You were walking across the street, making sure to look both ways. You had the walk signal and the right of way. Nevertheless, a county vehicle driven by a county employee in a hurry blows past a red light and makes a left turn straight into you at a high rate of speed. The next…
One of the great mysteries for anyone who is or has been a plaintiff in a Florida personal injury lawsuit is how the amount of your past medical expenses is determined and, ultimately and more importantly, how your recovery from the jury verdict or settlement is affected by those past medical expenses. What you as…
Why Am I Being Sent to Some Doctor That I Did Not Choose? An independent medical examination (IME), or compulsory medical examinations, as they are sometimes known, are fairly common in virtually all types of personal injury cases in Florida. Regardless of what type of injuries you have suffered as a result of another party’s…
You have just been involved in a car accident. The other driver rear-ended you because he or she was not paying attention and was texting, only looking up at the last minute before plowing into the back of your car. You now are feeling tremendous pain in your neck and back. Given the fact you…
Fault is rarely clear cut in most situations and multiple people may bear varying degrees of fault for the same incident and/or the injuries people suffered as a result. To what extent the various wrongdoers are responsible is almost always an issue in personal injury lawsuits, no matter what kind of underlying factual scenario is…
One thing that does not occur to many personal injury claimants when they have been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence is the possibility that, as a part of preparing for trial or litigation in a personal injury case, the other side may do extensive background research on you as well as your…
Slip and fall incidents often occur in grocery stores, retail stores and other types of businesses that may have surveillance or security systems in place. Although normally put in place in order to prevent theft, these systems and the videos they capture also can be key evidence in the event someone falls and is injured…
You were involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by someone who was not paying attention; he was texting while behind the wheel and slammed into the back of your car as a result of his carelessness. This person’s negligence caused you to suffer serious injuries to multiple parts of your body and property damage…
Your Florida personal injury lawsuit involving a motor vehicle accident caused by someone else’s negligence has concluded with a settlement at a mediation of $150,000 and you’re very happy with the result. This is more than enough to pay for the damage that the other driver did to your car that you could not use…
One of the worries expressed by many Florida injury victims is how and whether a defense attorney is permitted to attack a personal injury claimant when it comes to the potential role that the injured person may have played in causing the incident that led to his or her injuries. Whether it is a motor…
