This not my case. A passenger was awarded $2,936,368 against Carnival for her knee injury from a slip and fall on the Carnival Pride cruise ship. [Read more…]
Carnival Cruise Passenger Wins $2.9 Million for Knee Surgeries (Slip and Fall)
$65,000 Settlement for Rotator Cuff Surgery from a Car Crash in Orlando
My Actual Case: $65,000 Settlement (Gross) for my client, a 47-year-old driver of a rental car in Orlando, who had arthroscopic shoulder surgery after she was hit in the rear by a 16 passenger van.
State Farm & Allstate Pay $35,000 for Broken Wrist: Car Crash
Mike (not real name) was a passenger in a car (“the host car”) that was heading east on SW 136 street in Miami-Dade County, near the Falls mall.
Another car was heading in the opposite direction. The other driver and made a left hand turn in front of the host car.
The front of the host car struck (T-boned) the side of the other car. [Read more…]
Jury Awards $964,196 for Tibial Plateau Fracture and Back Surgery
This isn’t my case. A 45-year-old man, Maceira, claimed that a tractor-trailer, driven by Israel Placers and owned by Robert’s Logistic Solution, didn’t stop at a stop sign and drove into the path of his vehicle. [Read more…]
Shopper Wins $350,000 for Tibial Plateau Fracture from Fall at Mall
This isn’t my case. A Miami-Dade County jury awarded $350,000 lady whose slip and fall caused her tibial plateau fracture. [Read more…]
15 Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating an Auto Accident Settlement
Here are Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating an Auto Accident Settlement:
1. Believing What The Adjuster Says
2. Telling the Adjuster a Settlement Range that You Think is Fair
3. Not Realizing that Negotiation is Part of the Claim
4. Making Too Low of a Settlement Demand
5. Making Too High of a Settlement Demand
6. Not Asking for Money for Pain and Suffering
7. Telling the Adjuster that You Need Money Now
8. Being Rude to the Adjuster
9. Not Speaking With a Supervisor (if Appropriate)
10. Not Filing a Consumer Complaint or Civil Remedy Notice
11. Not Setting a Deadline for Your Settlement Demand, or Any Requests
12. Not Realizing that You Have to Repay Your Health Insurer
13. Not Having a Spreadsheet that Itemizes Your Medical Bills, Liens
14. Not Sending the Insurance Adjuster Past Jury Verdicts
15. Not Sending the Adjuster a Copy of a Draft Lawsuit (if Appropriate)
Lady Gets $10,000 for Neck, Shoulder and Back Pain from Car Crash
A lady got a $10,000 settlement after a driver crashed into her car. The other driver left the accident scene. [Read more…]