Category: Personal Injury
According to the Palm Beach Post, a nursing home abuse lawsuit was recently filed against Lakeside Health Center for errors in supervision that led to the death of a 98-year-old woman. Last May, Eva Mae Rhodes was brought into St. Mary’s Medical Center with a core temperature of 103.2, heat stroke, severe dehydration, and second…
Being under insured can have devastating effects after a car accident. A good rule of thumb is to review your car insurance policy regularly to ensure you have adequate coverage in the event the unthinkable occurs. When to Adjust Your Car Insurance Policy There are certain circumstances under which you should always review your car insurance…
Many people are well aware of the fact that they can get compensation if they get into a car accident. They may also research articles about how they can get compensation. However, some people do not know that they can use the driver if they are the passenger and are hurt in the accident. Driver’s…
No one wants to get into a car accident. It is a stressful situation in terms of legal matters and insurance, not to mention the pain that is involved in the injuries. In the state of Florida, there are many types of car accidents that are particularly common and that can cause a variety of…
Florida is a “no fault” state when it comes to initial claims for injuries, but that does not mean that fault does not matter when auto accident injury claims are being settled. Florida state law requires vehicle owners to carry PIP coverage on their personal injury policy that can be used immediately when injuries occur…
People Trying to Avoid Responsibility Sometimes when people cause terrible injuries they don’t want to pay and try to hide their property and financial accounts. Some people take steps to keep the courts from making them pay by transferring their assets to other people or companies. So here is an example: a wealthy business owner…
Under Insured Driver & Extra-Contractual Liability In Florida there is no legal requirement for people driving on our roads to purchase insurance coverage to pay for bodily injury they cause others. This means you may be in an accident with an under insured driver. Our car accident lawyers at Zimmet & Zimmet we believe that this is…
Video surveillance is often used to try to hurt your case. If you have been injured in an accident, it’s important to know that insurance companies will often hire private investigators to follow and video you. The objective for this type of surveillance is to try and catch you doing something that you have testified…
How could it happen? A pedestrian was killed in the early morning hours of March 1, 2018 in Deltona Florida. The Volusia County Sheriff’s office reported that a pedestrian was hit when he stepped out in front of a truck near the intersection of Elkham and Howland Blvd. This tragedy is part of a larger…
The Consequences Are Going Up A law that would allow police to pull people over for texting while driving recently passed its third and final Florida House committee. While texting and driving is currently against the law in Florida, police cannot pull people over solely for texting and driving. The stop must be predicated on…