Car accidents happen when drivers do not follow the rules of the road, or when drivers are more careless than they reasonably should be. If a car accident happens, someone is at fault. Our medically-trained legal staff will have a full understanding of the medical issues in your case and conduct a thorough cross-examination of any defense attempts to diminish the extent of your injuries or deflect their responsibility in causing them. The right to claim wrongful death damages following the death of a parent due to negligence or intentional misconduct is well-established - both in a 1988 Florida law, F.S. 768.0415 , as well as the 1990 Florida 5th District Court of Appeal ruling in Ellis v. Humana of Fla., Inc.
If you have been injured because of the negligent or wrongful conduct of another, such as in an auto accident, sexual assault or due to a doctor's medical malpractice, you are in most cases entitled to be compensated for your injuries by the negligent party. With more than one million people in the entire West Palm Beach urban area (and more than 50,000 residents each in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Wellington alone), West Palm Beach has its fair share of motor vehicle traffic in South Florida.
Although car accident cases are the most common type of accident case that we handle, we also represent people that have been injured in slip, trip, and fall accident cases, and the same if you are involved in a bicycle accident, motorcycle accident, bus or truck accident in Palm Beach or anywhere in South Florida. Florida's no-fault insurance law requires you to turn first to your own no-fault insurance coverage after a bicycle accident You can recover 80% of your West Palm Beach car accident lawyer reasonable medical expenses, 60% of your lost wages, and replacement services such as household cleaning or babysitting through no-fault coverage. We understand that a wrongful death lawsuit in West Palm Beach, FL may not feel like a priority in the midsts of such a difficult time, but keep in mind wrongful death cases must be filed within a specific period of time or it is possible that you may lose the right to financial compensation.
Of course, none or little of this will be possible if you are severely injured, in which case holding on until an ambulance arrives is all you can do. Back when you are safely at home, contact your insurance company about the collision, and contact an experienced personal injury attorney. He has successfully handled in excess of 40 jury trials and litigated claims in the areas of automobile accidents, slip and falls, premises liability, negligent security, faulty products, professional negligence, homeowner's property damage, and wrongful death. As an accident law office, along with our West Palm Beach injury lawyer, Gary J. Drucker, with a satellite office off of Australian Ave in West Palm Beach, our firm handles all types of injury cases and accident cases in which you are injured as a result of someone else's neglect.
Whether you were hurt by a traffic accident or experienced some other type of personal injury, there should never be a question about recovering the financial resources you need to deal with medical expenses, lost income or wages, vehicle property damage, pain and suffering or the emotional and financial repercussions of a family member who has been killed.
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