Port Charlotte is like the rest of Florida in that it's a hot, wet city. The climate means that it regularly gets rain, and as the summer heats up those rains can increase in frequency. In fact, every year Florida receives around 3.5 inches more rain...
Millions of accidents occur in Florida every single year. And while most of them are minor, a large percentage will be fairly major – major enough to require medical attention and potentially even cause the victim to miss time from work or become dis...
Over the last several years, automotive recalls have gained international attention due to the fact that they are directly related to thousands of injuries and deaths. The most recent example is the Takata airbag recall, but it's just the latest in...
The year 2013 introduced Florida’s new PIP laws, and these are laws that every motorist should be familiar with and concerned about. PIP stands for Personal Injury Protection, and the state of Florida requires each motorist to have at least a $10,000...
If you’ve been hit by an uninsured motorist either in a hit and run accident or an accident where the other driver acknowledges the occurrence, you can still be compensated. In the state of Florida, no fault insurance laws and Uninsured Motorist insu...
The summer storms hitting the Port Charlotte area have brought quite a few automobile accidents along with all that rain. This is not an uncommon occurrence, and those in the Florida region know that bad weather will often come with treacherous drivi...
It is important for motor vehicle drivers to know that insurance companies will want to look out for their best monetary interest as well, and it’s important to realize that insurance companies may deny valid claims or offer low settlement amounts in...
Port Charlotte gets an average of 52 inches of rain per year. The United States average is 37 inches per year. A large percentage of the rain that Port Charlotte gets occurs during the summer months when you can almost set your clock by the thunder o...
Because of the way that the body is built, the most common location of an injury to the occupant of a motor vehicle involved in a collision is the cervical spine (neck). The second most common location of an injury is the lumbar spine (lower back...
A serious personal injury can cause more than just physical pain to the victim. It may financially devastate a family, due to big medical bills and lost income. The emotional pain and stress that result when a loved member suffers serious personal...
Don't forfeit your legal right to compensation if you are injured in an accident that is not your fault. If, as the result of an accident caused by another, you have incurred serious medical expenses, lost wages due to inability to work, or experi...
Wrongful death is a civil action that may be brought by the survivors of a deceased party. The Florida Wrongful Death Act specifically allows spouses, children, parents, and relatives who may have been dependent on the deceased to seek financial reco...
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