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The Role of Comparative Negligence in Florida Personal Injury Cases

Common Injuries from Minor Car Accidents: What You Shouldn’t Ignore

The Florida Department of Transportation reports that there are hundreds of thousands of crashes in Florida every year. Many of these result in injuries to those who are involved. Recently, more than half of all accidents reported in the Sunshine State were injury accidents. Despite the vast number of car accidents causing injuries each year, not every injury accident will be catastrophic. That is, not every injury accident will lead to disabling and life-altering physical bodily harm. Still, even those [...]

Legal Options for Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents

Legal Options for Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents

Drunk driving accidents happen frequently across the country with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reporting that as many as three in 10 Americans will experience an alcohol-related accident during their life. According to a recent Gallup Poll, over 60% of American adults say that they consume alcohol. If you were injured in an alcohol-related crash, the distress you feel as you navigate medical treatment and your financial losses can be immense. You could be wondering what you can do [...]

Your Legal Rights After a Bicycle Accident in Tampa

Your Legal Rights After a Bicycle Accident in Tampa

If you were in a bicycle accident in Florida you may have sustained serious injuries and physical bodily harm. Depending on the details of how your accident took place, you may be entitled to file an injury claim for financial compensation to recoup your losses. Bicycle accidents can lead to several damages such as costly medical treatment and therapy, missed wages, property damages, pain and suffering, and more. Fulgencio Law is a Tampa personal injury law firm that can help [...]

Maritime Accidents and Personal Injury Law in Florida

Maritime Accidents and Personal Injury Law in Florida

Boating is a very popular pastime in the state of Florida. With many waterways and an ocean surrounded by it, Florida has many opportunities for the avid boater to get into the water. Just like on the roads, where car accidents are prevalent, boating accidents can also happen. A boating accident can lead to serious destruction of personal property, significant bodily injuries, and death. Figuring out how to handle a boating injury accident is a little more complex than it [...]

Property Damage Claims: Steps to Take after a Natural Disaster

Property Damage Claims: Steps to Take after a Natural Disaster

When a natural disaster hits, the first and most important thing is to account for all of your loved ones and pets and make sure they are safe. Look for your valuable belongings and determine the best strategy to secure them. Sometimes in the aftermath of a natural disaster theft and crime can come to a vulnerable community to take advantage of the situation. So, boarding up broken windows, and covering other damages to the best of your ability [...]

Understanding Comparative Negligence in Personal Injury Cases

Understanding Comparative Negligence in Personal Injury Cases

Accidents happen. Although human error is usually to blame, that does not always mean that only one party’s mistakes alone are the reason for an accident occurring. In fact, many times, everyone involved in an accident could have contributed to it in some way. Because of this, figuring out who was negligent after an accident transpired is not the easiest thing to do and can be quite complex. If you were in an accident and you sustained injuries, then you [...]

The Effects of Social Media on Personal Injury Cases

The Effects of Social Media on Personal Injury Cases

If you are filing a personal injury claim after a negligent party harmed you then you should know that your social media can be used as evidence to devalue your claim and harm your case. In fact, when a claim is filed, one of the first actions an insurance adjuster does is to check all social media platforms to see if they can find your accounts. If they do locate them, an adjuster will spend time and effort studying [...]

Legal Strategies for Handling Insurance Bad Faith Claims

Legal Strategies for Handling Insurance Bad Faith Claims

When you purchase insurance it is your duty to pay your premiums and it is the insurance company’s duty to provide the benefits you are entitled to in situations for which you bought the insurance coverage. Still, you may have had a very hard time when you tried to get those benefits. It could be due to insurance bad faith. Insurance bad faith happens when the insurance company fails to treat you fairly and hold up its end of the [...]

Understanding Workers' Rights After On-The-Job Injuries

Understanding Workers’ Rights After On-The-Job Injuries

If you have been injured on the job it is critically important that you understand your rights as a worker. It is the duty of your employer to provide a reasonably safe environment for you to do your job. Yet, even when an employer meets their obligations and does this, that does not mean that the work environment will be completely free of hazards and work-related accidents won’t happen. On-the-job accidents can result in injuries, illness, and death.  The United [...]

Navigating Insurance Disputes after an Auto Accident

Navigating Insurance Disputes after an Auto Accident

Car accidents happen with great regularity throughout the country. In 2023 alone, there were 394,219 Florida car accidents reported for the year. No two car accidents are the same, but what is true, is that depending on how a car accident happened, one or more parties may be able to take legal action and secure financial compensation for their losses.  Filing a Florida personal injury claim is rarely easy and one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome is dealing [...]