Car Accident with Uber or Lyft
Ride sharing services have gained popularity within the past few years, as people request the services for day to day travel or special occasions.
Duty of Care in Car Accidents
The duty of reasonable care is a fundamental aspect concerning personal injury cases. Florida law requires all drivers to use reasonable care while operating any vehicle, to avoid harming anyone encountered on the road. Drivers hold duties, such as, driving at a reasonable speed, maintaining control of the car, as well as the cars equipment, and adapting to any circumstances, with vigilance.
Punitive Damages After an Automobile Accident
Punitive damages do not award those injured in automobile accident. In fact, they are unique because of how the award for monetary compensation is handled. In the state of Florida, a punitive case is defined as,“A defendant
Determining Who is at Fault in a Car Accident
Immediately after a car accident determining who’s at fault is the key to proving negligence. Negligence is failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another. Being able to prove who is at fault will determine the responsible parties obligation. Each case varies depending on the evidence provided at the time of the accident. Some of the evidence provided such as police reports, witness statement, photographs, medical records and citations are all useful information that helps determine who should be held responsible.
Speeding Accidents on the Florida Roads
Speeding is unlawful and can result in heavy penalties. According to the Florida DMV, approximately 4 million traffic citations were issued due to common moving violations. One million of the violations listed were for speeding. Speeding is one of the key causes attributed to car accidents, resulting in one-third of all motor vehicles fatalities.
Intoxicated and Impaired Driving Accident
The state of Florida has laws to protect those victims injured due to drunk driving. While under the influence of alcohol, any operation of a vehicle is considered committing the offense of driving while impaired. An act or consumption of alcohol while operating a vehicle is a crime. The ability to control a vehicle due to errors of judgement are often the results of injuries and death in car accidents.
Car Accident
Have you been in a car accident where you were injured? Did you know as a result of the negligence of the other driver you can be compensated? In most personal injury cases the person who has suffered injuries relies on the legal concept of “negligence” to establish another person’s fault for the underlying accident. The first step after being involved in a car accident is to immediately seek the appropriate medical attention necessary. Even if you may feel fine that doesn’t mean you have not sustained any serious injuries. Often, injuries may result a few days after being involved in an accident.
Florida’s Big Issue of Distracted Driver Accidents
According to a recent study, Florida ranks second among all states, after Louisiana, for the number of admitted distracted drivers. A whopping 90% of drivers admitted to using a phone while driving in Florida. As many people know, this problem is compounded when accidents occur because many drivers drive around uninsured on Florida roads. If you’ve ever driven down I-95 or I-595 or Florida’s Turnpike, you know these distracted drivers can cause havoc on the roadway so you constantly have to take a defensive driving posture.
Failure to Disclose Prior Use of Automobile
A used car buyer would like to hear that the prior use of a vehicle was by one very responsible owner only who never was in an accident. It is unattractive to a used car buyer if a vehicle has had multiple prior owners, was a rental or police vehicle, or was used as a taxi because it could indicate potential mechanical issues. Falsely representing or failing to disclose prior use of a vehicle is deceptive and illegal.
Odometer Fraud, Salvage Fraud, & Undisclosed Flood – Auto Fraud
Odometer Fraud occurs when the dealer or the dealer’s representative (salesman) gives misinterpretations about the motor vehicle’s actual mileage information; for example, a car with 75,000 miles being set and sold at 25,000
