Personal Injury

Personal injury claims and lawsuits arise when people are injured by the careless acts of others. These claims can also occur when people are injured intentionally by others or when people are injured by products that are defective in some way. When an individual or a company is determined to be legally responsible for injuring someone else, they are responsible for the injury, and may be made to pay the injured person compensatory damages. Compensatory damages attempt to put an injured person back in the position he or she was in before being injured. In some cases, punitive damages are also awarded in these lawsuits. Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and prevent them from harming others.

Do You Have A Personal Injury Case?

Automobile Collision

You were driving home and stopped for a red light. Crash! Your car is rear-ended and you are physically injured. You need medical care and miss time from work. Who is responsible for all this? Is this a personal injury case or an automobile accident case?
This is an example of an automobile accident case causing personal injuries. The driver who rear-ended you is responsible under Florida law for certain injuries and damages. Every driver has a duty to drive carefully and safely. The other driver’s failure to pay attention, or failure to keep a safe distance, or both, caused this accident and your injuries.

Premises Liability

You are standing in a home improvement store. High above you, a sales clerk is stocking ceramic pots. Distracted by his manager’s call, the clerk leaves one of the heavy pots dangerously close to the edge. As you shop below, the pot falls and strikes you on the head. You need medical treatment and continue to suffer pain and headaches days after this accident.
Like the automobile collision, this is another example of a personal injury case. This personal injury case involves premises liability. Under Florida law, an owner or operator of a store has the duty to keep it in a reasonably safe condition. Here, leaving pots in a dangerous location was not reasonable and clearly caused injury.
A personal injury claim occurs when an individual is injured due to the carelessness or negligence of another. Whether it involves cars, trucks, stores, apartments, or theme parks, Florida law requires individuals and businesses to be accountable for injuries caused by carelessness. In other words, if the injury could have been prevented with reasonable care, you may have a valid personal injury claim.
What You Have To Do To Win Your Personal Injury Case
In all personal injury cases, the burden is on the injured victim to prove the other party was at fault. If you were injured due to some unavoidable circumstances, you may not recover compensation for your injuries. In order to win a personal injury case, you must prove that your injuries were caused by the negligence or carelessness of another. For example, in a car accident case showing that the other driver ran the red light would satisfy your burden of proving that the other driver’s carelessness caused the collision.
Of course, you must also suffer an injury. If you were almost injured by carelessness, but you escaped unharmed, then you do not have a successful personal injury claim. I have had people who were not injured call us after an accident. Those callers were upset that they “could have been seriously hurt.” Obviously, for us to accept your case there must be a significant injury to you.
We do our best to explain what the law provides, what legal proof is required, and whether we believe pursuing a case is in your best interest.
   Our Personal Injury Practice
Over the past twenty years our firm has represented folks who were injured in many different kinds of personal injury cases. The list at the bottom of this page includes the majority of ways personal injuries can occur and some of the devastating injuries that can result. We have seen too many clients who have needlessly suffered severe and life-altering injuries as a result of these types of accidents.
Our firm understands that your immediate goals after going through such trauma may include getting your medical bills paid, ensuring that your lost wages and future costs for medical treatment relating to your injury are satifisfied. Of course, we will discuss your situation and go over the options available to you, as well as work with insurance companies and other parties involved in your case to address your needs.
If you are ready to pursue justice for yourself or your family, contact us online or call us at 407-244-1212 (toll free at 800-381-8299) to discuss your legal options. Of course, you owe us nothing unless we can accept your case and make a recovery.