Car accidents can be stressful. The pain and suffering from injuries related to the crash - and at worst, any fatalities involved - in addition to property damage and rising medical bills can make an already difficult time almost unbearable. For these reasons, you should not try to navigate the legal complexities stemming from a [...]
Studies by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) show that one in every eight drivers in the United States who is involved in an auto accident is either underinsured or not insured at all. Not surprisingly, Florida is one of the states in the nation with the highest uninsured driving population boasting almost 24 percent of [...]
A recently released report issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FOIR) has found that the high number of fraud cases involving personal-injury protection (PIP) has decreased. Claims under PIP coverage have decreased overall, while claims in other areas such as uninsured motorist and bodily injury have gone up. Regionally, the largest drop in [...]
A man died last week after accidentally driving his car the wrong way into oncoming traffic on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Dennis Wayne Garate, 63, was driving his Toyota southbound towards Idlewild Avenue on the Dale Mabry Highway when he entered the left turn lane of the road. However, instead of turning he continued [...]
A bill has recently been introduced into the Florida Senate that would toughen the law on texting while driving. Under Senate Bill 246, the violation of the Texting While Driving Law would become a primary offense. According to the Senate’s bill analysis, this would allow “state or local law enforcement agencies to enforce the prohibition [...]
Every day throughout the United States, there are thousands of car accidents that cause devastating injuries and numerous deaths. Tragically, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injuries and deaths in the United States. Unfortunately, it is likely that either you or someone you know will be in a car accident. As such, it [...]
Every year throughout Florida there are thousands of car accidents, which cause thousands of injuries to drivers and occupants and result in numerous fatalities. Despite the frequency of car accidents in the state and throughout the country, many drivers and passengers fail to use a seat belt or improperly use a restraint device. According to [...]
A WalletHub study that was released this week stated that due to the amount of uninsured drivers on the road and the minimal insurance standards that are required, Florida is considered to be the worst state to be involved in a car crash. The study investigated different criteria in each state in the U.S. and [...]
If anyone needs any more convincing on the dangers of texting while driving, just consider the case of Cacilia Carter. Carter is a 26-year-old Florida woman who just won a $4.3 million lawsuit because of severe injuries she suffered in a car accident that involved texting and driving. As the Daytona Beach News Journal reported [...]
In June, we wrote about Florida’s no-fault auto insurance laws. Recently, Florida lawyers asked a judge to declare unconstitutional the 2012 changes to this auto insurance law, The Palm Beach Post reports. Specifics of the Case The plaintiff in the case is Yesenia Boatswain. Boatswain is a policyholder with Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Co., a subsidiary of United [...]
