pain and suffering

No-Fault Insurance in Florida—Can I Sue for Pain and Suffering?

Published on: July 10, 2025 | Anthony Quackenbush, Esq.

Florida is a no-fault insurance state, which means drivers must carry Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage to pay for their accident-related medical expenses, regardless of who was at fault in the accident. This no-fault system also restricts an injured party’s right to sue for pain and suffering. Injured victims can only sue the at-fault party for non-economic damages under certain circumstances, such as death, permanent injury, and serious disfigurement.

Receiving damages in Florida

The first step after an accident is to see a doctor within 14 days in order to be eligible for any PIP coverage, which is carried on your auto insurance policy. If you don’t have car insurance and live with a family member who does, their insurance will be used. PIP covers up to 80% of all necessary and reasonable medical expenses up to $10,000 resulting from a covered injury, regardless of who caused the crash. If a person’s injuries cause the person a loss in wages, PIP can cover up to 60% of these lost wages, up to the $10,000 limit.

Rear End Car Accident in Florida

Published on: May 22, 2025 | Anthony Quackenbush, Esq.

One of the most common types of car accidents is a rear-end car accident, which involves being hit from behind. Such accidents range from a “fender-bender” when someone doesn’t stop quickly enough at a stoplight to a very serious crash caused by a distracted driver in traffic. But even a small bump can cause a sudden jerk of your head or back that could seriously injure the very delicate and critical spinal cord.

Your spine houses and protects your nerves, which branch out to every part of your body, every organ, and every extremity. An injury to your spine can cause unexpected complications in unexpected locations in other parts of your body, so if you begin experiencing problems anywhere in your body shortly after an accident, do not discount them. They may be caused by the accident.

Common injuries from a rear-end car accident include:

The Long-Term Consequences of Accident Injuries: How to Assess Future Damages

Published on: May 6, 2025 | Anthony Quackenbush, Esq.

When you have been seriously injured in Florida due to an accident, product malfunction, or medical malpractice, your severe injuries may leave permanent damage impacting all areas of your life. At The Quackenbush Law Firm, we fight for you to ensure that you receive the compensation you deserve.

I leave no stone unturned when I investigate and evaluate every aspect of the accident and its consequences in order to determine, based on all the facts, how this will impact your future life. My goal is to ensure that you will have the resources to not only compensate for past expenses and take care of your immediate needs but to guarantee that you have the funding for ongoing medical care and fair compensation for your pain, suffering, and lost future earnings.

Long-term consequences

How Do We Prove Emotional Distress?

Published on: June 24, 2024 | Anthony Quackenbush, Esq.

When a person experiences physical injury and/or property damage due to someone else’s negligence in Florida, they often experience emotional distress as well. As an experienced personal injury attorney in Florida, I help my clients receive fair compensation for emotional harm along with compensation for injuries and/or property damages. Without some concrete, tangible claim, it is very difficult, though not impossible, to prove emotional distress was caused by a particular incident.

What is emotional distress?

Emotional distress is one form of non-economic damage often referred to as “pain and suffering.” Some examples of emotional distress are: