If the driver of a vehicle in Florida causes your injury, and you want to get paid for your medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, mental anguish and inconvenience, then you need to know which Florida motor vehicles have a limited tort exemption and limitation on the right to sue. [Read more…]
Noneconomic damages in a personal injury case are damages for pain and suffering, disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience, aggravation of a disease or physical defect and loss of capacity for enjoyment of life sustained in the past and to be sustained in the future. [Read more…]
Updated: 8/7/15
In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Schmidt, 509 So. 2d 977 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), Dorothy M. Schmidt and Walter C. Schmidt, her Husband sued Publix.
Before I get to the facts of the Schmidt case, I want to say that a 2015 Florida case, Garcia v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, Dist. Court, MD 2015 (in Orlando) cited the Schmidt case. (Learn about slip and fall injury claims against Florida Walmart stores.)
Even though this is an older case, it is still good law. Therefore, it applies to current slip and fall cases against Publix and other supermarkets.
My Actual Settlement: $35,000. This and all the settlements on this page are before deduction for attorney’s fees and expenses. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. [Read more…]
In order to have a successful slip and fall case, there must be a hazard that causes your injury. Often times, people slip on a wet substance. [Read more…]
Below is one of my many Florida foot/ankle injury settlements.
Settlement: $25,000
Settlement is before deduction for attorney’s fees and expenses. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result. [Read more…]
If someone’s negligence in an auto accident caused your injury, then you may have a claim to recover personal injury damages for past lost wages, loss of future salary, past medical expenses, future medical expenses, pain and suffering, disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience, aggravation of a physical defect and past and future loss of the enjoyment of life sustained. [Read more…]