Florida Accident Lawyer-Areas of Practice

Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance claims can be confusing and frustrating. Your accident-caused damage is substantial. The money offered by the insurance company is minimal. Claimants find themselves at a tremendous disadvantage. The insurance company has taken a long time to review their claim and now refuses to increase its small offer.
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Uninsured Motorist

An uninsured or underinsured motorist is a driver and/or owner of the vehicle that crashes into yours but does not have any insurance or lacks enough coverage to pay for all of your damages.

Insurance coverage may be available to you, anyway, depending on the type of policy you obtained from your insurance company and how it was obtained.

Consultation with an experienced, qualified Florida Accident Lawyer can help you determine the proper amount of available insurance to pay for your damages.
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Slip and Falls

The owner or operator of property or a business has a legal duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition, or at least warn the public of a dangerous condition that the premises owner/operator either caused, knew about, or should have known about.

Despite building codes and common sense, serious injuries frequently occur due to neglect and carelessness. Dangerous conditions are not timely and properly fixed, or adequate danger warnings are not posted.

consultation with an experienced, qualified Florida Accident Lawyer can help you gather and preserve valuable evidence to prove the danger existed before it is fixed or covered over.

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death is loss of life arising from carelessness or negligence -- whether by auto accident, defective products, unsafe premises, medical malpractice or nursing home negligence.

No amount of money can compensate family members for loss of a loved one. However, family members struggling with grief also unfortunately learn that death also causes sudden expenses and losses -- funeral and medical bills, as well as lost income.

Under Florida Law, survivors, such as a spouse, child, or parent, can collect compensation in cases of wrongful death for the loss of their loved one. Besides medical bills and funeral expenses, survivors are entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, as well as the amount of money the deceased might have earned if they had lived. The deceased's estate is also entitled to certain forms of recovery.

The Seiden Law Firm is an AV-rated law firm which provides caring representation to families stricken by the grievous loss of a family member.

Car Accidents

The insurance industry determines and assesses Florida car accident claims by evaluating certain key elements: liability, causation, damages and permanent injury.

Obtain a free consultation with an experienced, qualified Florida Accident Lawyer to learn how each of these elements apply to your accident case.

Prompt consultation with a Florida Accident Lawyer can help you establish convincing evidence on these important elements of car accident cases to maximize your monetary recovery.
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Medical Malpractice

Medical negligence or malpractice is the failure of a health care provider to use reasonable care according to acceptable standards.

Florida law requires that your doctor, nurse or hospital provide reasonable care and recognize your rights while you are receiving health care. You are entitled to compensation if you or a family member have been damaged by medical negligence or malpractice.
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Nursing Home Negligence

Florida has a large nursing home population and enforceable laws to protect nursing home residents from the horrors of abuse, neglect and malpractice.

Frequent signs of nursing home abuse, neglect and violation of residents' rights are:
Unexplained death
Skin sores and bruises
Unusual or persistent weight loss
Amputation
Broken bones
Unresponsive physicians, nurses and administrators.

Consultation with an experienced lawyer can help patients and their families enforce their rights under Florida Law and pursue legal remedies to redress grievous horrors inflicted on the elderly through nursing home neglect.

The Seiden Law Firm has assisted clients in obtaining substantial recoveries under Florida's Nursing Home Laws. Contact The Seiden Law Firm for a free consultation if you suspect that you or your loved one are victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.

Under Florida law, nursing home residents have a right to:

dequate and appropriate healthcare and protective and support services.
Privacy and treatment and in caring for the resident’s personal needs.
Be treated courteously, fairly, and with the fullest measure of dignity.
Be free from mental and physical abuse, corporal punishment, extended but involuntary seclusion and physical and chemical restraints.
Transferred or discharged only for medical reasons or for the welfare of other residents.
Freedom of choice in selecting a personal physician.

Under Florida Law, violation of residents' rights and compensation for death or damages caused by residents' neglect can be enforced through a lawsuit by the patient or, even after death, the patient's family. The negligent nursing home can also be forced to pay the attorney's fees and costs for the lawsuit.

To learn more about Residents' Rights under Florida Law please click here.