15
Sep
Letter of Protection or Healthcare Insurance: Which Should I Use?
You are heading home from the grocery store one day after work when you stop at a yellow light that is clearly about to turn red. The next thing you know, you hear a deafening noise, and your car is thrown forward into the intersection. The driver behind you, clearly intent on ma...
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15
Sep
What is a Structured Settlement?
If you have been injured due to someone else’s negligence in Florida, chances are you have either filed a claim with the responsible party’s insurance carrier or, if the responsible party’s insurer refused to take your claim seriously, or a personal injury lawsuit against the dri...
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15
Sep
Personal Injury Claim Value: How It’s Determined by the Other Side
One of the great mysteries for a person who has been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence in Florida is how the other side’s insurer comes to its valuation of their claim against that insurer’s client, the person who injured them. This will be a large factor in whethe...
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15
Sep
What If Multiple People Were Responsible for My Injuries?
If you are involved in a motor vehicle accident or any other personal injury scenario, sometimes there is only one person who is responsible for your injuries. This makes proving your case relatively simple and straightforward; you just have to show that the one person was neglig...
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15
Sep
What Impact Can a Healthcare Lien Have on My Ultimate Recovery in a Florida Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Those injured by someone else’s negligence often have little to no idea what a healthcare lien is when they first become involved in a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall or other personal injury scenario. All a victim who has been injured by someone else’s negligence knows at ...
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15
Sep
What Effect Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Had on Personal Injury Lawsuits in Florida?
One of the questions our experienced Florida personal injury attorneys at Schwed Adams & McGinley have received more than virtually any other from both existing and potential clients during the coronavirus pandemic has been what effect the pandemic has had and likely will con...
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15
Sep
Do I Bring a Claim Against a Friend if I’m Injured at His Home?
Do you bring a claim against a friend? You are at a friend's house down the street when his or her normally friendly dog bites you or, worse, one of your children, causing serious injuries. Or the neighbor has a stair that is cracked leading up to his or her front porch tha...
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15
Sep
Pedestrian Accidents and Negligence
Pedestrian accidents in Florida occur with dangerous regularity. A pedestrian many times may be in a rush and may feel like he or she does not have time to wait for a pedestrian signal at a busy intersection to change before crossing a busy street. For instance, you may be hurryi...
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15
Sep
How Can I Positively Influence the Jury in Trial in My Florida Personal Injury Case?
Although in-person jury trials have been halted since March in Florida as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in-person jury trials will resume in Florida at some point. If you have a personal injury lawsuit, one of the key questions to ask yourself from the inception of your c...
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15
Sep
When Can I Recover Punitive Damages in a Florida Personal Injury Case?
If you are not familiar with punitive damages, consider the following scenario. You have been injured as a result of a business cutting corners. You were in the restroom at your neighborhood grocery store when you slipped on a floor that was practically underwater. During a depos...
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15
Sep
Blaming the Victim: Does It Work?
One of the greatest mysteries for anyone who has ever had an experience with the civil court system, whether in Florida or elsewhere, is how juries ultimately make the decisions that they do. Attorneys or judges who have been through hundreds of trials may think they have an idea...
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15
Sep
Running a Red Light in Florida
Many people may have been driving and were about to drive through an intersection when they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a seemingly no-win situation. A traffic light that was green is suddenly turning from yellow into red, but a quick check into the rear-view mirror sho...
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