Plantation, FL Personal Injury Attorneys Who Get Results

When you’ve been injured due to negligence, our law firm can protect your rights

Life can change quickly. People in Broward County and throughout Florida are hurt in accidents every day due to the negligence of others. Suddenly, you can be left with painful injuries. You may need medical treatment and may not be able to work. You may experience financial stress as you worry about paying the bills. If a negligent party caused the accident that left you hurt, you deserve financial compensation.

However, the process of recovering that compensation for your medical bills and other related expenses can be lengthy and complicated. That’s why you need an experienced Plantation personal injury lawyer ready to fight for you. At Feingold Posner Draizin, our personal injury attorneys understand the impact an injury involving negligence can have on you and your family. That’s why we are committed to helping you get the best possible outcome.

How can a personal injury lawyer help with your claim?

Following a serious injury, the negligent party often denies doing anything wrong and refuses to accept responsibility for what happened. Insurance companies look for ways that they can pay you as little as possible. They handle claims every day. They have the advantage in these situations – and they know it.

Our personal injury attorneys can help you level the playing field. We are very familiar with how insurance companies operate when someone has been hurt in an accident. All of our attorneys used to represent insurance companies in personal injury claims. Now, we put that experience to work for you. Trust us to handle your personal injury claim or lawsuit and fight for the maximum compensation you deserve under Florida law.

A personal injury law firm that knows how to get results in Florida

If you or a loved one has been hurt in an accident involving negligence, you have the right to pursue financial compensation for the damages you suffered. Such damages may include past and future medical expenses, including ambulance bills, emergency room treatment, hospitalization, rehabilitative treatment, medication, and physical therapy.

Other damages may include lost wages if you were unable to work, as well as the pain and suffering you experienced as a result of your injuries. Contact us to learn more about how we can help. When you call us, you get us. You can speak directly to an attorney about your case.

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Personal Injury FAQ

When should I call a personal injury lawyer?
How do insurance settlement negotiations work?
What happens after I file a personal injury lawsuit?
What evidence can prove my injury claim?
What if I can’t work due to my injuries?

Types of personal injury claims we handle in Florida

A personal injury refers to an injury that is the result of the negligence, recklessness, or intentional actions of another party. Examples include car, truck, and motorcycle accidents. Other personal injury claims we handle involve:

Slip and fall accidents – People can be injured after slipping or tripping due to wet or slippery floors, uneven surfaces, obstacles in walkways, inadequate lighting, or loose or missing handrails. We fight to hold negligent property and business owners accountable.
Premises liability – When people are hurt because of construction site falls, falling debris, hotel accidents, dog bites, or accidents involving elevators or escalators, swimming pools, playgrounds, electrical equipment, or parking lots, we help them recover compensation.
Wrongful death – When a loved one has been killed due to an accident caused by another’s negligence, carelessness, or intentional conduct, we can help surviving family members get justice through a wrongful death lawsuit.
Product liability – When consumers purchase products, they expect those products to be safe. However, defective car parts, children’s toys, household appliances, and other products can cause harm and injury. We fight to hold negligent parties accountable.
Boating accidents – Operator inattention, inexperience, alcohol use, excessive speed, overloading, and other types of negligence can lead to a boating accident that leaves people seriously hurt. We can identify negligent parties and take legal action.
Amusement park accidents – Visitors can be hurt as a result of ride-related accidents, slip and fall accidents, inadequate security, water-related accidents, animal bites or attacks, and broken and defective equipment. We fight to help them recover financial compensation.

What to do if you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence

If you’ve been hurt in a personal injury accident, there are steps you can take to protect your health, your legal rights, and your ability to seek compensation.

Get medical attention – Evenif you feel fine or believe your injuries are minor, seek medical attention as soon as possible. Some injuries may not be immediately apparent and could worsen over time. Delayed treatment can also negatively impact your claim, as insurers might argue that your injuries are not serious or were caused by something else.
Report the accident – For example, if theaccident involved a vehicle, contact the police and file an accident report. For other types of personal injury claims, such as slips and falls, notify the property owner or manager immediately and ensure that an incident report is filed.
Gather evidence – Takephotos or videos of the accident scene, including any hazards, damage, or conditions that contributed to the accident. If there were any witnesses, ask for their contact information. Save any physical evidence related to the accident, such as damaged personal items or clothing.
Be careful what you say – Do notadmit fault or make statements that could be interpreted as admitting fault at the scene of the accident or to insurance adjusters. Even if you think you might be partially at fault, it’s best to let the investigation determine liability.
Contact a personal injury lawyer – An attorney can evaluate your case, explain your legal rights, and guide you through the claims process.

Our firm can help you fight for the compensation you deserve

Insurance companies are not on your side. They will use many different tactics and strategies designed to pay you less. For example:

Providing an early, lowball offer before the full extent of your injuries is known.
Arguing that you were partially or fully at fault for the accident.
Claiming that your injuries are not as severe as you reported or that they were pre-existing.
Prolonging the process to pressure you into accepting a lower settlement out of frustration.
Taking your words out of context to undermine your claim, especially if you make a recorded statement.
Questioning the necessity or extent of your medical care to reduce compensation.

Our attorneys focus on building strong cases that insurance companies have to take seriously. We investigate your accident to gather evidence, including any video of the accident. We interview witnesses and carefully review any accident reports. If needed, we consult experts who can help us understand how the accident happened.

We are committed to helping you get the best possible outcome so you can recover from your injuries and move forward. If you were hurt in an accident in Plantation or anywhere in Broward County, learn more about how we can help. Contact us to schedule a free consultation.

When should I call a personal injury lawyer?

The right time to call is as soon as possible after your accident. There are many reasons why you need to begin the legal process as quickly as you can. The legal process may even begin without you, with many calls from the insurance company trying to either rush you or pressure you to give a statement. They may try to catch you unaware and trick you into compromising your legal rights. Hiring an attorney could prevent this from happening.

Equally important, as time passes from the time of your accident, the evidence that could help your claim can become harder to find. People might quickly clear the scene of the accident, and you may lose the ability to contact witnesses. The witnesses that you have may begin to lose their recollection of what they saw. When you hire a personal injury lawyer, they will get to work immediately to gather the evidence before it is lost.

Calling a lawyer to get started on your case is a crucial step in the legal process. Knowing that you have someone working on your claim with the experience and dedication to fight for you can give you at least some peace of mind during an undoubtedly difficult time.

How do insurance settlement negotiations work?

An insurance claim is just like any other negotiation. You have a number in mind for what you think you should receive for your injuries, and the insurance company has a much lower number in mind for what it wants to pay. Your insurance claim begins when your Plantation personal injury attorney files a demand letter with the insurance company. This is when the adjuster goes to work to try to save money for the company.

The insurance adjuster may outright deny your claim or question liability. They may come back with a settlement offer. When the number seems low, and it will, know that this is just their opening offer. Your attorney will likely reject the offer and respond with your own demand.

Eventually, you and the insurance company will meet somewhere in the middle. This is a time-honored dance that personal injury lawyers have been doing with insurance companies since there have been courtrooms. Even when you seem very far apart from the insurance company, most cases eventually will settle.

What happens after I file a personal injury lawsuit?

Filing a personal injury lawsuit is an early part of the claim process. Most cases will never go far enough to see the inside of a courtroom. Statistically speaking, a vast majority of personal injury cases are settled out of court. However, if your case does make it to court, you should expect going into it that the trial process may take one to two years to complete. The legal system is far from rushed, as courts and judges have busy schedules and full dockets.

In the short term, you can expect motions and attempts to obtain evidence. Many people associate a lawsuit with a trial, but that only happens after many months of the nuts and bolts of the legal system. The phase of your case that will take the longest time is discovery. This is when the two sides obtain evidence that the other has in their possession. At this point, you may even need to sit for a deposition.

Filing a lawsuit will not stop settlement negotiations. As previously mentioned, most cases will settle without a trial. If anything, litigation may give each side more incentive to settle. The two parties usually continue negotiating right up until the jury is seated.

What evidence can prove my injury claim?

Negligence is the basis of every personal injury claim. When you file a lawsuit in court, you have the burden of proof. It will be up to you to show that what you say is more likely than not to have happened. You need to back your claim up with evidence.

Your personal injury lawyer will work to gather things that can back up your side of the story, including:

Witness statements from people who say your injury or accident
Photos of the scene of your accident
Security camera footage
Expert witness testimony that could reconstruct the accident
Maintenance logs of the area or vehicle involved
Medical records that can help prove damages

These are things that can be difficult to get on your own and piece together to tell the story of what happened. Injury lawyers in Plantation, Florida, know how to both get the evidence and use it to prove that someone else was responsible for your accident.

What if I can’t work due to my injuries?

Your personal injury damages include both economic and non-economic compensation. Economic compensation aims to pay you back for the actual money that you lost. This includes bills that you paid and earnings you lost. This specifically pays you back for lost wages from your job when you are unable to work. Since you would have worked, this is money out of your pocket.

Lost wages in a personal injury settlement are much broader than you think. Of course, this includes the time that you have already missed from work. It also encompasses time that you will miss from work in the future. You do not need to outright miss work to receive compensation for this. For example, if you were qualified for a promotion but cannot get it now because your injury limits you in the type of work that you can do, you can get compensation for the reduction in your earning capacity.

Lost wages are often a very contested part of your personal injury claim because you can bet that the insurance company will see things differently to try to lower its bill. They may dispute what your possible earnings are or use a lower rate of inflation to calculate what they may be in the future.