A personal injury demand is the formal request to the insurance company for damages. There are many important factors that go into writing a personal injury demand. As a personal injury attorney, I have written thousands of similar demands. In[...]
The Florida Senate has voted with a majority of 88-15 to repeal Florida’s no-fault car insurance law. The law which required all drivers to carry Personal Injury Protection (PIP) will be replaced by a mandatory $25,000 Bodily-injury liability insurance (BI).[...]
An unfortunate reality of our system in Florida is that not everyone has car insurance. Yes, everyone is required by law to have insurance and their driver’s license is supposed to be suspended if they don’t, but anyone reading this[...]
You have been in an auto accident. You have called the police, they came to the scene, investigated, and even wrote the other driver a ticket. You felt pain, went to the doctor, and started medical treatment. You reported the[...]
There are over 50 million Uber and Lyft riders per month in the United States. With that many vehicles on the road, the number of Uber and Lyft accidents has dramatically increased. In our personal injury practice, we routinely are[...]
Many of our personal injury clients have never filed a lawsuit related to personal injuries caused by someone else, let alone, make a claim for injuries caused by someone else. As such, many clients are unfamiliar with the many different parts of a lawsuit related[...]
One of the biggest issues in any personal injury case is keeping track of medical bills. Medical bills are often the biggest risk and problem with a case for a number of reasons. In Florida, 80% of medical bills up to $10,000 are covered through PIP, or no-fault[...]
After an auto accident in St. Petersburg, FL, you technically have 14 days to see a doctor to qualify for no-fault (PIP) insurance benefits. But, just because Florida allows 14 days in order to get your medical bills covered, it does not[...]
Even though the roads in Pinellas County, Florida have been increasingly made safer for cyclists, accidents with motor vehicles are still, unfortunately, a regular occurrence. Most bicycle accidents cause severe injuries and require emergency medical attention at a hospital. If[...]
Florida is a debtor-friendly state. That means that the law provides great protection for individuals from having to turn over assets to satisfy a debt. Remember after OJ Simpson was sued in 1997 in California for killing Ron and Nicole[...]