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An Overview of the Florida 14 Day Accident Law The Florida 14-day accident law requires injured victims to seek medical care within 14 days of a car accident. The 14-day rule applies to claims filed under Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance coverage. PIP is a form of car insurance that covers medical expenses and other…
Is Florida a No-Fault State? What Does This Mean? Is Florida a No-Fault State? Short answer: Yes. Florida requires that automobile drivers carry certain types of insurance to provide coverage for injuries and costs resulting from car accidents. The insurance requirements cover minor medical, property, and other costs sustained from a car crash and help…
Why Accident Reports in Pensacola, FL Are Important After an accident, an officer who responded to the scene will fill out an accident report that details what happened. Even though there is a lot to deal with in the aftermath of a crash, obtaining a copy of your accident report is critical not only to…
Car accidents are never an easy experience, but the situation can become much more complicated if the driver that hits you is uninsured. If you are hit by an uninsured driver in Florida, do you know what your options are? At the law office of Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon our highly skilled personal injury attorneys…
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Ben Shell. I would like to take a minute to discuss something that I believe to be the most important provision of your automobile policy. What I’m talking about is uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured motorist coverage (UM). Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage provides a valuable source of recovery after…
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Ben Shell. As most of us know, in Florida there is a law that requires all drivers and passengers to wear a seat belt. What a lot of people don’t know is how the failure to wear a seat belt could affect your personal injury claim if you have been…
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney Ben Shell. My clients often ask me if they should stop posting on social media if they have a pending injury claim. While some may not like it, the answer is a resounding YES. Why stop? I can tell you with absolute certainty that the insurance defense lawyers and the…
The new Florida Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law that went into effect in January of 2013 has been criticized for benefiting insurance companies at the expense of injured individuals. According to the new law, the amount of money paid out to an injured individual can be affected by whether or not the injury qualifies as…
The Florida legislature recently passed the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law.” This new law which goes into effect on October 1, 2013, prohibits operating a motor vehicle while typing, sending, entering or reading data including text messages, e-mails, and instant messages. The stated intention for this legislation is to prevent texting related vehicle…
