Yes, this could be a case, IF the other car (or person if you are suing the driver of the car you were in, for example) is at fault. In order to have a case in a car accident, you must have liability (the other car at fault or if you are passenger and the car you are in is at fault), damages (injuries documented by medical reports; note: in Florida, a permanent injury (or other enumerated injuries: death, significant scarring, permanent disfigurement, and so forth) is generally required to be entitled to pain and suffering) and causation (that the injuries claimed are caused by the subject accident). If a jury were to find that the person you are suing caused the accident and that you sustained injuries as a result, then you would be entitled to damages per Florida law.
If you have been in a car accident where you believe the other car was at fault, please call Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation at 561-483-9199 (Boca Raton Main office) or 954-755-2120 (Coral Springs satellite office), 561-967-3840 (Lake Worth satellite office) or 305-981-1561 (Miami satellite office).
Of course, a case based on a fact pattern such as the one above is unique and any other case 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 used as specific advice for a case, as the slightest difference in the facts could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site name suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other state could vary significantly from Florida.
