I believe the one of the top mistakes made by people that are injured in an accident in Florida is speaking with the insurance company for the at fault vehicle or for the place where you were injured without speaking with a lawyer first! In all likelihood, this is your first accident. However, the person working for the insurance company does this for a living and can do several things to take advantage of the unsuspecting plaintiff. Generally, in Florida, an at fault insurance company is NOT entitled to a statement, and that is one thing that people oftentimes doe is to give a recorded statement about how the accident happened or about their injuries. I see very little value that the statement will do for your case – it can only be used against you and will never be used to help you. People forget about certain injuries and give a statement where they deny any injuries other than a certain body part, which is hurting most. Later, when another body part becomes the bigger injury, then the statement is used against you to suggest that the accident did not cause the accident. So effectively the client gives a recorded statement that is not required that significantly damages their case.
If you have been involved in a slip and fall, trip and fall or any accident case at a business establishment or property, please call attorney Gary J. Drucker (personal injury accident lawyer in Boca Raton, Coral Springs, Miami, Boynont Beach, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach) for a free consultation. Drucker Law Offices has offices in Boca Raton (principal office), Coral Springs, Miami, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach. The phone numbers are 561-483-9199 in Palm Beach County or 954-755-2120 in Broward County or 305-981-1561 in Miami-Dade County. The law firm only charges legal fees and costs if it recovers money for you.
Every case is different and unique and should be judged based on its specific facts. The legal discussion in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case or more importantly for your case. The goal of the blog is to give some information about a topic and to have you call the law firm for specific advise, if I were to take your case. A minor difference in the facts of the case in a fact pattern such as above could completely change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on the laws of Florida and the laws of any other states or country could vary drastically from Florida.
