Category Archives: Personal Injury
Strategies Insurance Companies Use Against You
After a car accident, you will face many challenges and you may not expect that dealing with the insurance company is going to be one of them. Unfortunately, whether you are filing a claim with your own insurer, or with the negligent party’s insurance company after a serious permanent injury, they will use many… Read More »
Who is Liable for a Truck Accident?
After a truck accident, victims will first have to go through their own insurance company, as per Florida’s no-fault auto insurance laws. However, it is rare that this insurance coverage is enough to fully cover the serious injuries that result from a collision with a truck on the road. To claim the full compensation… Read More »
Steps to Take After a Dog Bite
Florida operates under strict liability laws when a dog bites someone and causes injury. This means that dog owners must pay damages to accident victims even if they did not know the dog had a violent or aggressive history. However, the steps you take after a dog bite or attack are essential to protecting… Read More »
The Challenges of Filing a Slip and Fall Claim in Florida
Slip and fall accidents form the basis of many personal injury claims. Most often, these accidents occur in public places and on the property of a business. However, they can also occur on someone’s private property. Florida law allows victims of slip and fall accidents to claim compensation for their medical expenses, lost income,… Read More »
Why Truck Accident Cases Take Longer to Resolve
Semi-trucks are unique from other vehicles on the road. They are much larger, much heavier, and the insurance policies that cover them are also of much greater value than those of smaller vehicles. All of these reasons combined mean that if you are in an accident with a semi-truck, it may take longer to… Read More »
What to Do After a Bicycle Accident in Florida
Florida is known as being one of the states with the most bicycle accidents every year. While bicycle accidents make up two percent of traffic fatalities around the country, they are approximately double that in Florida. Bicycle accidents are some of the scariest on Florida’s roads. They result in very serious injuries and afterwards,… Read More »
Ten Steps to Take After a Slip and Fall Accident
Slip and fall accidents are one of the most common causes of injuries in Florida. When a slip and fall accident is due to the negligence of the property owner, accident victims can hold them liable for paying damages for those injuries. To protect your claim after a slip and fall, follow the ten… Read More »
TBFTL Crash in Port St. Lucie
Emergency responders sometimes record left-turn motorcycle wrecks as Turned But Failed To Look wrecks. But whatever acronym appears in the report, the result is almost always the same. The wreck occurred on Southwest Gatlin near the Interstate 95 overpass. A 25-year-old woman was trying to turn left against traffic and get on the on… Read More »
Common Causes of Truck Accidents in Florida
Truck accidents are some of the worst crashes seen on Port St. Lucie’s roads. In many cases, truck accidents seem to come out of nowhere but truthfully, there are many common causes of these collisions. It is crucial that anyone injured in a truck accident knows what the most common causes of truck accidents… Read More »
Settlements vs. Trials in Personal Injury Cases
If you have been injured in an accident and need to file a personal injury claim, you may imagine a long and drawn out courtroom trial. Fortunately, the vast majority of personal injury cases settle before they ever get to that stage. It is important to understand the benefits and drawbacks that come with… Read More »
