Personal Injury

The number one way that an attorney can make a difference in your personal injury claim is by starting the investigation of your case as early as possible. It is critical to explore the individual facts and circumstances of your case as early as possible. One of the most important things that needs to be done at …

An experienced attorney can help you locate all defendants in the case. What do I mean by that? Sometimes, there is one defendant who was driving the car, who owned that car. There’s no one else responsible for the accident, so there’s only one person to identify. But, in some circumstances, there may be more than one …

Most accidents are covered by insurance, because the reality is that most of the time the person who hit you, or who’s responsible for an accident, probably doesn’t have their own assets or enough money to fully compensate you for your injuries from the wreck. That’s why you really want to make a claim against the …

It can be a very important step in the process of the dog bite victim getting damages for their injury to take photographs of the wound as evidence. The victim needs to have pictures taken of the wound at several points in time following the incident: immediately afterwards before any treatment, during the initial treatment, …

Have you ever found yourself barreling down the interstate, surrounded on all sides by towering semi-trucks, pushing the limits of your engine (and sanity), just to stay with the flow of traffic? Then… it starts to rain. Suddenly, and without a moment’s notice, what began as a relaxing road trip has turned into an all-out, …

As Florida’s population continues to grow, so does the number of motorcycle enthusiasts on the road, which makes motorcycle safety an important issue. The number of motorcycle accidents, crashes, injuries, and fatalities in the United States has increased in recent years, and the State of Florida has shown the same trend. The charts below reflect …

DUI stands for “Driving Under the Influence”. DWI stands for “Driving While Intoxicated” or “Driving While Impaired”. When a person is charged with a DUI it usually means that he or she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol while operating a motor vehicle. However, a DUI charge is not just for drinking or …

The Insurance Information Institute has reported that dog bite claims have made up more than a third of all homeowners insurance claims. That comes to about 15,000 claims a year. The average cost per claim was over $64,000 as of 2022. Most homeowners insurance policies cover dog bite liability and will pay for any injury …

If you are an adult who has been bitten by a dog, it can be very helpful to hire a lawyer to handle your claim, rather than trying to settle on your own. Dogs bite nearly 5 million people in the United States every year and around 15,000 of them get compensation for their injury, …

When I came home from work recently, my wife was pretty upset. I asked her what was wrong. She said that she and our children were almost run over in the parking lot at Walmart. They had just finished a grocery shopping trip at the store. They were walking back to our vehicle, when a …

Dog bites can cause serious pain and injury to the victims of the aggressive animal. In the worst cases, it can be essential to recognize signs and symptoms of your condition and know how to temporarily treat it. One of the most serious injuries that can occur during a dog attack is a bone fracture. …

A common injury in motor vehicle accidents and slip-and-fall accidents is the breaking of an ankle. The severity of this type of bone injury can range from a small crack to a compound fracture, in which the bone pierces the skin. A minor break will often be treated the same as a sprain and the …

There are multiple different types of damages you may claim in a personal injury lawsuit if you have suffered injuries in a car accident (or in a bus, truck or motorcycle accident). The primary form of damages is for medical expenses, but you may also claim damages for lost wages, lost earning capacity (which is …

It is always smarter to hire a lawyer to handle a dog bite injury claim than it is for a victim to try to settle a claim on his own. Nearly five million Americans are bitten by a dog every year, though only about 15,000 of them receive compensation for their injury. That is because …

Childbirth can be one of the most painful and frightening experiences that a woman can go through. It can become even worse when the delivery process results in injury to the mother or the newborn. It isn’t commonly known, but, of every 1,000 births, six or eight will involve serious birth injury. These injuries can …

From a legal perspective, being involved in a bus accident is much different from being involved in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident. Buses and drivers are held to even higher safety standards than other vehicles because they are commonly used as public transportation for taking children to school or passengers of any age to …

Areas of construction work can be dangerous places. Forklifts, cranes, scaffolding, ladders, saws, nail guns, and various falling objects have all been involved in serious injuries to both construction workers and innocent bystanders. Construction mishaps most often occur because of faulty equipment or insufficient warnings on machinery that can …

What Is Paralysis? Paralysis is a catastrophic and life-altering medical condition that completely alters the way a person lives his or her life. It is defined as the loss of voluntary muscle function caused by injury or disease of the brain, nerves, or spinal cord. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages …

A lot of people think that once they have turned their car off of a busy street into a normal, calm-looking parking lot that they can already begin relaxing from the stress of driving down the road.  However, drivers should actually continue being as alert as on a busy roadway, if not even more. Nearly …

The stages of a personal injury claim include: Don’t be scared by the Florida legal system; it can result in your failing to advocate for your rights. Remember, the system is there to look after your essential rights – something a Pensacola personal injury lawyer can also help with. Most personal injury cases have three …

If negotiation has not worked to get a fair resolutions for an injury claim, the next step is to turn to Florida’s civil courts for relief. Here, we present a basic overview of the different stages of a typical personal injury case, and we highlight some additional information about each stage. The Lawsuit: A Complaint …

Traumatic injury is a term which refers to physical injuries with sudden onset and severity which require immediate medical attention. The bodily insult may cause systemic shock called “shock trauma”, and may require immediate resuscitation and medical interventions to save life and limb. Traumatic injuries are caused by a wide variety of blunt, …

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dog Bite-Related Injuries That May Require Medical Attention Bites: Bite injuries include puncture wounds and tearing wounds, which are caused when the attacking dog clamps down on the victim. The jaw muscles and fangs (long canine teeth) puncture and tear the skin and flesh of …

Getting a successful insurance settlement or jury verdict in a tractor-trailer trucking accident case requires detailed knowledge of both State and Federal rules and regulations. Florida Statutes, Section 316.302 and Section 316.70, detail the State of Florida’s safety requirements that apply to the operation of commercial vehicles on the public …