Helping seriously injured personal injury accident victims across Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Plantation, the Palm Beaches and the Florida Keys
Personal injuries mean a physical, emotional or psychological injury which someone suffers in any type of accident, including car accidents, truck accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, criminal attacks at a business or apartment or medical malpractice. For more than 25 years, Miami personal injury lawyer Joseph Lipsky has specialized in helping those who have suffered serious personal injuries collect money damages those injuries when they are caused by someone else’s negligence.
In basic terms, negligence is when a person or business fails to act in a reasonable manner by not using reasonable care. When someone else’s negligence or carelessness causes an innocent victim to suffer personal injuries, Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Joseph Lipsky uses his dedication and experience to help them get paid for their suffering and economic losses. If the person or business that caused those injuries has insurance, such as car insurance or liability insurance, that insurance company will ultimately be responsible for paying for the damages the person and/or business caused.
Personal injuries also refer to a physical, emotional or psychological injury which someone suffers due to the negligence of another person or business. Negligence is essentially the failure to use reasonable care. When someone else’s negligence causes a person to suffer personal injuries, Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Joseph Lipsky helps his clients seek the maximum amount of money compensation they deserve due to their injuries and damages. If the person or business that caused those injuries has insurance, such as car insurance or liability insurance, that insurance company will be responsible for paying for the damages their insured caused an accident victim to suffer.
When pursuing your claim, our Miami personal injury lawyers will look for:
Florida personal injuries most commonly occur in car accidents, slip and fall accidents, trip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, criminal attacks caused by the negligence on a business property and from on-the-job incidents. Florida Law provides that if someone is injured due to the negligence of another, then the injured victims is entitled to economic and non-economic money damages, in the form of financial compensation. Our goal is to help our client maximize their compensation while using all of the tools which Florida’s legal system provides. The damages we help our clients recover include money for their:
Occasionally the actions of the wrongdoer rises to a higher level of carelessness, or what is referred to as wanton or willful conduct. An example of such recklessness is a car accident caused by a drunk driver. In that situation, that drunk driver may also be responsible for paying the injured victim punitive damages, which are meant to punish them for their reckless conduct.
Each state has specific time periods in which a person who suffers personal injuries has to bring a lawsuit against the person or business that caused those injuries. In Florida, that statute of limitations, for most negligence cases, other than those involving medical malpractice, is four years. Because of those limitations it is imperative that accident victims consult with Palm Beach Personal Injury Attorney Joseph Lipsky as soon as possible after being injured to make sure all of their legal rights, and all needed evidence, is preserved.
Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Attorney Joseph Lipsky has more than twenty five years of experience helping accident victims recover millions of dollars for all of the damages they suffer in personal injury accident, including:
Of particular concern to those who suffer personal injuries is the applicable statute of limitations; that is, the time in which a person who suffered personal injuries has to bring a lawsuit against the person or business that caused those injuries. In Florida, the statute of limitations for most negligence cases, other than those involving medical malpractice or which result in a death, is four years. Generally speaking wrongful death and medical malpractice cases have shorter statutes of limitations, as short as 2 years. Additionally, personal injuries suffered on a cruise ship have even shorter statutes of limitations as specifically listed in the cruise line’s ticket, usually only 1 year. Because of those limitations it is imperative that accident victims consult with Palm Beach Personal Injury Attorney Joseph Lipsky as soon as possible after being injured to make sure all of their legal rights are preserved.
Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury lawyer Joseph Lipsky has more than twenty five years of experience helping accident victims recover all of the money damages they suffer in Miami personal injury accident, including:
If you or a family member suffered personal injuries from any type of accident, we urge you to contact us either ONLINE or by CALLING us:
(888) FLA-LAW8 – Toll Free
(954) 693-0073 – Fort Lauderdale – Plantation
(305) 821-7333 – Miami-Dade
(561) 514-3535 – Palm Beaches
(305) 296-6300 – Florida Keys
to schedule your FREE NO OBLIGATION CONSULTATION. The call and personal injury consultation are FREE, so do not delay in calling to find out about your legal rights.