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What damages can I recover from the person who caused the accident?
Under Florida's No-fault insurance laws, you are limited in what you may recover in damages from the driver at fault's insurance company. For instance, you are generally prohibited from recovering any damages for pain and suffering unless you have suffered a significant or permanent injury in the accident. This does not mean that you need to be fully disabled from an accident in order to meet the standard of a permanent injury. Often times, people injured in accidents experience what are known as soft tissue injuries. Soft tissue injuries include injuries to discs in the neck or spine, among other things. Soft tissue injuries are often permanent. If you have a permanent soft tissue injury, then you are entitled to recover as part of your damages, for pain and suffering.
If you are married at the time of the accident, then your spouse may also have a claim in your personal injury case. Your spouse's claim is known as a Aconsortium claim@ under Florida law.
You may also recover from the party at fault for your economic losses. Economic losses may include lost wages, future expected lost wages, a loss of earning capacity, medical expenses, and expected future medical expenses.
Under Florida's No-fault insurance laws, you are limited in what you may recover in damages from the driver at fault's insurance company. For instance, you are generally prohibited from recovering any damages for pain and suffering unless you have suffered a significant or permanent injury in the accident. This does not mean that you need to be fully disabled from an accident in order to meet the standard of a permanent injury. Often times, people injured in accidents experience what are known as soft tissue injuries. Soft tissue injuries include injuries to discs in the neck or spine, among other things. Soft tissue injuries are often permanent. If you have a permanent soft tissue injury, then you are entitled to recover as part of your damages, for pain and suffering.
If you are married at the time of the accident, then your spouse may also have a claim in your personal injury case. Your spouse's claim is known as a Aconsortium claim@ under Florida law.
You may also recover from the party at fault for your economic losses. Economic losses may include lost wages, future expected lost wages, a loss of earning capacity, medical expenses, and expected future medical expenses.
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Mark A. Spence, P.A.
Attorney At Law
6400 Madison Street
New Port Richey, FL 34653
727-846-1777
Bankruptcy
Personal Injury
Attorney At Law
6400 Madison Street
New Port Richey, FL 34653
727-846-1777
Bankruptcy
Personal Injury