is some responsibility on your own part, that will be factored into it. But it requires proof and that’s why you want an attorney and you want that attorney to get on your case early.