I Was on A Motor Scooter and Was Hit by A Car in Florida; Do I Have a Case? What Are My Rights?

When you are on a motor scooter and are injured due to the negligence of a driver of a car, you do have a personal injury case. There are several issues that have to be mapped out. The first issue is which insurance will be responsible for your medical bills and lost wages. Usually, Florida PIP does not apply to motor scooters and most motor scooters do not have insurance attached to them. Thus, your hospital and medical bills generally will be due and owing unless you have some form of health insurance. If there is no PIP benefits, then under Florida law generally the “permanent injury” threshold to be entitled to pain and suffering will not apply. Thus, you are entitled to recoup your medical bills (past and in the future, if applicable), lost wages and pain and suffering, as well as any scarring or disfigurement. These sorts of cases are tort cases and fault is critical. You are generally only able to collect against a vehicle that is at fault; in other words if you are at fault for the accident, then the only way to get your medical bills paid is through health insurance or by cash payment, generally.

If you have been in a car accident where you believe the other car was at fault, please call attorney Gary J. Drucker at 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). Generally, the law firm works on a contingency fee basis, which means that fees are only charged if the law firm recovers money for you. Please call today for a free consultation!