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Is
there A Time Limitation To Bring My Claim?
In Florida, a lawsuit claiming injury as a
result of an automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, and
pedestrian accident must be brought within four
years of the date of the accident. The statute of
limitations for wrongful death and malpractice
actions is two years.
 What do I do If I Have Been Involved In An
Auto
Accident?
Call the police whether there are injuries or
not. Get names, addresses and phone numbers of
everyone involved, including drivers,
passengers, and any witnesses. Get information
about the other vehicles involved, such as
license plate numbers, make and model.
- Contact your own insurance company as quickly as
possible. Do not delay in contacting your
insurance carrier.. Do not answer any questions
or make any statements to the other drivers'
insurance companies until you have consulted an
attorney.
- Get legal advice before filling out insurance
documents or giving recorded statements to any
insurance company or meeting with any insurance
company representative.
- Take photos of your injuries, the accident site,
the vehicles, skid marks, and people involved,
and any thing else that might have bearing on
how and why the accident occurred..
- If you have been injured, get medical attention
immediately.
- Call Byrd & Gonzalez for a
free consultation.
What are Personal Injury Protection “PIP”
Benefits?
Florida law requires every owner of a motor vehicle
registered in Florida to carry PIP. Personal Injury
Protection “PIP” benefits covers you, and any
relatives residing in your household for injuries
sustained in an automobile accident regardless of
who is at fault.
This coverage pays 80% of
reasonable and necessary medical bills, 60% of lost
wages, and 100% of household services, up to a limit
of $10,000. PIP coverage is primary over any health
insurance.
 What If The At Fault Driver Does Not Have
Insurance?
Florida law does not require the registered
owner or driver of the automobile to carry bodily
injury liability coverage to pay for your damages.
Your chances of recovering against an uninsured
driver are slim, unless that person has substantial
assets or you carry uninsured motorist coverage.
What Is Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
?
Uninsured/Underinsured coverage is available to
you in the event that you sustain injuries caused by
an uninsured or underinsured driver. In Florida,
although each driver is required to carry Personal
Injury Protection insurance and Property Damage
Liability insurance, there is no law that requires
drivers to carry coverage for injuries they might
cause.
However, if you carry uninsured motorist
insurance, you can make a claim with your own
company who would act as though they insured the
party who caused the accident. Many people drive
without any bodily injury liability insurance.
Therefore, uninsured motorist coverage is an
important protection for you and your family should
you be involved in an accident with an uninsured
driver.
 What If I Can Not Afford A Lawyer ?
We represent our clients under a contingency fee
contract. In other words, you do not have to pay
attorney's fees up front. However, when there is a
settlement or verdict in your favor, you will pay us
a percentage of the money we recover for you, in
addition to costs advanced by us. If there is no
money recovered for you, you do not pay attorneys'
fees or costs.
The attorneys' fee is separate from the "costs" that
we advance on your behalf. "Costs" include expenses
for obtaining copies of medical records from your
doctors, expert witness fees, accident
reconstruction experts, filing fees at the
courthouse, costs of taking depositions of the
parties involved, all witnesses, doctors and other
experts, etc. Only upon obtaining a recovery for a
client, are we reimbursed the costs advanced by our
law firm.
For a Free evaluation of your claim, complete our
online evaluation form or contact us to discuss any
questions you may have. Attorneys William W. Byrd
and Anthony J Gonzalez, Jr., will personally provide
answers to your important questions by reviewing
your completed form, evaluating your claim and
responding to you, either by e-mail or telephone,
within 24 hours. We will answer your questions,
without charge, and there is no obligation to use
our services.
Disclaimer: The content contained in this site does
not constitute legal or medical advice, and is being
provided solely as general information that does not
apply to a specific factual or legal situation. Any
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message might not be confidential. The reader should
always seek the advice of competent counsel in the
reader’s state, as the lawyers mentioned herein are
licensed to practice in the State of Florida only.
As such, inquires and/or questions submitted to this
website will be limited to Florida Law.
Representation in jurisdictions where we are not
already licensed is performed in conjunction with
local counsel in the reader’s state and/or with
permission of Court.
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