Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Expert Witnesses That Can Help Your Car Accident Claim
After a Florida car accident, a victim’s primary concern should be their health. Once you seek medical attention, you can consider filing a car accident claim against an at-fault motorist. Once you decide to file a claim, contact a skilled car accident or personal injury attorney to receive help with your case. A qualified… Read More »
Differentiating Between Wrongful Death Claims And Survival Actions
When you lose a loved one in Florida because of someone else’s negligence, you can file a wrongful death claim. You can also file a survival action if your loved one dies after an accident. If you’ve recently lost a loved one after they were involved in an accident, you might be feeling that… Read More »
Can A Florida Court Award Punitive Damages In A Florida Auto Accident Claim?
In Florida, severely injured auto accident victims are allowed to seek compensatory damages from at-fault parties. The most commonly awarded damages are economic and non-economic. Economic damages include medical expenses, lost wages, and property damages. Non-economic damages include emotional distress, pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. Can a Florida Court Award… Read More »
How Do You Prove Lost Income In A Florida Personal Injury Case?
After a Florida auto accident, an injured victim can seek compensation from another person’s insurance company if the other person’s negligence led to the accident that led to the victim’s injury. In Florida, injured persons can seek a variety of compensatory damages. One of the damages you might be entitled to if you recently… Read More »
Senate Bill 54: A Florida Bill That Would Repeal The No-Fault Car Insurance System
Under the current no-fault car insurance system, Floridian drivers are expected to purchase personal injury protection insurance coverage, also known as PIP coverage, from their insurance companies. PIP coverage allows a motorist to file a claim with their insurance company and obtain compensation regardless of who is to blame for an accident. Nonetheless, even… Read More »
Bad Faith Insurance
Once you purchase your insurance coverage, it is your duty to pay your premiums without fail. When you dutifully pay your premiums, you expect that your insurance company will uphold its promise of responding to your claims or claims filed by third parties on time and fairly. Unfortunately, more often than not, insurance holders… Read More »
Rollover Car Accidents: How To Avoid Such Accidents
Any type of car accident can leave you with serious injuries. However, some car accidents are more dangerous than others. A rollover accident is one type of accident that is extremely dangerous. Rollover accidents may not happen as often as other kinds of accidents, but such accidents are often more fatal. According to the… Read More »
Auto Accident Nerve Damage
Auto accidents are often associated with injuries like broken bones, lacerations, traumatic brain injuries, and whiplash. However, auto accidents can cause many other types of accidents. Unfortunately, even those injuries that are often overlooked can adversely affect victims’ lives. Among the many overlooked types of injuries you can sustain in a car accident are… Read More »
Florida’s Most Dangerous Driving Situations
It can be easy for a motorist to consider themselves a perfect motorist. For instance, if you’ve never been stopped because of violating traffic laws, it can be easy for you to think you are a perfect driver. Also, since you got your car, you’ve been driving it regularly to work, school, and to… Read More »
What Type of Burn Injuries Can Occur as a Result of a Car Accident?
According to the America Burn Association (ABA), more than 480,000 burn or fire injuries are seen at emergency departments yearly. The leading causes of burn injuries, according to the association, include fire-flame, electrical, and chemicals. The American Burn Association also states that approximately 96% of people treated today in burn centers across the nation… Read More »