In the State of Florida, negligence is broken into 4 parts, or elements: (1) Duty; (2) Breach; (3) Causation; and (4) Damages. If all of these are present in a case, then you have a negligence case. “Duty” is an affirmative requirement to engage in a certain kind of behavior. Simply put, duty is a […]
Read MoreLet’s say you loan your car to your best friend. While driving your car, your friend is distracted by their cell phone and causes a car crash. That crash resulted in another person getting horribly injured. That horribly injured person hires an attorney to recover money for the injuries and sue both your friend and […]
Read MoreSimply put, defamation is when another person says things about you that causes you to lose money, reputation, etc. Florida law allows a person who has been damaged by another person’s defamatory language to recover money damages. Defamation is commonly broken into two separate categories: (1) libel and (2) slander. Libel is defamation but on […]
Read MoreSpring is in the air and that means baseball is back in Florida again. Many people will get back in the stands, get a hotdog, some peanuts, and watch their favorite team hit balls out of the park. However, most people know that when batters hit baseballs travelling at 99 mph, those baseballs tend to […]
Read MoreThere is a specific type of automobile insurance called, “uninsured motorist coverage.” (UM) This coverage will cover all of your losses (medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc.) if the person who caused the accident doesn’t have the money to pay for it. UM coverage is arguably the most important car insurance because it […]
Read MoreIt’s that time again. You’ve worked hard, climbed the ladder, have a little extra money in your budget, and it’s time to get a new car. However, instead of buying a used car, this time you decide to treat yourself to a brand new car as a way to reward yourself for all your hard […]
Read MoreGood question. In our experience, most of the major car insurance brands like GEICO, State Farm, or Progressive are all about the same. For law firms who deal with these insurance companies, how those insurance companies treat our clients (their customers) is different from company to company. However, they’re not that different from one another. […]
Read MoreIf you live in the state of Florida and have car insurnace, you have Personal Injury Protection or PIP. What is PIP? What can you do with it? PIP is pretty handy insurance for car accidents because it’s available whether you’re at fault for the accident or not. PIP provides $10,000 for medical treatment you […]
Read MoreRemember Humpty Dumpty? They could never put him back together again. No matter how hard the King’s horses and King’s men tried, Humpty was never the same again. While this nursery rhyme is a warning to be careful, it also illustrates a point that sometimes we get injured so badly, we’re never the same again […]
Read MoreFor Florida Personal Injury Attorneys, it is well known that the statutory caps for personal injury cases against government entities is $200,000/$300,000. Fla. Stat. § 768.28(5). Anything more must be ratified by the State Legislature utilizing the claims bill process. Michigan Millers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bourke, 607 So.2d 418 (Fla. 1992). Most attorneys and […]
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