Monthly Archives: May 2022
Can I Still Recover for My Injuries After a Car Accident if I Received a Ticket in Florida?
In Fort Lauderdale, oftentimes at least one of the parties involved in a car accident receive a citation for a traffic violation. Sometimes a police officer who prepares an accident report will even include who he or she believes was at fault for the accident. However, citations and even police reports can rarely be… Read More »
How Are Pre-Existing Injuries and Causation Determined In Florida Car Accident Cases?
One thing that accident victims have to prove to win their personal injury case is that the accident actually caused their injury. That sounds easy. But in looking closer, that can actually become quite difficult–especially when you have what is known as a pre-existing injury. Let’s take a typical car rear end scenario. A… Read More »
How can Bodycam Footage Help You Win Your Accident Case in Florida?
In this article, Fort Lauderdale car accident attorneys, Eric Rosen, and Alex Litowsky give us insight on why Bodycam footage is such an important piece of evidence for your attorney to obtain if you’ve been injured in an accident. Some of the major cases Rosen Injury Law handles include car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and… Read More »
What Must I Prove in My Florida Car Accident Personal Injury Case?
It’s important to note that you don’t have to prove that the negligent driver caused the entire accident—rather, that the driver caused your injuries. The burden of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence, which means that the evidence “more likely than not” tends to prove the preposition. Often the biggest part of a negligence… Read More »
Can I Sue for Loss of Earning Capacity After a Car Accident in Florida?
An award for lost loss of earning capacity should consider the injured party’s diminished ability to earn income through the person’s entire life expectancy. Florida law allows compensation for loss of earning capacity if a car accident victim can demonstrate that his or her injuries are a significant factor in establishing the reasonable certainty… Read More »
Why Do Defendants Like Arbitration Agreements in Florida?
Arbitration clauses are in many different areas of law, but they seem to hurt consumers in personal injury cases the most. There are a number of reasons for this, and consumers should be aware of what they are signing when someone asks that they sign an arbitration clause. What is Arbitration? Arbitration is like… Read More »
How Do Car Accidents While in an Uber or Lyft Work in Florida?
Uber and Lyft are transportation network companies. This means that if a rideshare driver was involved in an accident that caused you to suffer injuries, you can file a claim with the rideshare company, whether it be Lyft or Uber, as well as the at-fault driver. In fact, a person who was struck by a negligent… Read More »
What Should I Do After a Rear End Collision in Florida?
Florida has a presumption in rear end accidents that, if a driver rear ends a car (i.e., a following driver collides with a leading car) the following driver is presumed to have been driving negligently and is thus at fault for the accident. This is a rebuttable presumption, which means that the following driver must bring enough… Read More »
What Are Considered Damages in Florida Car Accident Cases?
Compensatory damages are the most common form of damages awarded to car accident victims in South Florida. There are two types of compensatory damages: economic and non-economic. A common misconception between the two forms is that non-economic damages are non-monetary awards. However, the key difference between the two is that non-economic damages compensate a… Read More »
How is Negligence Determined in Florida Car Accidents?
In Florida, drivers may be liable for causing injuries in a car accident if they were negligent. Negligence involves four elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Every driver in Florida has a duty to remain alert and keep a safe distance away from other cars. A driver may have been negligent if he or… Read More »