Category: Car Accidents
When you suffer injuries in a car accident, your bills add up fast. You likely have medical bills to manage and vehicle repairs to cover. Severe injuries can cause you to miss out on time at work, leading to further financial challenges. Unfortunately, car accident settlements do not often progress smoothly. In many cases, especially those involving injuries, it can[...]
A car accident is a frightening experience. The shock of a crash can overwhelm victims physically and emotionally. As a result, injured victims may mistakenly believe they have survived the accident without serious injury. But not all injuries are visible, and even visible injuries that appear minor can signal major trauma that may severely impact your health and wellbeing. That[...]
A rear-end collision often seems to come out of nowhere, and there’s nothing you could have done to prevent it. Someone else was driving too fast, tailgating, or texting instead of watching where they were going. And as a result, you’ve suffered physical injuries and financial losses. Now what? If a car hits you from behind, do you know what[...]
Florida is a no-fault state, which means that if you get into an accident, your insurance policy pays for your damages, regardless of who is at fault. A driver must have personal injury protection insurance included in their policy to cover accidents. The state instituted no-fault laws years ago to make it easier for those in car accidents to access[...]
Uncertainty about what happens next can compound the trauma and grief you feel after the death of a loved one in a car accident. You may wonder how to seek justice, pay for sudden, unexpected expenses, or make decisions that affect your family’s future. You are not alone. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 36,000[...]
All-too-many drivers engage in reckless conduct on the road. They drive drowsy, get distracted by cell phones, and climb behind the wheel after drinking, to name just a few of the many dangerous and illegal driving behaviors that happen daily. Any one of these can lead to a deadly accident. But of all the types of risky driving, perhaps the[...]
As a passenger in a vehicle, you are just as likely to suffer injuries in a car accident as the driver. Sometimes, the driver does not suffer injuries, but the passenger does. Injuries range from minor cuts and bruises to catastrophic injuries or even death. After a car accident, a vehicle passenger can recover damages just as a driver can.[...]
If you are a driver in Florida or a handful of other states with a no-fault insurance system for car accidents, chances are you have heard of PIP. You likely have purchased this insurance coverage, as drivers in no-fault states often do so to register their vehicles. However, while many people have a loose acquaintance with PIP, those who have[...]
Following a serious car accident, many people worry about the potential increase in their insurance rates. Your auto insurance costs may already be straining your budget. If you cause or contribute to a car accident or use your car insurance coverage to take care of your finances following a collision with an uninsured or underinsured driver, how much will your[...]
Ideally, car accident settlements would go smoothly. After a car accident, you and the other driver would submit details about the accident to the insurance company. The liable driver would admit fault, and that driver's insurance company would pay you for any damages suffered in the accident, including medical costs, lost income, and compensation for the suffering you from the[...]
A car accident can prove incredibly physically traumatic, even if you do not suffer serious injuries. Many people assume that if they walk away from the accident scene with no apparent injuries, they will feel fine the next day or in the days following. However, the force of the accident, particularly in a high-impact collision, can lead to several ongoing[...]
A car accident is disorienting, frustrating, and painful. Many people struggle to determine what to do next, especially if they believe they sustained only minor injuries—or, in a best-case scenario, no injuries at all. However, even if you think your car accident didn't injure you, here's how to protect yourself and raise your odds of a full recovery from your[...]
Road rage: you may hear about it regularly, especially if you live in a big city where heavy traffic leads to substantial emotional struggles on the road. However, understanding what constitutes road rage can be difficult. If a driver gives an angry gesture in heavy traffic, does it count as road rage? What about a driver who engages in aggressive[...]
Legal and financial liability for a car accident often depends on figuring out who hit who. That’s not always an easy task. Multiple factors can contribute to the cause of a car accident, and each can affect how law enforcement, lawyers, insurance companies, judges, and juries, assign fault. Let’s look at how you can tell who hit who in a[...]
Whenever you see another driver behaving dangerously on the road, you may feel that their behavior qualifies as reckless driving. However, legally speaking, the definition of reckless driving is narrow. For a driver’s behavior to rise to recklessness, it must include major moving violations that show willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others. What Are the Penalties for[...]