Legal FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions & Overview
What are the types of personal injury lawsuits?
Motor Vehicle Accidents: Accidents involving cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and other vehicles. Often, these personal injury claims stem from another motorist’s negligence. Whatever the cause or whomever was negligent, these accidents can have lifelong impacts. Even crashes that might at the time feel serious could require long-term medical care.
We would file a personal injury lawsuit on your behalf, which would include a claim for compensation for medical bills that arise from the accident and future medical expenses, such as for rehabilitation. There are also damages available for lost wages due to an inability to work and the lost ability to work in the future, along with compensation for the physical and emotional suffering you have endured.
Slip & Fall Accidents/Premises Liability: Those who slip and fall on someone else’s property may find themselves with an injury that could have been avoided had the property owner not neglected to make necessary repairs. Sometimes a grocery store or restaurant fails to clean up spilled food, drink, or other debris. A railing could be loose. Steps could be loose and in poor condition. The list goes on.
This type of fall can cause an injury that lingers, resulting in costly medical bills and missed work. Our legal team will use evidence such as photos, video, and medical records to prove that negligence caused your injuries, thereby getting you compensation. You and your family should not have to suffer because someone failed to keep their property safe for visitors.
Wrongful Death: Compensation for a wrongful death caused by the actions of another can fall under a few different categories. There is the usual compensation for current and ongoing medical bills and expenses and lost wages that one can get in any personal injury lawsuit. Then there are those reserved for survivors of people who died because of the negligence of another. Plaintiffs can seek compensation for funeral costs. They can also seek compensation to account for the sudden and enduring loss of household income that comes with the death. Compensation is also available for pain and suffering, as well as the loss of companionship.
It is crucial for survivors to pursue legal action as soon as they can. Thinking about a lawsuit when you have just lost a loved might seem uncomfortable, but it is important to ensure you get the justice you deserve as a survivor.
Brain and Spinal Cord injuries Some of the most horrifying and heartbreaking types of injuries that can result from motor vehicles and other personal injury accidents are those to the brain and spinal cord. In personal injury cases involving these specific injuries, you could sustain potentially permanent physical and/or mental damage in the form of cognitive impairment, paralysis, and a host of other conditions.
Burn/Fire Injuries: These are some of the most severe and life-altering injuries a person can suffer. Imagine if your life or a loved one’s were irreparably changed for the worse, because of a fire caused by unsafe working conditions or an apartment fire that occurred because of a landlord cutting corners with fire safety?
Apartment tenants burned because a landlord did not install and/or maintain proper fire safety equipment and enable proper fire safety measures, faulty electrical wiring, and many other hazards can cause horrific burns. Whether it heals or a burn that causes lifelong scarring and trauma, you have a right to hold the negligent party accountable for injuring you.
Dog/Animal Bites: Dog bites can result in severe and disfiguring injuries. If someone’s animal attacks you, then you might be able to file a lawsuit against the animal’s owner and possibly recover from their homeowners’ insurance.
As with other personal injury cases, with dog and animal bite lawsuits you could be entitled to compensation from the liable party to cover expenses like medical bills, lost wages, and even the emotional distress that stems from the harrowing incident.
Negligent Security: If you shop at a store, go to school, attend a concert, or park in a parking garage, and suffer an injury or death because of negligent or inadequate security practices, you can file a lawsuit seeking to obtain compensation.
The property owner will be the one liable for the injury or wrongful death suffered if the property owner could have reasonably provided security but failed to do so. How foreseeable the offense was and if it were preventable are primarily what determines a property owner’s liability.
School Bus Accidents: Injuries sustained in bus accidents are often more severe than those caused by other vehicular accidents. A lack of on-board safety measures such as seatbelts can put riders at risk for serious injuries. In some cases, passengers who are injured aboard a bus may be entitled to financial compensation for losses resulting from an accident. Unfortunately, the process for recovering compensation after a bus crash can be difficult. In many cases, buses are owned and operated by the government. Claims against Florida’s municipalities are often subject to stricter guidelines, including shorter time limits for taking legal action, and can present complications for attorneys who are not familiar with the intricacies of the claims process.
Bus Accidents and Liability: Most bus accident lawsuits focus on the concept of negligence, which is the failure to behave responsibly in a certain situation, which may cause injury to another. Bus drivers are held to a high standard of care. To prove that you were a victim of negligence, your attorney will collect evidence to prove the other party behaved irresponsibly. Then, they will use the evidence to prove to the insurance company involved or to a jury that you were not responsible and that you require compensation. Potential responsible parties include the bus driver, owner of the bus, company overseeing the bus maintenance, manufacturer of the bus or of an involved bus part and any other negligent party.
Motorcycle Accidents: Insurance regulations and insurance carriers can complicate the process of recovering compensation for injured motorcyclists. Therefore, it is important for injured riders to retain an attorney who has experience managing these types of claims. Our attorneys have successfully prosecuted numerous claims against insurance companies. While each case is different and damages will vary, we are committed to helping motorcyclists recover compensation for their losses.
If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident, you may have legal recourse. To learn more about how we may be able to help, please contact our office to discuss your case.
Nursing Home Neglect: When choosing the nursing home for your loved one, you did your homework, ensuring that the facility would offer them the utmost care. Unfortunately, despite those efforts, there are cases when the unthinkable can happen. Elder abuse and neglect do occur in nursing home facilities, even though it is entirely preventable if the proper safety precautions are taken. By teaming up with an experienced Nursing Home attorney, you can uncover evidence of a nursing home’s improper behavior and hold them accountable for their actions.
Facility owners and staff members are commonly the ones responsible parties for nursing home claims.
Nursing homes must retain qualified and well-trained staff to deal with any situation that may occur on the premises. Administrative negligence, such as understaffing, can put all residents within the facility at risk of injury.
While money is not the first thing on your mind, the compensation from a Nursing Home lawsuit can help your loved one receive the proper care they need. Our attorneys have a proven history of recovering damages in Nursing Home cases.