South Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
Unless you are an expert in negotiating personal injury claims or taking them to court, you need an expert personal injury attorney to help you with your personal injury lawsuit. Injured individuals are no match for the insurance companies, big business, big government, and big medical institutions that have the knowledge, know-how, and strategies to keep them from having to pay you fair compensation for all that you have suffered. Don’t try to face them without an expert standing between you and them, fighting for your rights.
Preparing a bullet-proof case
I became a personal injury lawyer because I believe in “fighting for the rights of the little guy” against the highly lucrative businesses, insurance companies, and medical institutions that have the financial resources to squash your efforts to recover damages due to their negligent behavior or faulty products.
Coming to the table with a tsunami of evidence and unquestionable calculations based on that evidence puts us in a position of strength, which forces a substantial settlement, because the company will not want to go to trial before a jury. At times, if I believe the evidence is strong enough, I may recommend a trial, but usually, settlements can be quite significant and are much speedier and less stressful than a court case.
As your attorney, I will thoroughly research your situation to find as many negligent parties or types of lawsuits as may apply in your situation, such as these examples below:
- Auto accidents: Suing not only the driver but possibly government entities for road conditions or manufacturers for product liability
- Product liability (injured by a product): Negligence could include any and all companies responsible for a manufacturing defect, a design defect, the failure to warn (proper instructions or warning labels), inferior materials, improper testing, or even the distributor or seller if they should have known the product was defective
- Slip and fall: Premises liability, which requires owners to maintain safe premises, but could include other negligent entities or persons
- Injuries in public venues (such as concerts, amusement parks, or extreme sports): Premises liability, product liability, and negligence by individuals or due to administrative decisions
- Medical malpractice: Negligence not just by the medical practitioner but possibly also by the administration of the facility, manufacturer of products, etc.
As your attorney, I will sue for as many of the following situations as apply:
- Medical expenses, current and future
- Mental health expenses, current and future
- Lost wages and future lost earnings
- Property damage
- Other expenses, such as necessary changes to your home to accommodate your injuries
- Pain and suffering: physical, emotional, and relational
- Loss of companionship in the case of serious permanent injury or death
I will guide you in the collection of the records you will require, such as:
- Accident reports, pictures of the accident and surrounding areas, statements by witnesses
- Medical records, bills, and expenses, logs of visits, etc.
- Pay stubs and tax returns to substantiate your income and evidence of lost wages
- Photographs before and after to demonstrate the effects of your injuries
- Any other damages that can be attributed to your injuries
Using the information and documentation we collect, I enlist the services of medical and financial experts who perform complex calculations to determine the long-term expenses from your injuries, monetize your pain and suffering, and compute long-term loss of income, also known as diminished earnings capacity.
Pushing for a beneficial resolution
Negotiation can sometimes take a little time; however, our office will respectfully but forcefully follow up and make it clear that we will tolerate no unnecessary delays. We will use all measures to ensure your case moves as quickly as possible.
If I suspect, based on my experience, that the insurance companies are “acting in bad faith,” which means they are not being fair or are trying to undervalue your case, I will not hesitate to take them to court. Since juries are usually sympathetic to injured victims and since I have a history of securing significant awards from juries, the insurance companies usually quickly choose to settle, offering fair compensation.
Don’t try to tackle the insurance companies alone. You need an advocate at your side who knows how to deal with them and how to get significant awards for injury victims. If you have been injured in Florida, call me at (954) 448-7288 for a free consultation to see how I can help you.