Please accept today’s blog entry. This is a common question asked to the accident lawyer and injury attorney (personal injury lawyer Deerfield Beach, accident attorney Pompano, injury attorney Coral Springs, accident lawyer Pembroke Pines, injury lawyer Miramar, injury attorney Lauderhill, accident attorney Lauderdale lakes, accident lawyer Fort Lauderdale, injury attorney Margate, injury lawyer Parkland, personal injury attorney Weston, accident lawyer Tamarac, accidetn attorney Plantation).
If you have been in an accident and the insurance company is asking you to sign a release, please call the law firm for a free consultation at 561-483-9199 (Palm Beach – Main office Boca), 954-755-2120 (Broward – satellite office Coral Springs) or 305-981-1561 (Miami Dade – satellite office Miami). At Drucker Law Offices, a no charge consultation is offered and fees are only charged if the case is successfully resolved.
When someone purchases bodily injury liability insurance, generally the insurance policy states (the policy must be read to see exactly what it states) that the insurance company will indemnify (this means to pay for) any judgment entered against their insured. Thus, when someone injures you in an accident, their insurance company is responsible to pay for any judgment entered in a court of law when you sue them for injuries in an accident, and up to the policy limits. A release agreement is a legal document that basically states that the case is over and that you cannot sue the person released in the agreement. Thus, when an insurance company settles a case, a condition of it is for you to sign a release and that release bars you from suing them. Generally, the release is in exchange for money. By signing the release, the insurance company satisfies its part of the contract of protecting their insured and indemnifying their policyholder of the bodily injury caused. It is the proverbial “nipping it in the bud” scenario, as the case never gets to judgment.
Thus, it is important to understand that when you resolve a case by accepting money from the insurance company for your injuries and part of that is signing a release that you are completely resolving the case and thus generally cannot sue the person who you released. Therefore, the answer to the question is generally no. You generally cannot sue the other person AGAIN if you have signed a release, even if you have additional pain.
Clearly, every case should be judged on its merits and you should consult an attorney as to your rights and the remedies afforded by Florida law. It is recommended to get a consultation regarding an accident case in case this happens to you. The advice contained in this blog is intended to be general advice and not as to a specific situation, so please call a licensed Florida attorney, like Law offices of Gary J. Drucker, to determine if and how Florida law applies to your case.
If you have been in an accident, please call the accident and injury lawyer (Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Loxahatchee, Lake Park, West Palm Beach, Wellington, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach) for a free consultation. Fees and costs are only charged if money is recovered for you. The phone number is 561-483-9199 or 954-755-2120 or 305-981-5363.
