Attorney Stephen K. Miller law firms Gainesville, Florida specialized in personal injury , criminal law, family law, medical malpractice law, Wrongful Death, real estate law in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Palatka Chiefland, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach, Lake Mary, Kissimmee, and Orlando.
<b>Personal injury</b> refers to the harm caused either by an accident, fall or any other such incident. Sometimes the <b>personal injury</b> is caused by the carelessness of the other people like by accidents, use of faulty products etc.
One can claim the compensation for certain economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages include: heavy medical bills paid for treatment post accident, some disability due to which the person can no more work at office and taking loss of pay leaves from work. Non-economic damages include the pain and sufferings one is undergoing due to the negligent act. Although personal injuries caused by others may not be intentional but can still be liable for compensation under the <b>personal injury</b> law called ‘tort law’.
To claim for the losses incurred by <b>personal injury</b> in Florida, one needs to file a case by contacting a <b>personal injury attorney</b> or an <b>accident injury lawyer</b> immediately. If you fail to do it within a legal time frame, you won’t be eligible for compensation.
Some of the <b>personal injury</b> claims include:
• Car accidents, truck accidents, dog bite injuries
• Injuries due to bad products like food or drugs
• Injuries caused by other’s property
• Fire injuries causes by vehicle fire, house fire, failure of smoke detectors or bad furniture etc.
<b>Medical malpractice</b> refers to inability of the medical professional to treat a medical condition either due to wrong diagnosis, improper medication, improper surgeries, anesthesia errors and wrong medical treatment. <b>Medical malpractice</b> may cause some serious damage, disability or even loss of life to the victim. A victim of <b>medical malpractice</b> can claim compensation by consulting a <b>medical malpractice attorney</b> on time. The <b>medical malpractice attorney</b> can provide enough information about the rights to claim. Once you have filed for a <b>medical malpractice</b> case, you must be able to prove three things. You must prove that the doctor or the medical professional has failed to provide correct treatment. You must be able to show the damage or injury and prove that it was the wrong act of doctor which caused the damage. In Florida, the time frame within which you have to file a case i.e. the statute of limitation for <b>medical malpractice</b> is 2 years.
<b>Wrongful death</b> refers to the loss of life due to other’s act of negligence. <b>Wrongful death</b> can be either due to accidents, <b>medical malpractice</b> or through defective products. To make a <b>wrongful death claim</b> of your dear ones, one needs to prove that the death was caused due to the negligence of the other person and that the person has a survivor i.e. spouse, parent or a child recognized by the statute of Florida. There are a number of <b>Wrongful death attorneys</b> in Florida who can help you out. The statute of limitations in Florida for <b>wrongful death</b> is 2 years. The compensation provided in these cases includes medical and funeral expenses, compensation for loss suffered by each survivor and compensation for the property that would have otherwise been gathered.
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