Today, the law firm is submitting an interesting topic from the accident lawyer in Boca Raton (injury attorney Greenacres, accident lawyer Lake Worth, injury lawyer Palm Springs, accident attorney Lantana, accident lawyer West Palm Beach).
As discussed before, there are three principal elements of an injury case: 1) liability (fault); 2) damages (medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc.) and 3) causation (a nexus between fault and damages).
In the fact pattern above, the 18 wheeler hit the car from behind. Generally, in Florida, there is a presumption of liability that the car from behind is at fault in a rear end collision. As there is nothing else mentioned in this regard, it would appear that fault is clear. The fact pattern also references that the accident caused the person to go to the hospital and need surgery. Thus, there appear to be damages and causation. Now, obviously there could be many other facts to the case that would impact the result but this would, from a brief review, appear to be a case against the driver of the 18 wheeler truck.
At Drucker Law Offices, the law firm, through its accident attorney Gary J. Drucker, helps people in Florida that are injured in accidents, like when people are injured by 18 wheeler trucks and any other car accident or any other accident where the client believes they were injured due to the negligence of another. Please call Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation at (561) 483-9199 for Palm Beach County (Boca Raton Main office); (954) 755-2120 in Broward County (Coral Springs satellite office); or (305) 981-1561 in Miami-Dade County (Miami satellite office).Every case is unique and should be judged based on the specific facts of the case.
The advice in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case or your case. A minor difference in the facts of the case in a fact pattern such as above could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states could vary from Florida.
