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Whether you are the injured or the “at-fault” party in a personal injury accident, the most important step you can take following the accident is to retain the services of an experienced personal injury attorney. Once you have done so, however, you may not pay much attention to the legal steps and procedures that occur [...]
If the negligent or wrongful conduct of another party caused or contributed to injuries you suffered in a personal injury accident, you could be entitled to compensation from the at-fault party. Do you need a lawyer, however, to pursue compensation in a personal injury accident? How do you know if you need to hire a [...]
If you use your personal vehicle to drive for a rideshare company, such as Uber or Lyft, or to make deliveries for Instacart, Walmart, or even a local restaurant, you should take the time to review your liability insurance policy because you may find that you are not covered in the event of an accident. [...]
Under the American legal system, an individual can pursue monetary compensation from another party if they believe that their person or property has been damaged by that party. While this area of the law, known as “torts,” is intended to ensure that serious injuries are addressed and victims are justly compensated, it allows almost anyone [...]
If you operate a vehicle in the State of Florida, you are required to carry a minimum of $10,000 in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Property Damage Liability (PDL) insurance in case you are involved in a collision. Along with PIP and PDL insurance, you may choose to purchase additional types of insurance and/or increase [...]
It is a commonly held belief that if you rear-end a vehicle, you are always 100 percent at fault in Florida. That is not quite true. In fact, there is a rebuttable presumption of fault. Attorney Paul Reed of Reed & Reed explains this subtle, yet important, distinction. Florida’s Rebuttable Presumption in a Rear-End Collision [...]
Premises Liability Depends on the Facts of the Incident Premises liability is the area of the law that allows you to pursue compensation if you suffer injuries while on someone else’s property. Because this can be a complicated and often misunderstood area of the law, attorney Paul Reed of Reed & Reed addresses some common [...]
The people of Florida scored an important victory recently in the ongoing legal saga related to insurance claim tort reform. Florida’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently overruled a trial court ruling that allowed changes to Florida Statute 627.428 to apply retroactively. Why does the appellate court decision matter to the people of Florida? Attorney [...]
Because none of us plan to be involved in a car accident, we often don’t know what to do when we find ourselves involved in one. While there are several important steps to take in the immediate aftermath of a collision, one of the most important things you can do if another party causes the [...]
Florida is one of several states that have what is commonly referred to as a “no-fault” insurance law; however, the term “no-fault” can be misleading to motorists involved in a collision. As attorney Paul Reed explains in a recent segment of Lawyer Podcast, a more accurate term for Florida’s insurance law would be “regardless of [...]
