Top 5 Winter Events in Pensacola for 2018 [MAP]s
FAST FACTS Last year, 107.3 million people traveled for the holidays. Three of the top year-end holiday destinations are in Florida. Holiday shoppers plan to spend an average of about $1,000 this year. As the holiday season rushes toward us, many people in Pensacola may be looking for activities to do this winter. Some[…]
How to Help Victims of Hurricane Michaels
FAST FACTS Hurricane Michael formed on October 8. By the time it made landfall, Michael was a Category 4 storm. The city of Mexico Beach was virtually destroyed by storm surge caused by the hurricane. Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida’s panhandle on October 10 and left devastation in its wake. It has[…]
Stay Safe While Trick-or-Treating This Years
FAST FACTS 41 million kids will go door-to-door looking for treats this year. Children are 2x more likely to be involved in fatal traffic collisions on Halloween. There are approximately 3,800 injuries each Halloween. As Pensacola personal injury attorneys with families of our own, we know that people expect to be frightened on Halloween.[…]
What should I be doing after I’ve hired an attorney to represent me in a case?s
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Michael Thomas. If you’ve been injured and believe that someone else should be responsible for your injuries, you may be wondering what you should be doing after you’ve hired an attorney to represent you in your claim against the party responsible for your injuries. Unfortunately, resolving your claim might take[…]
How does the Florida Car Accident Threshold for Personal Injuries work?s
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Warren Todd. In 1971 the Florida Legislature passed legislation making Florida a hybrid no-fault state for purposes of automobile accident personal injury claims. The law in its current version requires resident registered owners of operable vehicles to have No-Fault insurance to cover $10,000 of their own medical bills, lost wages,[…]
What to do in a Slip and Fall Accidents
Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Ben Shell I’d like to take a moment to discuss slip-and-fall accidents. Imagine you go to the grocery store. While on the property, you slip on some sort of substance on the ground that you did not see, and injure yourself. Can you hold the property owner liable? Absolutely. In[…]
What is a Compulsory Medical Examination and how will it affect my right to insurance benefits?s
Advice from Attorney, Michael Thomas. As you may already know, Personal Injury Protection insurance coverage, also known as “PIP”, pays for 80% of your medical bills when you are injured in a car crash, up to $10,000. If you are receiving PIP benefits under your insurance policy, your insurer may require you to have a[…]
What should I be doing after I’ve hired an attorney to represent me in a case?s
Advice from Attorney Michael Thomas If you’ve been injured and believe that someone else should be responsible for your injuries, you may be wondering what you should be doing after you’ve hired an attorney to represent you in your claim against the responsible party for your injuries. Unfortunately, resolving your claim might take some time,[…]
Premises Liability Personal Injury Cases in Pensacolas
We are often asked about cases involving personal injuries on someone else’s property. These types of personal injury cases are called premises liability cases. There is an expectation that when you enter someone else’s property that it is going to be safe. The whole idea behind premises liability is that it holds the owner accountable[…]
What Should I Look for in a Personal Injury Attorney?s
What should I look for in a personal injury attorney? When hiring a personal injury attorney, you want to be sure the attorney extensive experience in the area of personal injury. Experience is not just the number of years you’ve been practicing, but also the number of cases experienced in the particular field of personal[…]