Statutes of limitations exist in order to protect defendants from having to defend themselves against old claims where evidence has aged and witness memories have faded. Last year, House Bill 837 changed the statue of limitations on injury cases from 4 years down to 2...
A recent study concluded that from March 2021 to March 2022 there were 264,000 private civil cases in the United States. Of those cases a whopping 80,689 were in Florida. Of those 80K+ cases, over 66,000 of them were personal injury cases. At 40% of all private civil...
What is the role of your local injury attorney’s office? You may not have put much thought into this question before. In fact, you may never have even thought about what a personal injury attorney actually does. Yes, you have seen the commercials of the huge law...
An auto accident can be a very devastating experience. Not only can an auto accident disrupt your life but it can also drastically change it. Temporary and permanent injury often occur in auto accidents. Therefore, it’s imperative that the victim get a...
Nobody wants to be involved in an auto accident. That is a truism. However, a fact of life is that you will most likely be involved in some sort of auto accident in your lifetime. Whether you are at fault or not, a car accident is more of a certainty than a...
Personal injury and accident attorneys work on something called “contingency fees”. This means that they only get paid if you win your case. Most other types of attorneys charge an hourly fee. Because personal injury cases can be very expensive to prosecute, the...
If you have lived in Florida for any time at all you know how dangerous it can be out there on the roads. These days there are more distracted drivers than ever before. Besides the distracted drivers there are Just plain bad drivers on the road. Keep in mind, if...
No person plans on getting into an automobile accident. When it happens there is usually a scramble to figure out the best path forward. One of the first questions you will have is “What can I do to recover funds fast because of an injury or damage caused by...
Distracted Driving Distracted driving is the fastest growing cause of auto accidents in recent years. Drivers today are more distracted than ever. There are several reasons for this. A person can be distracted by their children, by consuming food, putting on make-up...
With the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, it is important to keep safety in mind while we plan our celebrations. This year has brought with it much uncertainty, as we attempt to navigate our “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we look...