Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law was enacted to provide “swift and virtually automatic payment” of benefits. The idea behind the law was to ensure that individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents could resume their lives without any financial interruption. However, insurance companies make it very difficult for medical providers
Hiring an attorney can be scary. You are asking someone to represent you with a legal issue that affects your life! If you are like most people, you’ve had very little if any interaction with attorneys or the legal process. So how will you know what to expect throughout the
As an attorney who represents those injured by the negligence of others, I am often asked by clients “what does negligence mean?” Basically, negligence is the failure to exercise the standard of care that a “reasonably prudent” person would have exercised in a similar situation. The “reasonable” person standard is
The simple answer is yes. If you are unhappy with the legal representation you are receiving you can always withdraw from an attorney. However, doing so may have some ramifications on your claim. First, it could delay a decision being made on your claim. This is because the Social Security
Imagine this scenario – you’ve been paying FICA taxes for as long as you can remember. Then you get into a situation where you are unable to continue working. You remember receiving a statement in the mail from Social Security that said if you became disabled right now this is
We have all seen it (and some of us are guilty as well), talking and texting while driving. Distracted driving can include using a phone, using GPS, or even eating while driving. April is National Distracted Driving Month. In support of furthering awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, here
Emergency Service Physicians are essential providers in the health care field. Generally, these valued practitioners render emergency treatment, management, and evaluation in the emergency room of our hospitals in Florida. Insurance Companies do not see our trusted emergency physicians in the same light. These PIP insurance carriers are continually underpaying
Under a federal law called the Graves Amendment, “[a]n owner of a motor vehicle that rents or leases the vehicle to a person shall not be liable under the law of any State or political subdivision thereof, by reason of being the owner of the vehicle for harm to persons
Last fall, the Eleventh Circuit finally overturned 100 years of legal precedent in Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the last stop before the US Supreme Court) refused to follow a case out of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
We are all familiar with the rules of the road on land. It’s that handbook you get in driver’s education. However, I am surprised to discover how many boaters are not familiar with the rules of the road on the water. Just like all drivers on land must abide by
