South Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

Wondering how much your personal injury case could be worth?

While there is no standard rule for calculating the compensation for a personal injury claim, there are a few specific factors that will affect the compensation for any personal injury case. 

The factors that typically affect personal injury claim compensation levels are:

Injury Severity – this includes physical and psychological trauma and suffering.  Severity can be assessed based on criteria such as length of treatment, treatment costs (such as ambulance transportation, surgeries, hospitalization), lost wages and time away from...

After suffering an accident due to the negligence of an individual or a company, you will need to select an experienced and reputable personal injury attorney for your case.  Once you’ve selected your attorney, the most important way you can support your case is to be completely upfront and honest with your attorney.

When you trust your attorney and provide all related information, your attorney can properly prepare your case. 

When you are not completely truthful about your case, if you fail to divulge all relevant details, or if you omit small details, you can destroy your own case.  Dishonesty with your attorney can...

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), each year the Thanksgiving holiday weekend has a marked increase in vehicle crashes and fatalities.   Between 2013 and 2017, there were over 800 fatalities from alcohol-related driving accidents during the Wednesday through Monday Thanksgiving holiday timeframe.[1]  In fact, the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving (also known as Thanksgiving Eve) typically has more DUI accidents and fatalities than July 4^th, graduation night, or even New Year’s Eve.  Recently, the Thanksgiving...

On October 18, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will launch  National Teen Driver Safety Week, a national campaign designed to  help young drivers become safe drivers.  The campaign focuses on reminding parents to have important conversations with their teens before and during the teen’s first year of driving.  NHTSA recommends starting the conversation early about safe driving habits and continuing the conversation “every day throughout the year.”   NHTSA notes that, “Even if it seems like they’re tuning you out, keep reinforcing these rules. They’re listening — your constant reminders about...