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CALL FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION WITH FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED CIVIL TRIAL LAWYER, MARK J. LEEDS.

IF THERE IS NO RECOVERY, WE DO NOT CHARGE YOU ATTORNEY’S FEES OR COSTS. NOTE: The Florida Bar has no specific categories of lawyer for individual types of cases within the area of personal injury.

Truck handling characteristics are different from those of a passenger car.

The physical evidence and cross examination of accident reconstruction experts requires a working and practical technical understanding of the way a truck handles, which trucks carry accessible black boxes for crash data, reaction time, acceleration and braking ability. Additional considerations such as the truck’s skid and grip/ traction on different road surfaces, visibility to oncoming and overtaking vehicles, crush factors, product recalls, air bag deployment, and other engineering expert issues also require initial issue perception and an experienced Florida Truck Accident Lawyer can help you.

YOUR FIRST CONSULTATION:

Florida Truck Accident Lawyers want to know the smallest of details about how
your accident happened. Your case will be evaluated in 2 distinct areas: liability and damages.

On the liability side, the Florida Truck accident lawyer wants to know:

• What you saw, heard, and if there were any eyewitnesses.
• Did the other driver say anything? Was the other driver alone or did he/she have passengers?
• If the police were called, did they issue a ticket? If so, who was issued the ticket?
• Do you have the police report? If not, do you have a police report case number?
• What was the extent of damage to the truck? Do you know where the truck is now? Have any pictures been taken of the truck? How about your vehicle.?
• Do you have automobile insurance and if so, did you report this accident to your insurance company? Have your policy information handy.
• Have you talked to an insurance company representative for either or both your own company and the other driver’s insurance company? Most Florida Truck Accident Lawyers will tell you not to discuss the case with these insurance
representatives unless your lawyer is present, and that if the insurance representatives call you, simply ask them to call your Florida Truck Accident Lawyer.
• Were you offered fire rescue or other medical transport assistance at the scene, and have you been to an emergency room or doctor since the accident?
• Do you have any previous injuries or medical conditions?
• Have you made a claim before for injuries, even if it is long ago, or merely under your employment workers compensation?
• What doctors have you treated with?
• Did you lose time from work? If so, how much and who do you work for?
• What were the road conditions at the time of the accident?
• What was the weather like at the time of the accident?
• What time of day did the accident occur?
• Were there any witnesses to the accident? If so, do you have their names and addresses.

MATERIALS YOU SHOULD GATHER:

• Medical bills and records, if you have them
• Automobile Insurance information
• Health insurance information
• Medicare information
• Medicaid information, if applicable
• List of all health care providers for the past five years
• Photographs of your injuries, the scene of the accident, and of your vehicle and the other truck, if you have any
• Names and addresses of witnesses, if any
• Your driver’s license
• Your employment history for the past five years
• Florida Automobile Accident Report

Do not worry if you do not have these materials. Your Florida Truck Accident
Lawyer may hire an investigator to investigate your accident.

THE FLORIDA “NO FAULT THRESHOLD”:

Many Florida Truck Accident Lawyers do not explain the “No Fault Threshold” during the first consultation. You are entitled to loss of wages, past, present, and future depending on what the jury determines after hearing from you, your doctor, and the doctor for the other side. The same is true for medical bills after it has been established that the bills are reasonable and related.

A Florida Truck Accident Lawyer will tell you that unless you sustained a “permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability” you cannot get a jury verdict award for pain and suffering.

In a two vehicle accident regardless of whether you are the passenger or driver, you are probably going to be advised by your Florida Truck Accident Lawyer that your injuries must rise to the level of a “permanent injury.” If you have a serious enough injury, this often means that a physician must issue a written report assigning you a “permanent partial impairment of the body as a whole.”

DEADLINE FOR FILING A LAWSUIT:

Generally, there is a no-extension time limit of 4 years against all possible negligent defendants with exceptions such as slip and falls at amusement parks, governmental, sovereign or municipal facilities, on cruise ships, railroads, buses or other conveyances. These exceptions may create a statute of limitations as short as one year. Contact a Florida car accident lawyer to determine which deadline applies to you. Your Florida Truck Accident Lawyer will consider the possible deadlines during your free consultation.

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