Posts tagged Personal Injury

• Reporter Makes Mistatement about Bad Faith Negotiation Law in Florida

  Evan Rosen | March 08, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I am posting a response that I sent to the author of an article I recently read about the upcoming Personal Injury and Auto Accident debate in the Florida Legislature.Dear Ms. Garcia, I am a Florida attorney and our office has been handling personal injury cases since 1965. I recently read your article on line, and wanted to point out a misstatement.The sentence in your article that reads, "And...

• Allstate Banned from Writing New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Evan Rosen | January 16, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  After just two hours into a meeting with Allstate, Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty suspended Allstate's ability to write new automobile insurance policies in the state. Despite demands to turn over certain documents, Allstate failed to comply stating that the documents the state was demanding were "irrelevant." Governor Charlie Crist issued the following statement. "I applaud...

• Major Personal Injury Law up for Debate

  Evan Rosen | March 27, 2007 6:09 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Well the insurance lobby propaganda is up to business as usual. Today I read a post on the Sun-Sentinel website titled "Keep Target off Deep Pockets." The post is clearly stating that "Fabre v. Marin" and it's resulting codification is the only thing keeping lawyers from going after only deep pockets, leaving truly at fault, non-wealthy defendants out if they chose. Futher, the post...

• What Happens if you File for Bankruptcy during a Personal Injury Case

  Evan Rosen | August 27, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Clients who have ongoing Personal Injury cases that file for bankruptcy, quickly cease to technically be our clients. The Bankruptcy Trustee becomes our "client" as we are retained as "special attorneys" once bankruptcy has been filed. Our goal in the case remains the same, to resolve it for the most amount of compensation possible. However, instead of the client being authorized to approve a...

• Florida PIP Law May be Extended

  Evan Rosen | April 25, 2007 3:54 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Barring an act of Florida Congress, Florida's no-fault law will expire by October 1, 2007. Today a senate committee passed a bill that will keep PIP entact. The insurance industry who intially lobbied for PIP/No-Fault Law is now trying to see that it goes away. Meanwhile, doctors, hospitals and some trial lawyers still see it as being a viable first line of coverage to ensure injured people...

• Don't Forget to Renew your Personal Injury Protection Benefits

  Evan Rosen | December 24, 2007 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On January 1, 2008, Personal Injury Protection benefits will once again be mandatory in the State of Florida after a temporary lapse. According to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles you face suspension of your driving privilege, including your vehicle tag and registration, for up to three years or until proof of Florida insurance is provided, whichever is first.And if you get...

• Alex Sink Address the Sunset of Personal Injury Protection in Florida

  Evan Rosen | August 20, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In a letter to the Palm Beach Post, dated August 19th, 2007, the State's Chief Financial Officer addresses Personal Injury Protection law that is in his mind absolutely going to expire come October 1st. He claims to support the ideals behind PIP, namely that every individual have some kind of coverage in case of an accident regardless of fault and without the necessity of having to file a...

• Governor Crist May Call for Another Special Session to Address Personal Injury Protection Benefits

  Evan Rosen | June 28, 2007 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  After already having one special session to address property tax reform, it appears Govenor Crist now has his eyes set on extending Personal Injury Protection Benefits as they are set to expire on October 1 of this year. It seems the hospital lobby has gotten to Governor Crist to explain just how damaging and costly it would be to Florida Hospitals should PIP expire. PIP law in Florida...

• Calls for Extending PIP Law Coming In

  Evan Rosen | June 12, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There have been numerous articles calling for the extention of Florida's No-Fault/PIP law. There are all kinds of rationale but mainly with nothing in it's place hospitals and patients would be stuck with no coverage if mandatory personal injury protection benefits are allowed to sunset with the expiring of the PIP law on October 1, 2007. The Florida Legislature is set for a special session to...

• Research finds Doctors have upper hand in Medical Malpractice Cases

  Evan Rosen | May 02, 2007 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Research indicates doctors are treated "unfairly" favorably as compared to how juries treat injured plaintiffs. Philip Peters Jr., of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, has found through his research that most medical malpractice cases end in verdicts in favor of the Doctor. In fact only about 27 to 30 percent of medical malpractice cases result in verdicts in favor of the...