Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 39.5 million medically treated injuries and poisonings each year in the U.S. There are 1.1 million fractures, 260,000 cases of poisonings, and 192,945 deaths every year that are caused by injuries. Some of the leading causes are poisoning, traffic accidents, and firearms. Not all serious injuries and deaths are seemingly so traumatic. Falls account for thousands of deaths each year, millions of injuries, and are responsible for billions of dollars in hospital bills and lost productivity. The average hospital bill for a fall taken by a senior citizen is $35,000, according to the CDC. By 2020, it is projected that falls taken by older people alone will cost the U.S. $67.7 billion. But it isn’t just older people that fall and become injured. Falls are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and deaths. Contact our Fort Myers personal injury lawyers for more information or assistance.

Traffic accidents, however, take the most number of lives in the workplace and also account for the greatest number of preventable injuries during our day to day lives. This is still true despite seat belt use being the highest ever at 88.1 percent in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Florida’s rate is actually higher than this, at 88.8 percent, according to recent research done by the Florida Department of Transportation. The causes of the millions of traffic collisions that take place each year include distraction, drunk driving, aggressive driving, and drowsy driving, among others. While we have all become distracted at some point behind the wheel, the problem is growing exponentially. Contact our experienced Fort Myers personal injury lawyers for any injury situation, our successful lawyers can provide the information and assistance you need.

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• Bicycle Accidents
• Boat Accidents
• Car Accidents
• Dog Bites
• Insurance Claims
• Medical Malpractice
• Motorcycle Accident
• Nursing Home Abuse
• Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Sinkholes
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• Whistleblower Claims
• Workers’ Compensation
• Wrongful Death
• Truck Accidents

When Injuries Occur That Could Have Been Prevented, One or More Parties Will Likely be Held Liable for Negligence

Who is held responsible when you or one of your loved ones becomes seriously injured? If it was caused by a drunk driver, the answer is obvious. However, is it really your grandmother’s fault that she lost her balance in the supermarket and fell, breaking her hip? Possibly not, if the conditions were unsafe. And, to answer the first question, even cases of drunk driving are not always black and white when it comes to ascribing liability. Yes, the drunk driver will certainly be punished legally, but they may not be the only party held liable in a civil lawsuit. Florida’s pure comparative liability (also called shared liability) states that more than one party can be at fault in many types of accidents. If one driver sped through a red light and the drunk driver T-boned that vehicle, sending both parties to the emergency room, both the drunk driver and the other driver may be deemed negligent, and whichever party is decidedly less liable may be awarded compensation for their injuries, minus the percentage of fault for which they are responsible. For example, if the driver that went through the red light is found to be 40 percent at fault and the drunk driver is held 60 percent at fault, the former would only be able to collect 60 percent of what they would be able to if it was solely the fault of the drunk driver. As you can see, not every injury case is as simple as it may seem at first glance. The negligent party’s insurance company, and the person who hurt you themselves, will be fighting tooth and nail to deny you compensation, blame you for the accident, or haggle over unsatisfactory and downright insulting settlement offers.

The costs related to a severe injury are often staggeringly high: medical bills in the tens of thousands or even hundreds thousands of dollars, immense pain and suffering, long term scarring, post traumatic stress disorder, lost wages, debilitation, chronic and permanent pain down the road, and personal property damage. With so much on the line, don’t leave this delicate and vital matter in the hands of anyone less than the very best at personal injury. Contact an experienced and aggressive Fort Myers personal injury lawyer today to discuss your legal options to be compensated for the trauma you and your family have been put through unfairly .

Defining Negligence in Fort Myers Personal Injury Accidents

To understand what negligence means, you must also have a firm grasp on the term “duty of care.” Duty of care applies to all members of society and requires us to act in a reasonably safe manner that does not put others at unnecessary risk. When a person has been charged with negligence, they have broken their duty to act with care. Negligence is the failure to act with reasonable care towards others, which is to say, the care that a reasonably prudent person would use in a similar situation. The harm that a negligent person causes another is accidental, as opposed to intentional. An intentional crime is different from negligence. However, reckless driving is an example of both negligence and a crime.

Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyers With Experience in the Following Types of Cases

When choosing an lawyer, it is key to pick a law firm with a proven and long history of success in the area of your specific needs. Whether you were bitten by a dog, you are dealing with an insurance company giving you false claims, or you were in a motorcyle accident, our Fort Myers lawyers have the knowledge and resources to provide the help you need.

If you or a loved one was injured in any type of accident, whether it was a traffic collision, a fall in a restaurant with a slippery floor, or from a faulty and dangerous product, contact one of our experienced Fort Myers personal injury lawyers today at The Pendas Law Firm. Or, feel free to give us a call right now at 1-844-200-0000 to discuss your legal options immediately.