Few experiences are more frightening than being in a car, motorcycle, or bicycle accident. Drivers and riders in South Pasadena, Florida, have to be especially cautious with such close proximity to the Gulf’s white-sand beaches, shopping, restaurants, and cultural events that draw in a plethora of tourists each year. According to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Crash Statistics, an average of 400,599 crashes occur each year in the Sunshine State. While South Pasadena is small in size with a total area of 1.1 square miles, it’s a large population of mostly older drivers, and the high number of tourists each year make this area particularly accident-prone.
After being in a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or drunk driving accident, injured victims can experience extreme pain and financial hardships due to their injuries. While filing an injury claim for damages may seem simple enough, Florida’s personal injury laws are complex. These laws can make the process of reaching a resolution or settlement with an insurance company challenging for most people. Accident victims in South Pasadena look to Marsalisi Law for trusted legal representation with their injury claims.
Frank P. Marsalisi focuses exclusively on helping victims recover fair and favorable compensation that they deserve after being injured. Frank builds personal relationships with his clients to understand their needs. This one on one relationship alone adds value to the client’s accident injury claim.
Some of the benefits you can expect after partnering with Marsalisi Law include:
Depending on the facts surrounding your accident, your case might only require negotiation by a skillful attorney on your behalf. Still, in other situations, your case may have to go to trial. Frank P. Marsalisi is prepared to fight for his clients in court when the parties involved cannot reach a settlement agreement. If you or a loved one have suffered accident injuries and hardship, get the help and compensation you deserve so you can focus on what matters most – healing from your injuries and getting back to a steady life.
After an accident in Florida, victims shouldn’t delay filing a personal injury claim for damages. Florida’s strict statute of limitations allows accident victims four years to file a personal injury claim before courts refuse the case. The time limit of four years applies to victims of car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, and drunk-driving accidents. The statute of limitations is even shorter at three years if the claim is against a government entity, and only two years if the accident results in wrongful death.
Potential compensation that accident victims might be owed depends on the facts surrounding the accident. Generally, accident victims are entitled to damages for economic loss, non-economic loss, and even punitive damages if circumstances warrant them.
Economic damages refer to objective, tangible expenses that can be verified through bills and documents. Recovering financial reimbursement for these losses are at most times, more straightforward to prove than non-economic damages.
Economic damages in a personal injury claim include:
Compensation for non-economic damages include costs that aren’t tangible and don’t directly relate to a bill, itemized expense, or receipt. These losses include physical and mental injuries or afflictions brought on by your accident.
Non-economic damages in a personal injury claim include:
If injuries from the accident resulted in a loss of life or denied victims of a family relationship’s full benefits, then the victim’s spouse can seek non-economic damages for loss of consortium.
The final and least common type of compensation is punitive damages. This type of payment is awarded to penalize extreme misconduct for acting with malicious disregard for others’ safety. Punitive damages are intended to deter the accused from ever acting in that way again and also sending a message to the public at large. In South Pasadena, damages for injuries caused by drunk driving are a typical example of when punitive damages might be given.
After suffering in an accident caused by the carelessness of another driver, personal injury lawyer Frank Marsalisi wants to help you recover the compensation that you deserve to recover and get your life back on track. The Mission of Marsalisi Law is to provide outstanding personal legal services for each of our clients. With that Mission in mind, Frank has helped personal injury victims recover millions of dollars in personal injury settlements in South Pasadena and surrounding cities.
Frank P. Marsalisi has won many accolades for his legal service, including being the winner of St. Petersburg’s “Top 3 Personal Injury Attorney” and the “National Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers” award. You’ll notice from your first consultation that Frank pays personal attention to his clients’ injury claims, and this is the hallmark of his firm, Marsalisi Law.
To schedule a free consultation and speak with Frank about your claim, complete an online contact form or call today at (727) 334-1344.
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