Injury Law Attorney - Car Accident Clearwater - New Port Richey - Tampa Bay

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1 Injury Law Attorney - Car Accident Clearwater - New Port Richey - Tampa Bay You need an aggressive injury lawyer to fight for your rights regarding your automobile accident NINE THINGS YOU SHOULD DO IF INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT? 1 Get all information available about the other driver including name, address, phone number, date of birth, driver's license number, insurance company and insurance policy number. 2 Get the name of the police officer, the name of his agency, and ask him how to obtain a police accident report 3 Get the names, addresses, and phone numbers of any potential witnesses. 4 Take photographs of any injuries or cuts that you may have suffered. If your injuries get worse over time, take additional pictures. 5 Take photographs of the accident scene which would show the relative positions of the different vehicles. 6 Take photographs of each vehicle involved in the accident showing damage or lack of damage of each vehicle. 7 Write down in as much detail as possible what you remember about the accident. Do this right away while your memory is fresh. 1 / 6

2 8 Seek medical attention immediately even though many symptoms may not show up for several days. Make sure the treating doctors you have been in an accident. Your own car insurance will automatically pay this medical bill. 9 Call an experienced car accident injury attorney before you speak to anyone from the insurance companies. FLORIDA NO FAULT LAWS - PIP Florida is a no fault state. What this means is that if you are ever injured in an automobile accident, you need to make a claim against your own policy, regardless of who is at fault. Th e PIP provisions of your own car insurance must pay for 80 percent of the first $10,000 of your medical bills. Because of Florida No-Fault laws, people injured in car accidents are able to get treated immediately without the need for having to argue over who is responsible for the accident. However, if there is permanent injury, a person injured in a car accident can sue the other driver. An experienced car accident injury lawyer can help you understand your insurance policy. LAWSUIT IF PERMANENT INJURY If you have suffered permanent injury as a result of the car accident, you can file a lawsuit against the other driver if they were negligent. In order to prove a lawsuit for negligence, your car accident injury lawyer will have to prove that the other driver did not act reasonably and that the accident and your injuries were caused by the other driver s negligence. You will be able to make a claim for past and future medical bills, past and future lost wages, and past and future 2 / 6

3 pain and suffering. WHAT IF VEHICLE AT FAULT HAS NO INSURANCE? If the other party has no insurance or are under-insured you can make a claim against your own insurance policy if you have an uninsured motorist policy. WHO PAYS FOR YOUR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHILE YOUR CASE IS PENDING After your PIP benefits expire, there are normally two ways that your medical providers are paid while your case is pending. If you have health insurance, your health insurance will pay your medical bills while the case is pending. However, they will have a lien on any monies paid out of the recovery of your lawsuit. Another way for you to receive treatment is for your car accident injury attorney to give a Letter or Protection to your medical providers. This is like an IOU which promises to pay your doctors out of the proceeds of the settlement of your case. STAGES OF YOUR CASE Under Florida Law, your car accident injury lawyer has four years to file a law suit under the Florida Statute of Limitations. However, prior to that time, once your doctor has concluded that you have reached your maximum medical improvement, your car accident injury attorney will attempt to reach a settlement with the other party s insurance carrier. This is called 3 / 6

4 the pre-sue stage. This is beneficial to you because the insurance company would not have hired an attorney to defend the action at this stage. It would allow for a settlement without incurring litigation and expert expenses.during this stage we will do everything in our power to get you the best possible settlement. However, if negotiations are unable to reach a fair settlement, your car accident injury lawyer would have file a lawsuit. This is called the in-suit stage and would involve preparing the case for an eventual jury trial. DON'T HESITATE TO CALL If you are involved in a car accident in Clearwater, New Port Richey, or anywhere else in the Tampa Bay area, don't hesitate to call an experienced car accident injury attorney. We offer FREE CONSULTATIONS and you to not have to pay for the services of your car accident injury lawyer unless we win your case. Representing Cases in These Locations Pinellas car accident - injuury attorney Largo car accident - injury attorney Clearwater car accident - injury attorney 4 / 6

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