Florida Personal Injury Laws

Paying Back Your Health Insurance Company

If you’ve been hurt in an accident and you have health insurance, your health insurance likely has paid some or all of your medical bills related to your injuries. In that event, you likely are going to be required to pay back or reimburse your health insurance company for whatever money your insurance company has paid out on your behalf. The reason for that is, here in the state of Florida, a health insurance company who has paid benefits for you typically has a statutory lien against any money that you recover in your case. So if you, through the assistance of your attorney, recover money for your accident case, then you may have to take some of that money and pay it back to your health insurance company.

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.

Accident With A Big Rig Truck

When you are in an accident with a big rig tractor trailer truck and you consider what are those initial steps you need to take. Number one, get the best medical care you can get and get it fast. Number two, report the incident to your own insurance company. Number three, begin the research immediately to find, to locate and to obtain a very experienced and highly qualified big rig tractor trailer truck lawyer to represent you, so that he or she can navigate you through all of the steps you need to take over the next several days. And finally, preserve the evidence. Meaning, preserve the vehicle or vehicles, preserve anything you can. And if you can get photographs, or video, or have someone do that make sure you do that right away.

Can you recover damages for aggravation of injuries that preexisted an accident in Florida?

Absolutely. Our jury instructions tell juries to do so. We get questions like these all the time. If you have questions about your accident and your claims, call us, 1800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright

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.

Most Difficult Personal Injury Case in Orlando

One of the most difficult cases that I’ve ever handled as a trial lawyer was for a family member. My nephew was unfortunately killed in a car accident. He was a deputy sheriff and was t-boned in an intersection by an 18 wheeler. It was a very difficult case to handle. I had to deal with my brother-in-law, and my sister-in-law throughout that entire case, and the grieving process. So, I’ve been involved in cases that are very personal to me. I understand where you are with your case, and with the grieving process that you’re going through. If you’d like to discuss that with me, I’m Ron Gilbert with Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter; 1800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

Truck Accident Cases

Truck accident cases are different than automobile accident cases because the stakes are usually higher. Typically the injuries and the crash itself are much more severe or unfortunately can be catastrophic. Anytime you’re in an accident with a commercial motor vehicle– what’s important when you’re in an accident with a commercial motor vehicle is that you document the scene and that you document the injuries because oftentimes the trucking company will have lawyers and investigators there at the scene of the crash within minutes, sometimes even before law enforcement gets there. So it’s important that you have lawyers that you contact that can get investigators to the scene quickly so that you can match up with the resources of the trucking company.

What is Wrongful Death?

When your loved one dies because of the negligence of another person, that’s called Wrongful Death. In the state of Florida, there are very particular rules that must be followed in order to pursue a wrongful death claim. If you’ve lost a loved one because of the negligence of another person, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter: 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Ron Gilbert

If you live in Florida but you’re injured in a car accident in another state, who do you hire?

You probably should hire a Florida attorney and let them choose your out-of-state attorney. I’m Mel Wright. I’m a partner at Calling, Gilbert, Wright, and Carter. Call us at 1-800-49-LEGAL.

By: Mel Wright