Dinsmore, FL Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Whether or not you seek legal advice is your option. However, if you wish to pursue a claim for your son, I would certainly advise that you have an attorney represent him. When you sue someone for personal injury, typically it will be their insurer who defends the claim. I can assure you that they will have their attorneys handle this matter. It will not be the TV production company or the employee who handles the case, it will be their attorneys I can also assure you that the attorney will be trying to get the case resolved for as little as possible. That is his or her job. Would you want to go against an experienced attorney on your own? Do you think you have a chance of getting the best settlement on your own? Probably not. I would strongly advise you to seek counsel. There is no cost to you to hire a lawyer. With Personal Injury (PI) cases, the attorney gets a percentage (usually 33%) of the settlement. That gives the attorney the same incentive that the client has, to maximize the monetary award. As far as the medical release, this is just one of a million reasons why you should have an attorney. An attorney knows that you have to allow the other party to see the medical bills and records of the accident. A lay person would not know that and may get in trouble for denying to provide it. However, you shouldn't just sign the release for their attorneys to get that information. Your attorney should review the release and obtain the necessary information and then allow the other side access. There are many other issue such as this. Another example is that an attorney knows that the insurance company representing the other party has an obligation to disclose the policy limits of the insurance coverage of the defendant. There may be a lot more coverage available that you would guess. A lay person probably wouldn't not know this and may never know how much insurance coverage was available to cover the claim. I am sure that you can see my point by now. Let them use their knowledge, skills and training to get the most money possible for your case!! If you haven't already hired an attorney and would like to discuss your son's case in more detail, you can reach me at the numbers listed below.

Yes, you can sue for injuries resulting from a car accident. However, there are several steps in the process that are more beneficial to you than jumping into a lawsuit. You need to discuss your injuries with a bodily injury attorney so that we can guide you along the process.

The accident form is irrelevant. It's good that you reported it immediately. The question is what are your damages? Did you seek medical care? Every civil case has two components: (1) liability and (2) damages. Presumably the unsecured placement of a 3 foot vase in between booths would be negligence on the part of the restaurant. But unless you suffered damages e.g., headaches, a cut, bleeding, the need for stitches, etc. what are you suing for? You can also hold the parents of the child that knocked it over responsible for any injury if you got their names. If there were no injuries, this may be only worth a free meal at the restaurant.