Many types of accidents can leave a victim injured with unpaid medical bills, and unsure how to manage their physical pain and financial instability. However, when an accident is due to someone else’s negligence, the victim or a family member can pursue compensation.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries, one of our attorneys can help in your pursuit of compensation and justice. We’ll help you by establishing the other party’s fault in your case and utilizing our decades of experience to build and bolster your case. During a free initial consultation, we’ll tell you how an Estero personal injury lawyer from GED Lawyers can help you.
What Compensation Can I Recover in My Estero Personal Injury Case?
Personal injuries can lead to many kinds of losses, from financial to emotional. It’s important for fair compensation to account for all your losses. Your Estero personal injury attorney will fight for the maximum compensation that you are entitled to.
You may be able to recover compensation for the following:
- Your medical expenses, both current and in the future
- Expenses for your physical rehabilitation
- Wages you can no longer earn due to your injuries or that are lost while recovering
- The costs of services you can no longer perform for your family, such as childcare
- The costs of damage to your property, such as your vehicle
- Your pain and suffering
- Any loss of quality in your lifestyle
- Loss of companionship
What Accidents Can an Estero Personal Injury Lawyer Help Me With?
There are many different situations that can result in an accident and injuries. You may have suffered broken bones, lacerations, burns, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or other serious injuries. In many of these events, the victim isn’t at fault at all and can recover compensation from the at-fault party. You may be able to recover compensation from various situations. Our team includes:
- Estero car accident lawyers: We can help you navigate the complex legal process of proving negligence.
- Estero motorcycle accident lawyers: Our lawyers will fight for the maximum compensation you may be entitled to after catastrophic injuries in a crash.
- Estero truck accident lawyers: Our attorneys can determine who was to blame for your crash, including determining when big trucking companies are liable.
- Estero pedestrian accident lawyers: We can help with cases where a motorist’s negligent actions lead to your injuries.
- Estero bicycle accident lawyers: Our team can help you get the compensation you need to recover from injuries and property damage.
- Estero bus accident lawyers: We can help with cases such as those involving a ridesharing accident or a bus accident, which may be complicated due to the aggressive insurance companies used by companies.
- Estero premises liability lawyers: Our attorneys can build a claim with strong supporting evidence.
- Estero product liability lawyers: We can take on product manufacturers on your behalf.
- Estero wrongful death lawyers: Our team can fight for you during this difficult time.
Our Estero law firm has the experience necessary to take on insurance companies.
What Determines a Personal Injury Case in Florida?
Generally, an accident victim has a case if the other party was negligent in some way, and their negligence led to the victim’s injuries. For instance, if a driver drove recklessly, hit your car, and caused injury, you have a personal injury case. Even if you were partially at fault for the accident, you may still have a case to recover compensation.
An Estero personal injury lawyer from our firm can determine whether you have a personal injury case against another party. We will discuss your legal options for pursuing compensation during an initial free review of your case.
Establishing a Personal Injury Case in Estero
Our lawyers will work to establish the other party’s negligence and fault. This can be a complex process, but we will thoroughly investigate your accident and gather evidence.
Establishing negligence entails:
- Showing the other party owed you a duty of care, or a responsibility to act in a way that avoids causing harm
- Showing how the other party failed in their duty of care and acted irresponsibly
- Showing that the other party’s actions caused the incident
- Showing that the incident resulted in your injuries and that you suffered losses
To show this our injury attorneys may interview witnesses, obtain video footage of your accident, gather police reports, and any substantiating documentation to build a compelling case. Our firm also works with accident reconstructionists, medical experts, and others who can help us establish negligence and fault in your case.
The Limitations of Estero Personal Injury Claims
To pursue compensation, you can file either a personal injury claim or a lawsuit, such as a wrongful death suit. There are some limitations to insurance claims, however, especially when it comes to claims in Florida that involve Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance, as is common with motor vehicle accidents.
Additionally, Florida follows a modified comparative negligence rule, which means you may be barred from compensation if you were more than 50% at fault for your injury. Work with an attorney who can help you file your claims and fight back against allegations that you contributed to your accident.
Is There a Deadline for a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?
In Estero and elsewhere in Florida, there is a filing deadline that applies to personal injury lawsuits. This deadline is typically two years from the date of an accident, according to Florida Statute 95.11.
There’s also a filing deadline for wrongful death lawsuits in Florida. This deadline, per the same statute, is generally also two years and is calculated from the date of their death.
Our firm’s attorneys will work in a timely manner to ensure that your case is filed within any applicable deadlines. Contact GED Lawyers to get started right away.
About Our Firm’s Estero Injury Lawyers
Since 1995, our firm’s lawyers have been representing people like you in communities throughout Florida. We’ve been providing legal representation in vehicle accident cases, wrongful death cases, and other personal injury cases, and we’re proud to have played such an important role in your community of Estero.
We’re proud of our case results, as we know the impact that financial compensation can have on injury victims and their loved ones.
Additionally, we’re able to accommodate our clients’ communications needs by speaking with them in Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Creole, Greek, Spanish, or Turkish.
Finally, our attorneys can work on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases, with this fee system you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
Connect With GED Lawyers for an Estero Injury Attorney
Dealing with the aftermath of an injury can leave you feeling overwhelmed and distressed. Our Estero personal injury attorneys are here to serve you during this challenging time. We will take on the legal process and fight for the fair compensation you need and deserve.
Contact the legal team at GED Lawyers today to get started with a free review of your case.
