Lake Worth Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

A crash with a commercial truck can involve the driver, the trucking company and sometimes the company that loaded the cargo. Commercial carriers must follow federal safety rules, including limits on driving hours. Driver logs, onboard camera video and maintenance records can show what happened, but carriers do not keep them forever. We move quickly to request that this evidence be preserved.

Florida's PIP system covers vehicles with four or more wheels, so motorcycle riders generally don't get PIP benefits after a crash (§ 627.732(3)). Recovery usually comes from the at-fault driver's bodily injury coverage and from any uninsured motorist coverage the rider carries. Insurers often try to shift blame to the rider, so early witness statements and scene photos matter.

Florida gives an e-bike rider the same rights as a bicycle rider (§ 316.20655). Drivers must leave at least three feet when passing (§ 316.083(2)). Many e-bike riders have no insurance of their own, so we look at the driver's coverage, household auto policies and, when a battery or brake fails, the product's manufacturer or seller.

A driver must stop for a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk (§ 316.130(7)). If you were on foot or on a bike when a car hit you, your own PIP, or a relative's PIP if you live with them, may pay the first medical bills. You can then pursue the driver for the rest of your losses.

When you slip on a spill or other foreign substance in a business, Florida requires you to prove the business was aware of the hazard, or that it sat there long enough that the business should have found and fixed it (§ 768.0755). Hotels and rentals can also be responsible for bed bug bites when they ignore an infestation.

Under § 767.04, a dog owner is generally liable for a bite that happens in a public place, or on private property where the victim had a right to be. That's true even if the dog never showed aggression before. These claims are usually paid by the owner's homeowner's or renter's insurance. When the bite happens at an apartment complex, the property's insurer may be involved too.

A wrongful death claim is filed by the personal representative of the person's estate on behalf of the survivors (§ 768.20). In most cases the family has two years from the date of death to file (§ 95.11(5)(e)). Spouses, children and other survivors may recover for lost support and companionship, and the estate may recover medical and funeral costs.