Florida Personal Injury Laws

Cost To Bring An Auto Accident Claim

Typically it will not. Most law firms in the state of Florida will handle automobile and trucking accident cases on what we call a contingent fee basis, and that is what the Florida bar permits us as lawyers to do to essentially level the playing field and be able to match the resources of the insurance companies and the trucking industry. It allows us to represent you as consumers who have been involved in an accident on a contingent fee basis, meaning that we as the lawyers don’t get paid until the end of the case and we only get paid at the end of the case if there’s been a recovery in your favor. It also allows us in a contingent fee representation situation to advance all of the costs on your behalf, and oftentimes in trucking cases and product liability cases and automobile cases the expenses can build up rather quickly. It allows us to advance those costs on your behalf and then recoup those costs at the end of the case if there’s been a successful recovery.

Complicated Pedestrian Accident Cases

Pedestrian accident cases in Florida are typically complicated cases. Often times you don’t have surveillance of the incident itself. If there’s no witnesses, it can often times be your word against the word of the other driver. Obviously drivers in a vehicle who may have caused or been at fault for a pedestrian accident case– they’re always going to try to blame you or blame the pedestrian. So it’s important that you have a law firm that has handled pedestrian accident cases, that can get the proper experts, that can access the vehicle that was involved, because often times the black box data, or the event data recorder within that vehicle can prove critical evidence to speeds, braking, throttling, maneuvering. You want to make sure that that evidence is obtained before that it goes stale.

Personal Injury Lawyer in Orlando

I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter. When you’re injured in the state of Florida you may very well have a personal injury claim. It really depends on the facts and what happened, but if you’re injured in the state of Florida call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter 1800-49 LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Insurance Company Recorded Statement

You are not required to give a recorded statement to the insurance company for the other driver or the other car involved in your car accident case. However, you typically will be required to give a recorded statement to your own insurance company if they ask for one. Due to the Cooperation Clause, it is typically included within every auto insurance policy. If you decide not to cooperate with your insurance company by giving the recorded statement, they can deny coverage. So, it’s important that you give a recorded statement if they requested. However, before giving any recorded statements, it’s important to make sure you talk to your attorney about it first.

What factors should you consider when hiring a car accident attorney in Florida?

You should consider mainly their experience level. Make sure you hire an attorney who’s experienced in handling auto accidents in Florida. You don’t want to hire a bankruptcy attorney or a probate attorney to handle your car accident case. We get questions like this all the time. Call us at Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter, 1800-49 LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

Orlando Premise Liability Case

A lot of our clients call us and want to talk about premises liability cases. Premises liability cases are when a person is hurt on a property, a store front, a shopping mall, somebody’s house. They trip, they fall, they break their ankle, they break their arm. Those types of cases are difficult to win in Florida. However, you do have a right to recover. The law says that if there was a dangerous or defective condition that the property owner knew about and didn’t repair or warn of, then their negligent and you have to recovery against.   A lot of times it’s important to document the defect as soon as possible. If you trip over a broken curb or a missing tile, have a friend or family member go back and take a photo of the defect because a lot of times those conditions get repaired before we get involved. So, it’s important to document those things right away.   If you have a question about a premises liability case, call me, Nathan Carter at Colling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter, 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Nathan Carter

Entitled To File A Lawsuit

The way you will learn whether or not you’re entitled to file a lawsuit due to your accident, will come as a result of your obtaining the advice – the input of an attorney, once he or she has investigated and evaluated the case. That attorney will then tell you whether or not you have a viable case, and if so, when the time is to file that lawsuit.

Comparative Negligence On A Pedestrian

Comparative negligence on a pedestrian accident case in Florida means that the relative fault of the parties involved in an accident is compared against each other. And in Florida, we’re a pure comparative negligence state, meaning even if you’re partially at fault or mostly at fault, you can still recover damages if another party is determined to be some percentage at fault. Just your damages are reduced by the amount that is determined to be your share of fault. It’s important in a pedestrian accident case that you have attorneys that know how to handle those cases because you are always going to be blamed in a pedestrian accident case for causing your injuries, and it’s important that you have reputable attorneys that have handled pedestrian accident cases to assess comparative fault issues in a pedestrian accident case.

How long will it take us to resolve your Florida Medical Malpractice Claim?

Well, that varies with every case. Some cases resolve early, other cases take years, and it all depends upon how strong your case is. What are the facts that we’re working with? How many defendants are involved in your case? If you like to discuss your case in more detail, give me a call. I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling Gilbert Wright and Carter. 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert