Settlement Offers: When to Settle, and When to Keep Negotiating

Throughout the settlement process, your personal injury lawyer will contact you with updates on how the negotiations are going with the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster. Don’t be dismayed by the first offer – it’s not the final word. Your lawyer will be able to advise you about whether you should accept the offer or request … Read more

How to Pay Your Bills When You Miss Work Due to an Auto Accident

After being in an auto accident, you may wonder how you will pay all of your bills when you have to miss work due to the injuries and the doctor’s visits. Fortunately, you live in Florida, a no-fault state. Here’s why you are so lucky. In Florida, and eleven other no fault states, up to … Read more

Florida’s New Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Law Takes Effect January 2013

Florida’s new PIP Law takes effect January 1, 2013.  The Florida Legislature has enacted a new PIP Statute which severely limits your rights to obtain your benefits under your PIP insurance.  Additionally, it gives insurance companies numerous ways out for not lowering their rates.  Thus, in effect, this is a huge boom for the insurance … Read more

What Happens When the Other Driver Doesn’t Have Insurance?

You get hit, and either the other driver speeds away, or the driver tells you that he or she doesn’t have insurance (or not enough insurance). What do you do? According to the Insurance Research Council, in 2009, 24% of Florida residents were uninsured – one of the highest percentages in the nation. Even though … Read more