When a personal injury case cannot be settled, your lawyer may recommend that a lawsuit is filed. Personal injury lawsuits are becoming increasingly more common because insurance companies have calculated that they can avoid paying out as much money by weeding out lawyers who[...]
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[...]
The proliferation of rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft raises interesting issues related to liability and insurance coverage when you are injured in an Uber or Lyft accident. According to articles published on www.business ofapps.com, Uber drivers complete approximately 15 million trips[...]
One of the most common side effects following an accident injury is lack of sleep. Virtually every personal injury client over my career has described some type of change in sleep patterns as a result of the accident. Of course, the severity[...]
We hope that you are not involved in an accident and don’t need to hire a local St. Petersburg personal injury attorney, but if you do, we believe that we are best served to help. Many clients come to us after being injured for[...]
On March 8, 2019, Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal delivered a damaging blow to people who were injured in rear-end car accidents. In Restal v. Nocera, Case Nos. 5D17-2, 5D17-1635, (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), there was an appeal from a Brevard[...]
I encounter cuts and scars in many personal injury cases in St. Petersburg. Scars occur in almost every type of case from car accidents to motorcycle accidents to slip and falls. There is no set formula for insurance companies to determine the value of a scar[...]
A Publix truck accident is insured through The Hartford, yet managed through the Claims Center in Lakeland, Florida. The relationship between The Hartford and Publix is unclear because the correspondence from the Claims Center is not on The Hartford letterhead. It is[...]
Many people believe that after an accident, fault is so clear that the at-fault driver’s insurance company will do the right thing and handle the claim properly. Sometimes this actually happens and the damage to the vehicle is fixed quickly and you are able[...]
Wrong-way car accident cases are surprisingly becoming more common on the roads of Florida. Although the most recent statistics compiled by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was through 2015 however, show a disturbing trend. In 2015, the amount of[...]
