Medical Treatment Following a Car Accident Under Florida’s New PIP Law
The State of Florida’s personal injury protection laws recently underwent a change effective January 1, 2014, and it is important to understand how these new regulations affect your rights. This...
View ArticleUM Does Not Have to Pay a Work Comp Lien Per the Case of Volk v. Gallopo
This firm maintains that it is critical to know if you have to repay a worker’s compensation lien from uninsured or underinsured motorist proceeds. Per the case of Volk V. Gallopo, 585 So. 2d...
View ArticleUninsured Motorist Coverage Pays – Even If You’re Not In Your Car!
Many car accident victims assume that in order to be able to pursue benefits from their insurance company, they actually have to be driving their own car or riding in their car as a passenger. When it...
View ArticleObject Properly to an Expert’s Testimony
In Florida, following the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), you must object to an expert, such as a doctor, when his testimony does not comply...
View ArticleFear Not The Federal Lien Payable from Settlement Proceeds
This discussion will center on Federal Liens which you need to be aware of and handle with common sense. So put the Federal lienholder on notice of a third party claim and settlement as you can pay...
View ArticleCustomer Service is Our Number One Priority
I just returned from London, England where I had my client sign her release. There was a notary requirement on the original release, but in London, a notary charges £100 pounds, which is equivalent...
View ArticlePhysical Therapy – A Necessary Evil
Far too many times I hear, “it hurts and I need to stop”. DO NOT … I REPEAT … DO NOT STOP. Physical therapy is a necessary evil and YES it hurts but as they say, NO PAIN NO GAIN. Physical therapy,...
View ArticlePedestrian Knockdown Settlements in Florida
Tourists, visitors to Florida, and city pedestrians: Please realize there is a high incidence of pedestrians knockdown accidents and bicyclists being struck by cars in Florida. As a City, Fort...
View ArticleWhy You Must Buy Uninsured Motorist Coverage!
Florida Law Requires Car Insurance BUT not Bodily Injured Liability insurance There is a minimum amount of insurance coverage that drivers in Florida must purchase. Florida law requires a driver to be...
View ArticleWhat to Do After a Car Accident
You’re driving home from work and stop for yet another red light when suddenly the car behind you slams right into your vehicle. You just want to get home, so you agree to exchange phone numbers and be...
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