By Steven Combs | Published June 9, 2015 | Posted in Personal Injury | Tagged Tags: auto accidents, car insurance, complex legal paperwork, rental vehicle, review your contract | Leave a comment
If you are traveling, a rental car may be part of your plans. However, there are some legal issues you should keep in mind, particularly when it comes to auto accidents involving a rental vehicle. The truth is that renting a car actually involves some complex legal paperwork, and you should have a good understanding Read More
Read MoreWhen you get into a car accident in which you suffer a serious injury, you may want to consider filing a lawsuit against the other driver to compensate you for your damages. However, you need to act reasonably quickly if you hope to collect financial damages in your claim. Under Florida law, you do not Read More
Read MoreA Florida family lost their teenage son to an alcohol-induced car crash earlier this summer. The family had just returned from vacationing in the Florida Keys to their home in Mandarin. It was a Saturday night, and their youngest son, a 14 year old, snuck out of the house to meet up with friends. He Read More
Read MoreWhen the truck she was riding in was violently rear-ended by a speeding car, Savannah Pheiffer probably never knew what hit her. Few fatal car wrecks are accidents in the purest sense of the word. Most are caused by negligence. The driver of the speeding Pontiac that caused the four-car collision on Townsend Boulevard in Read More
Read MoreFlorida insurance law ensures there is at least some coverage for you, your family and your passengers if you are involved in a collision or accident with an uninsured driver. Nevertheless, being seriously injured by an uninsured driver can still be financially devastating if you have not taken the proper steps to protect yourself. Unlike Read More
Read MoreOn a sunny Saturday afternoon in February, 73-year old Gloria Couch Blanton was out for a drive in her Lincoln Town Car. Ms. Blanton made her way into an eastbound lane of Interstate 10. Unfortunately, the Jacksonville woman drove west. She proceeded the wrong way on I-10 until she struck an eastbound Ford Ranger head-on. Read More
Read MoreAccording to Florida’s Department of Insurance Fraud, as many as 25 percent of our drivers are uninsured. This gives Florida the dubious distinction of being fifth in the nation in terms of uninsured motorists. As a responsible driver who has auto insurance, you are covered by the personal injury protection (PIP) that is also required Read More
Read MoreFor any driver, fatigue is a killer. For truck operators, falling asleep at the wheel means mistakes and slower reaction times. A truck can jack-knife, roll, or merge into a car in an adjacent lane. In recent years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took steps to reduce the number of truck drivers asleep Read More
Read MoreWe represent individuals and families injured in motor vehicle accidents. Accidents involving teens often involve more passengers, and more serious injuries. Now that a new school year is well underway, it’s a good time to remember tips for teen driving safety. Car Accidents Involving Teens on the Rise According to the Florida Department of Highway Read More
Read MoreThey had a baby, a new marriage and all of life in front of them that June evening. Stopped at a light at 12:30 AM on World Center Drive in Orlando, 24-year-old Giselle Batista and 30-year-old Benjamin Frias probably never saw what hit them. Alejandro Correa, a 20-year-old Orlando man, was driving with a blood Read More
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