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02 May
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 [...]

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25 Apr
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 [...]

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23 Apr
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 [...]

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18 Apr
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 [...]

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16 Apr
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 [...]

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11 Apr
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 [...]

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09 Apr
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 [...]

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04 Apr
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 [...]

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02 Apr
How to Choose the Right Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case

How to Choose the Right Personal Injury Lawyer for Your Case

When you have a disease, condition, or injury, you will usually seek out a particular medical provider. Typically, people just don’t make an appointment with the first doctor they find. Instead, they will ask for recommendations from others or do research on the medical providers that they are considering to determine which seems to be the best fit for their needs. The same is true for a lawyer. When you have a legal case, finding the right legal professional matters. [...]

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28 Mar
The Importance of Witness Statements in Accident Claims

The Importance of Witness Statements in Accident Claims

Gathering as much evidence as possible is part of the process when you file a personal injury claim. When your claim is evaluated and valued, you will have to prove the extent of your damages to get the highest possible settlement or financial award from your claim.  There are several types of evidence that you can use in a claim to support it and give it a boost including, but not limited to the following: Pictures Video Footage Your personal journal  Expert witnesses Witness statements Medical [...]

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