Pembroke Pines Personal Injury Lawyer

There is no single version of a personal injury lawsuit. The category of personal injuries addressed in Florida is too vast for a single definition. Instead, the term “personal injury” stands in for accidents that see physical harm befall a victim. For example, the personal injury cases that the Law Offices of Scott Sobol address can include:

Car Accidents

Car accidents are some of the most common personal injury cases to appear in Florida’s courts today. These cases can take on many forms, from accidents involving trucks or company vehicles to arguments between private parties. The losses in these accidents can then go on to include:

• Medical expenses related to your accident, including spinal repair
• Property damage
• Lost time at work and/or lost opportunities to secure employment
• At-home care essential to the restoration of your health
• Emotional distress
• Pain and suffering
• Wrongful death and funeral expenses, if applicable

When contending with a Pembroke Pines car accident, you have to use evidence available at the scene of your accident to prove a violated duty of care. You can use this same evidence to establish the value of the losses tied up in your car accident case. Once you have this information on hand, you can demand that a liable party help you secure the financial means to recover.

Medical Malpractice

When you go to the hospital, you want to believe that the professionals who oversee your health will make every effort to keep you safe. In general, this is the case. There are occasions, however, in which medical professionals may violate the duty of care owed to you when you enter into their care.

Instances of medical malpractice can stem from accidental neglect or deliberate mistreatment. In both cases, survivors of medical malpractice and/or their representatives can take legal action in civil court. In most cases, survivors must take up a claim against the institution that employed the party allegedly guilty of medical malpractice.

Contending with a medical institution’s legal team can be intimidating on a good day. Our team isn’t cowed by a medical institution’s resources, though. We want to give you every possible opportunity to fight for justice—and the compensation to contend with the bills associated with your recovery.

Abuse

Abuse takes on a variety of forms when presented in civil court. Personal injury cases can cover instances of:

• Emotional abuse
• Financial abuse
• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Mental abuse

Proving some of these forms of abuse can be tricky, as several don’t leave behind physical evidence. However, our team of experts can ferret out the truth of a loved one’s circumstances, whether they’re contending with nursing home malpractice or caretaker negligence.

In these cases, a loved one’s family members can advocate for their right to civil action. That said, Florida does limit the ability of certain family members to file a claim on a loved one’s behalf. Only a person’s spouse, children, or parents may take legal responsibility for them. 

If none of these parties are available, legal responsibilities for a person’s well-being fall to either a personal executor or a state-assigned representative. Should you find yourself in a position where you can’t represent a loved one but suspect that they’re suffering from abuse, you can connect with our team to explore your legal options.

Slip-And-Fall/Premises Liability Cases

There’s some significant overlap between slip-and-fall cases and premises liability cases. Slip-and-fall cases describe incidents in which a person slips and suffers an injury due to either deliberate sabotage or environmental neglect. Premises liability cases see property owners fail to warn invitees, licensees, and even some trespassers of hazardous environmental conditions.

In both kinds of cases, survivors are encouraged to take up legal action against the party allegedly liable for their losses. If this is a property owner, you may find yourself facing a company’s representative in civil court.

Our Pembroke Pines personal injury attorneys  can clarify your position on someone else’s property, as applicable, and use that position to establish a duty of care. We can then use evidence available at the scene of your accident to declare that a named party violated the duty owed to you. In turn, we can defend your request for post-accident financial support.